The Band Wagon (1953)

NR08/07/1953Music, Comedy, Romance1h 52m
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Overview

A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Fred Astaire

    Tony Hunter

  2. Cast 1

    Cyd Charisse

    Gabrielle Gerard

  3. Cast 1

    Oscar Levant

    Lester Marton

  4. Cast 1

    Nanette Fabray

    Lily Marton

  5. Cast 1

    Jack Buchanan

    Jeffrey Cordova

  6. Cast 1

    James Mitchell

    Paul Byrd

  7. Cast 1

    Robert Gist

    Hal

  8. Cast 1

    Ava Gardner

    Ava Gardner (uncredited)

  9. Cast 1

    Don Beddoe

    Producer (uncredited)

Now I do watch quite a lot of horrors films, but it's been a while since I've seen something quite so un-nerving as Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse and Oscar Levant all dressed up as babies singing a song about having a gun! That rather sums up this entertainingly eclectic story that sees the theatrically flamboyant "Cordova" (Jack Buchanan) drafted in to try and inject some life into the lacklustre "Tony" (Astaire). He's been feeling a bit down in the dumps for ages and now that he's no longer the apple of anyone's eye, is downright dejected. Luckily for him (and us) his two friends "Les" (Levant)...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$2,900,000.00

Revenue $3,500,000.00

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