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23 March 1951 (USA) morePlot:
Tom and Ellen Bowen are a brother and sister dance act whose show closes in New York. Their agent books... more | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. moreNewsDesk:
(7 articles)
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Astaironomically Brilliant! more (40 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Fred Astaire | ... | Tom Bowen | |
| Jane Powell | ... | Ellen Bowen | |
| Peter Lawford | ... | Lord John Brindale | |
| Sarah Churchill | ... | Anne Ashmond | |
| Keenan Wynn | ... | Irving Klinger / Edgar Klinger | |
| Albert Sharpe | ... | James Ashmond |
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93 minCountry:
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EnglishColour:
Colour (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Certification:
Canada:F (Ontario) | Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Australia:PG (video rating) | Australia:G | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | UK:UFilming Locations:
London, England, UKFun Stuff
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Charles Walters was originally signed to direct the film, but he quit when Judy Garland replaced June Allyson, as he refused to work with Garland again after Summer Stock (1950). moreQuotes:
Chester: Have you ever considered getting married, sir?Tom Bowen: I was engaged once.
Chester: What happened?
Tom Bowen: The girl changed her mind at the last minute.
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OPEN YOUR EYES moreFAQ
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Fred Astaire's gravity-be-damned four-wall dance solo was imbued with choreographic wonder and sprinkled judiciously with humor. He did it all because of a woman!!! Tom Bowen is a male dancer who is pure male but the most important woman in his life is not the one who had him defying gravity. It is his sister, Ellen: his equal on the terpsichorean turf. Their Runyonesque number was pitch perfect with lyrical precision provided by Alan Jay Lerner, who obviously spent quality time (physically or spiritually) with Damon Runyon. For the script and acting per sewith Keenan Wynn as a stupendous "double agent" A Royal Wedding is worth the price of admission. Fred Astaire and Jane Powell give award-winning performances but their dancing puts this film on the top shelf of cinematic history. The hat-rack dance, the turbulent ship dance andof coursethe ceiling dance owe a debt to Ernie Kovacs, the man who dovetailed comedy, art, and special effects before George Lucas was born. Too bad "Kovackian" is such a cumbersome word. A personal aside: I was once invited to Alan Jay Lerner's Park Avenue home. The invitation came from the furniture company whose products Mrs. Lerner had ordered. AJ wasn't home. So be it.