The Band Wagon
The Band Wagon
Release: 1953-08-07
·Runtime: 112m
·★ 7.1
Music
Comedy
Romance
A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Fred Astaire
as Tony Hunter
Cyd Charisse
as Gabrielle Gerard
Oscar Levant
as Lester Marton
Nanette Fabray
as Lily Marton
Jack Buchanan
as Jeffrey Cordova
James Mitchell
as Paul Byrd
Robert Gist
as Hal
Ava Gardner
as Ava Gardner (uncredited)
Don Beddoe
as Producer (uncredited)
Henry Corden
as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Steve Forrest
as Passenger on Train (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Douglas Fowley
as Auctioneer (uncredited)
Thurston Hall
as Colonel Tripp (uncredited)
Frank McLure
as Investor (uncredited)
Julie Newmar
as Salon Model / Chorine in Girl Hunt Ballet (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
as Drunk Outside Arcade (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
as Train Station Passenger (uncredited)
Harold Miller
as Bystander in Girl Hunt Ballet (uncredited)
Leroy Daniels
as Arcade Shoeshine Man (uncredited)
Dorinda Clifton
as Dancer (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
as Man on Train (uncredited)
Madge Blake
as Investor (uncredited)
Al Ferguson
as Stagehand (uncredited)
Ted Jordan
as Chorus Member in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
John Lupton
as Jack - Prompter (uncredited)
Ann McCrea
as Chorus Member in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Manuel París
as Waiter (uncredited)
Frank J. Scannell
as Reporter (uncredited)
Hal Taggart
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Herb Vigran
as Man on Train (uncredited)
Richard Alexander
as Stagehand (uncredited)
Crew
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Vincente Minnelli
Director
Adolph Green
Story
Douglas Shearer
Recording Supervision
William Tuttle
Makeup Designer
Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist
Jerry Thorpe
Assistant Director
Michael Kidd
Choreographer
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Adolph Green
Screenplay
Alexander Courage
Orchestrator