Easter Parade (1948)


Easter Parade
Release Date30 June 1948
Budget$2,000,000
US Box Office$7,000,000
TaglineThe Happiest Musical Ever Made is Irving Berlin's Easter Parade
GenreMusical, Romance
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassMusical Comedy, Backstage Musical
MoodIn the Mood for Love, Memory Lane
ThemesPygmalion Stories
TonesLavish, Sweet, Stylized, Bright, Warm, Upbeat, Fanciful
TagsChorus Girl, Fame, Partner, Singer

Easter Parade is a 1948 American musical film starring Judy Garland and Fred Astaire, featuring music by Irving Berlin, including some of Astaire and Garland's best-known songs, such as "Steppin' Out With My Baby" and "We're a Couple of Swells."


Cast and Crew


Cast

Hannah Brown

Don Hewes

Jonathan Harrow III

Nadine Hale

Headwaiter François

Mike the Bartender

Richard Beavers
Singer

John Albright
Western Union Messenger

Hat Model, Showgirl

Showgirl

Jimmy Bates
Boy

Hal Bell
Dancer

Margaret Bert
Florist

Ralph Brooks
Diner at Rooftop Show

Peter Chong
Sam - Don's Valet

Jimmie Dodd
Cabby

Showgirl

Fern Eggen
Salesgirl

Desk Clerk

Sig Frohlich
Callboy

Minor Role

Showgirl

Sam Harris
Backstage Well-Wisher, Diner at Rooftop Show

Hector And His Pals
Themselves

Helene Heigh
Hat Shop Owner

Shep Houghton
Specialty Dancer

Marjorie Jackson
Showgirl

Patricia Jackson
Dancer

Bob Jellison
Drugstore Patron

Doris Kemper
Anna - Backstage Maid

Gail Langford
Showgirl

Showgirl, Hat Model

Nolan Leary
Drugstore Clerk

Jeni Le Gon
Essie, Nadine's Maid

Headwaiter

Harold Miller
Diner in Restaurant

Howard M. Mitchell
Drugstore Patron

George Noisom
Western Union Messenger

Robert Emmett O'Connor
Policeman

Dick Paxton
Western Union Messenger

Albert Pollet
Waiter

Angi O. Poulis
Peddler

Bobbie Priest
Dancer

Jean Romer
Twin Showgirl

Lynne Romer
Twin Showgirl

Ralph Sanford
Hotel Detective

Showgirl

Al - Ziegfeld Aide

Dee Turnell
Dancer

Bar Patron

Patricia Walker
Showgirl

Johnny Walsh
Western Union Messenger

Wilson Wood
Marty, Piano Player

Director

Charles Walters
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uncredited

Producer

producer

Roger Edens
associate producer

Cinematographer

Harry Stradling Sr.

Editor

Albert Akst
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Art Director

Jack Martin Smith
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Set Decorator

Edwin B. Willis
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Costume Designer

Valles

Makeup Department

Jack Dawn
makeup designer

hair styles designer

Dorothy Ponedel
key makeup artist

Production Manager

Al Shenberg
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Carl 'Major' Roup
second assistant director

Wallace Worsley Jr.
assistant director

Art Department

Arthur Krams
associate set decorator

Sound Department

recording director

James Brock
sound

Special Effects

Warren Newcombe
special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

Richard Borland
grip

Ed Hubbell
still photographer

Sam Leavitt
camera operator

Cliff Shirpser
assistant camera: Technicolor

Music Department

Leo Arnaud
orchestration

composer: music and lyrics

Johnny Green
musical director

Conrad Salinger
orchestration, composer: music cues

Robert Tucker
vocal arrangements

Van Cleave
orchestration

Sidney Cutner
orchestrator

Roger Edens
composer: music cues

Robert Franklyn
orchestrator

Paul Marquardt
orchestrator

Leo Shuken
orchestrator

Other Crew

Henri Jaffa
associate technicolor color director

Natalie Kalmus
technicolor color director

choreographer

Leslie H. Martinson
script supervisor

Charles Walters
choreographer

Production Company

MGM-International Dist.

Loew's
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Distributor

MGM-International Dist.
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Living Colour Entertainment

MGM/UA Home Entertainment
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Warner Home Video
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