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Father of the Bride

You're invited... to a hilarious wedding!
1950 | 92m | English

(13297 votes)

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Popularity: 2 (history)

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Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises and disasters along the way.
Release Date: May 18, 1950
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Writer: Edward Streeter, Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Keywords marriage, engagement
Production Companies Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Feb 01, 2025
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
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Name Character
Spencer Tracy Stanley T. Banks
Joan Bennett Ellie Banks
Elizabeth Taylor Kay Banks
Don Taylor Buckley Dunstan
Billie Burke Doris Dunstan
Leo G. Carroll Mr. Massoula
Moroni Olsen Herbert Dunstan
Melville Cooper Mr. Tringle
Taylor Holmes Warner
Paul Harvey Reverend Galsworthy
Frank Orth Joe
Russ Tamblyn Tommy Banks
Tom Irish Ben Banks
Marietta Canty Delilah
Richard Alexander Moving Man with Screen (uncredited)
Don Anderson Usher (uncredited)
William Bailey Man in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
Fay Baker Miss Bellamy (uncredited)
Lucile Barnes Bridesmaid (uncredited)
Oliver Blake Engagement Party Guest (uncredited)
Lillian Bronson Schoolteacher (uncredited)
Joe Brown Jr. Moving Man (uncredited)
Frank Cady Timid Engagement Party Guest (uncredited)
Aileen Carlyle Engagement Party Guest (uncredited)
Carleton Carpenter Party Guest / Usher With Coke (uncredited)
Gene Coogan Barman (uncredited)
Paul Cristo Waiter (uncredited)
Oliver Cross Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Lucille Curtis Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Roy Damron Reception Guest (uncredited)
Boyd Davis Engagement Party Guest (uncredited)
Chris Drake Usher (uncredited)
Jacqueline Duval Peg (uncredited)
Ella Ethridge Woman in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
Estelle Etterre Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Betty Farrington Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Janey Fay Bridesmaid (uncredited)
Charles Ferguson Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Bess Flowers Wedding Reception Guest (uncredited)
Edward Gargan Moving Man with Door (uncredited)
Mickey Golden Barman (uncredited)
Herschel Graham Wedding Guest (uncredited)
William E. Greene Sad-Faced Engagement Party Guest (uncredited)
William Haade Policeman (uncredited)
Sherry Hall Engagement Party Guest (uncredited)
Bradford Hatton Florist (uncredited)
Jim Hayward Moving Man (uncredited)
Thomas Browne Henry Stranger (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes Wedding Guest in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
Art Howard Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Frank Hyers Duffy - Cameraman (uncredited)
Walter Kelley Usher (uncredited)
Ann Kunde Woman in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
Peggy Leon Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Beverly Luff Wedding Reception Guest (uncredited)
Billy Mahan Usher (uncredited)
Thomas Martin Waiter (uncredited)
Paul Maxey Party Guest
Paul Maxey Fat Man (uncredited)
Mickey McCardle Engagement Party Guest (uncredited)
Philo McCullough Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Russell Meeker Reception Guest (uncredited)
Harold Miller Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Patricia Miller Wispy Girl (uncredited)
Roger Moore Engagement Party Guest (uncredited)
Sol Murgi Reception Guest (uncredited)
Forbes Murray Wedding Guest (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien Waiter (uncredited)
Gil Perkins Moving Man (uncredited)
Ralph Peters Moving Man with Marquee (uncredited)
Lee Phelps Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Dorothy Phillips Woman in Nightmare Sequence (uncredited)
William Phillips Foreman of Moving Men (uncredited)
Frank Richards Truck Driver (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson Moving Man with Lamp (uncredited)
Fred Santley Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Scott Seaton Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Erin Selwyn Bridesmaid (uncredited)
Charles Smith Usher (uncredited)
Mary Jane Smith Effie (uncredited)
Douglas Spencer Fritz the Organist (uncredited)
Harry Stanton Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Larry Steers Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan Moving Man (uncredited)
Floyd Taylor Usher (uncredited)
Peter M. Thompson Usher (uncredited)
Nancy Valentine Fliss (uncredited)
Wendy Waldron Bridesmaid (uncredited)
Johnny Walsh Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Willard Waterman Vincent Dixon (uncredited)
Dick Wessel Moving Man with Chandelier (uncredited)
Jeff York Policeman (uncredited)
Name Job
Edward Streeter Novel
Vincente Minnelli Director
Leonid Vasian Art Direction
F. Keogh Gleason Assistant Set Decoration
Ferris Webster Editor
John Truwe Makeup Artist
Adolph Deutsch Original Music Composer
Frances Goodrich Screenplay
Albert Hackett Screenplay
John Alton Director of Photography
Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration
Helen Rose Costume Design
Walter Plunkett Costume Design
Sydney Guilaroff Hair Designer
Jack Dawn Makeup Designer
Douglas Shearer Recording Supervision
Name Title
Pandro S. Berman Producer
Organization Category Person
Academy Awards Best Picture N/A Nominated
Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress Donna Reed Nominated
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