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"The Band Wagon" quotes

The Band Wagon poster
A pretentiously artistic director is hired for a new Broadway musical and changes it beyond recognition.

Director: Vincente Minnelli
Writer: Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Norman Corwin
Production: N/A
Genre: comedy, musical, romance
Year: 1953
MetaScore: 93/100
ImdbRating: 7.4
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 07 Aug 1953
Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. 2 wins & 4 nominations total

57 video clips

Gabrielle GerardTony HunterLester MartonLily MartonJeffrey CordovaAva GardnerDancerStagehandMan On Train 1Man On Train 2Hansom DriverTrain PorterAuctioneer
No I'm not Neither am I - The Band Wagon 00:30 No I'm not Neither am I That's a very early Degas isn't it - The Band Wagon 00:13 That's a very early Degas isn't it Someone's liable to think we're quarreling - The Band Wagon 00:08 Someone's liable to think we're quarreling She came at me in sections - The Band Wagon 00:13 She came at me in sections She was bad she was dangerous - The Band Wagon 00:12 She was bad she was dangerous I'm sick of these artificial barriers between the musical and the drama - The Band Wagon 00:16 I'm sick of these artificial barriers between the... I'm afraid I've been awfully rude - The Band Wagon 01:07 I'm afraid I've been awfully rude I could stand anything but failure - The Band Wagon 00:05 I could stand anything but failure The city was asleep The joints were closed - The Band Wagon 00:09 The city was asleep The joints were closed I can smell trouble a mile off and this poor kid was in trouble - The Band Wagon 00:12 I can smell trouble a mile off and this poor kid was in... That's entertainment - The Band Wagon 00:05 That's entertainment The show's going to run a long time - The Band Wagon 00:09 The show's going to run a long time Joe tell Mrs Marton I've gone to Tahiti - The Band Wagon 00:08 Joe tell Mrs Marton I've gone to Tahiti Or the dance that's a dream of romance - The Band Wagon 00:11 Or the dance that's a dream of romance I should have listened to my mother She told me only to be in hit shows - The Band Wagon 00:05 I should have listened to my mother She told me only to be... Of course these modern thrillers he's got to keep turning them out - The Band Wagon 00:45 Of course these modern thrillers he's got to keep... The new Tony Hunter Tony Hunter 1953 - The Band Wagon 00:08 The new Tony Hunter Tony Hunter 1953 Got a shine on my shoes Got a shine on my shoes - The Band Wagon 00:43 Got a shine on my shoes Got a shine on my shoes I could stand anything but failure - The Band Wagon 00:05 I could stand anything but failure You've got more scenery in this show - The Band Wagon 00:07 You've got more scenery in this show Corrupter of children Purveyor of evil Dungeon - The Band Wagon 00:07 Corrupter of children Purveyor of evil Dungeon This guy is going to direct a musical - The Band Wagon 00:09 This guy is going to direct a musical Give your shoes a shine - The Band Wagon 01:06 Give your shoes a shine I tried to tell him how you feel but I knew that you could say it so beautifully - The Band Wagon 00:12 I tried to tell him how you feel but I knew that you could... What Nobody admires you more than I - The Band Wagon 00:13 What Nobody admires you more than I The world is a stage - The Band Wagon 00:10 The world is a stage This girl Gerard it's not just her dancing - The Band Wagon 00:08 This girl Gerard it's not just her dancing I thought I was the only nervous wreck around here - The Band Wagon 00:13 I thought I was the only nervous wreck around here Don't be nice to me - The Band Wagon 00:08 Don't be nice to me Do you know what those are on those benches People - The Band Wagon 00:15 Do you know what those are on those benches People I'll go my way by myself - The Band Wagon 00:44 I'll go my way by myself Because you can be greater than you ever were - The Band Wagon 00:33 Because you can be greater than you ever were AUCTIONEER Yes ladies and gentlemen we are in luck today here in Los Angeles - The Band Wagon 01:04 AUCTIONEER Yes ladies and gentlemen we are in luck today... What's happened to 42nd Street - The Band Wagon 00:19 What's happened to 42nd Street I tell you if it moves you if it stimulates you - The Band Wagon 00:14 I tell you if it moves you if it stimulates you With Tony in mind we naturally visualize a light and intimate show - The Band Wagon 00:13 With Tony in mind we naturally visualize a light and... The plot can be hot Simply teeming with sex - The Band Wagon 00:05 The plot can be hot Simply teeming with sex Some great Shakespearean scene Where a ghost and a prince meet - The Band Wagon 00:08 Some great Shakespearean scene Where a ghost and a prince... What does he want with me He's a famous movie and stage actor - The Band Wagon 00:12 What does he want with me He's a famous movie and stage... These four walls will be our universe our private world - The Band Wagon 00:10 These four walls will be our universe our private world Let's get this straight - The Band Wagon 00:11 Let's get this straight Can you and I really dance together - The Band Wagon 00:10 Can you and I really dance together El Morocco please No - The Band Wagon 00:11 El Morocco please No Where to sir Leave it to the horse - The Band Wagon 00:05 Where to sir Leave it to the horse Are we really supposed to open tomorrow night - The Band Wagon 00:05 Are we really supposed to open tomorrow night Up to now I've been giving you orders as director - The Band Wagon 00:15 Up to now I've been giving you orders as director What do you say Scotch rye or beer Beer's fine - The Band Wagon 00:07 What do you say Scotch rye or beer Beer's fine How I love the glass of beer - The Band Wagon 00:16 How I love the glass of beer Gosh with all this raw talent around why can't us kids get together - The Band Wagon 00:11 Gosh with all this raw talent around why can't us kids... Sweetie I just want to say that no matter what happens tonight it's been - The Band Wagon 00:08 Sweetie I just want to say that no matter what happens... There was something about this kid that made you want to protect her for life - The Band Wagon 00:07 There was something about this kid that made you want to... Will you have a cigarette No thanks I don't smoke - The Band Wagon 00:08 Will you have a cigarette No thanks I don't smoke Say who's the pretty girl - The Band Wagon 00:15 Say who's the pretty girl Honey would you try that cross please again for me - The Band Wagon 00:05 Honey would you try that cross please again for me The doubt while the jury is out - The Band Wagon 00:08 The doubt while the jury is out Listen you go over to Sardi's I'll see you later - The Band Wagon 00:08 Listen you go over to Sardi's I'll see you later Listen Order me a corned beef sandwich will you - The Band Wagon 00:09 Listen Order me a corned beef sandwich will you

Cast

Tony Hunter - Fred Astaire
Gabrielle Gerard - Cyd Charisse
Lester Marton - Oscar Levant
Lily Marton - Nanette Fabray
Jeffrey Cordova - Jack Buchanan
All Cast