The Band Wagon (1953)
| Release Date | 09 July 1953 |
| Budget | $2,000,000 |
| Tagline | Get Aboard! |
| Genre | Comedy, Family, Musical, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Musical Comedy, Backstage Musical |
| Mood | Mood Enhancers |
| Themes | Actor's Life |
| Tones | Bright, Lavish, Rousing, Merry, Light |
| Tags | Actor, Behind The Scenes, Comeback, Hollywood, Partner, Stage, Star |
The Band Wagon is a 1953 musical comedy film that many critics rank, along with Singin' in the Rain, as the finest of the MGM musicals, although it was only a modest box-office success. It tells the story of an aging musical star who hopes a Broadway play will restart his career. However, the play's director wants to make it a pretentious retelling of Faust, and brings in a prima ballerina who clashes with the star.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Fred Aldrich
Hot Dog Vendor
Richard Alexander
Stagehand
Lysa Baugher
Dancer in troupe
Ralph Beaumont
Dancer in troupe
Madge Blake
Investor
Paul Bradley
Waiter
Joe Brockman
Driver
James Conaty
First Nighter
Lillian Culver
Investor
Leroy Daniels
Arcade shoeshine man
Helen Dickson
Dowager First Nighter
Roy Engel
Reporter
Betty Farrington
Fitter
Al Ferguson
Stagehand
Bill Foster
Dancer in troupe
Jack Gargan
Hotel Porter
Marion Gray
Investor
Sam Hearn
Agent
Al Hill
Arcade shooting gallery operator
Curtis Loys Jackson Jr.
Bit Part
Colin Kenny
Sidewalk Extra
Donald Kerr
Reporter
Judy Landon
Dancer in troupe
Shirley Lopez
Dancer in troupe
Matt Mattox
Featured dancer
Bert May
Dancer in troupe
Owen McGiveney
Prop man
Harold Miller
Extra in Girl Hunt Ballet
Peggy Murray
Dancer in troupe
Manuel París
Waiter
Elynne Ray
Dancer in troupe
Charles Regan
Stagehand
Frank J. Scannell
Reporter
George Sherwood
Investor
Harry Stanton
Investor
Lotte Stein
Cordova's German chambermaid
Bert Stevens
Train Station Extra
Jack Stoney
Stagehand
Brick Sullivan
Special Effects Man
Jack Tesler
Ivan
Jimmy Thompson
Jimmy
Dee Turnell
Barbara
Bobby Watson
Bobby
Smoki Whitfield
Chauffeur
Stuart Wilson
Reporter
Wilson Wood
Can-toss booth operator
Director
Writer
Producer
Roger Edens
associate producer
Cinematographer
Harry Jackson
Editor
Albert Akst
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Art Director
E. Preston Ames
Set Decorator
F. Keogh Gleason
Edwin B. Willis
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Costume Designer
Mary Ann Nyberg
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Makeup Department
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jerry Thorpe
assistant director
Sound Department
Special Effects
Warren Newcombe
special effects
Music Department
Adolph Deutsch
musical director
Skip Martin
orchestrator
Conrad Salinger
orchestrator
Oliver Smith
musical numbers designer
Other Crew
Robert Brower
technicolor color consultant
Henri Jaffa
technicolor color consultant
Alex Romero
assistant choreographer
Production Company
MGM-International Dist.
Distributor
MGM-International Dist.
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Argentina Video Home
,
Chapel Distribution
MGM/UA Home Entertainment
,
Warner Bros.
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Vídeo
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