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The Band Wagon

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

Director

Vincente Minnelli

Year

Genre

comedy, musical, romance

Box Office

N/A

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Awards

Nominated for 3 Oscars. 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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Tony Hunter

Gabrielle Gerard

Lester Marton

Lily Marton

Jeffrey Cordova

Paul Byrd

Hal Benton

Gabrielle Gerard

Hot Dog Vendor

Stagehand

Richard Alexander

Train Porter

Ernest Anderson

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer in Troupe

Theatre Patron

Auction Guest

Dancer in Troupe

Producer

Investor

Dancer

Ballet Audience Member

Lulu Mae Bohrman

Waiter

Hansom Driver

Caterer

Pedestrian

Theatre Patron

Tall Girl in Arcade

Audience Member

Chorus Member in Hotel Suite

Dancer

Dorinda Clifton

Waiter

Dancer

Joan Collenette

Dancer

First Nighter

Train Passenger

Orchestra Leader

Dancer

Pinkie Corrigan

Undetermined Role

Investor

Dancer

Arcade Shoeshine Man

Usher

Woman in Lobby

Crew Member

Dowager First Nighter

Dancer

Man in Arcade

George Economides

Man in Arcade

Michael Economides

Reporter

Investor

Estelle Etterre

Party Guest

Dancer

Fitter

Betty Farrington

Stagehand

Woman in Arcade

Lady on Train

Auctioneer's Assistant

Passenger on Train

Acrobatic Dancer in Troupe

Auctioneer

Baggage Clerk

Usher

Ava Gardner

Hotel Doorman

Restaurant Patron

Train Passenger

Ballet Audience Member

Ballet Audience Member

Herschel Graham

Investor

Dancer

Colonel Tripp

Dancer

2nd Model in 'Girl Hunt Ballet'

Girl in 'Girl Hunt Ballet' Sequence

Agent

Woman in Arcade

Arcade Shooting Gallery Operator

Undetermined Role

Harlan Hoagland

Investor

Man at Arcade

Man in Arcade

Curtis Loys Jackson Jr.

Chorus Member in Hotel Suite

Drunk Outside Arcade

Reporter

Man in Arcade

Dancer in Troupe

Investor

Carl M. Leviness

Dancer in Troupe

Party Guest

Dancer

Jack - Prompter

Ballet Audience Member

Waiter

Undetermined Role

Singer in 'That's Entertainment' Sequence

Featured Dancer

Dancer in Troupe

Dancer

Helen McAllister

Chorus Member in Hotel Suite

Prop Man

Investor

Dancer

Bystander in Girl Hunt Ballet

Dancer

Ballet Audience Member

Undetermined Role

Lawrence Montaigne

Man in Arcade

Dancer in Troupe

Salon Model

Singer in 'That's Entertainment' Sequence

Loulie Jean Norman

Restaurant Patron

Man on Train

Waiter

Commuter

Foster H. Phinney

Man in Lobby

Dancer

Marilyn Radcliff

Dancer

Frank Radcliffe

Dancer in Troupe

Stagehand

Dancer

Undetermined Role

Dancer

Joette Robinson

Man at Arcade

Robert Robinson

Dancer

Passenger on Train

Party Guest

Loretta Russell

Man in Arcade

Reporter

Frank J. Scannell

Investor

George Sherwood

Man in Arcade

Eddie Lou Simms

Woman in Arcade

Undetermined Role

Undetermined Role

Investor

Chorus Member in Hotel Suite

Cordova's German Chambermaid

Undetermined Role

Train Station Passenger

Dancer

Roberta Stevenson

Stagehand

Special Effects Man

Undetermined Role

Ivan

Jimmy

Barbara

Auction Guest

Ellinor Vanderveer

Man on Train

Tall Woman in Arcade

Bobby

Dancer

Chauffeur

Smoki Whitfield

Dancer

First Nighter

Reporter

Actress in Play

Singer in 'That's Entertainment' Sequence

Can-Toss Booth Operator

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Gabrielle Gerard Tony Hunter Lester Marton Lily Marton Jeffrey Cordova Ava Gardner Dancer Stagehand Man On Train 1 Man On Train 2 Hansom Driver Train Porter Auctioneer

I can stand anything but pain You'll be all right - The Band Wagon

I can stand anything but pain You'll be all right

THE BAND WAGON - The Band Wagon

Yes ladies and gentlemen we are in luck today here in Los Angeles - The Band Wagon

Yes ladies and gentlemen we are in luck today here in Los...

AUCTIONEER Yes ladies and gentlemen we are in luck today here in Los Angeles - The Band Wagon

AUCTIONEER Yes ladies and gentlemen we are in luck today...

Give your shoes a shine - The Band Wagon

Give your shoes a shine

- This the last of the bags, Mr. Hunter?
- Yeah. - The Band Wagon

- This the last of the bags, Mr. Hunter? - Yeah.

Or the dance that's a dream of romance - The Band Wagon

Or the dance that's a dream of romance

Honey would you try that cross please again for me - The Band Wagon

Honey would you try that cross please again for me

The doubt while the jury is out - The Band Wagon

The doubt while the jury is out

I'll go my way by myself - The Band Wagon

I'll go my way by myself

The new Tony Hunter Tony Hunter 1953 - The Band Wagon

The new Tony Hunter Tony Hunter 1953

What's happened to 42nd Street - The Band Wagon

What's happened to 42nd Street

Listen you go over to Sardi's I'll see you later - The Band Wagon

Listen you go over to Sardi's I'll see you later

Excuse me. - The Band Wagon

What are you doing in there? - The Band Wagon

What are you doing in there?

TEST YOUR LOVE APPEAL - The Band Wagon

TEST YOUR LOVE APPEAL

Got a shine on my shoes Got a shine on my shoes - The Band Wagon

Got a shine on my shoes Got a shine on my shoes

This guy is going to direct a musical - The Band Wagon

This guy is going to direct a musical

Listen Order me a corned beef sandwich will you - The Band Wagon

Listen Order me a corned beef sandwich will you

I'm sick of these artificial barriers between the musical and the drama - The Band Wagon

I'm sick of these artificial barriers between the...

I tell you if it moves you if it stimulates you - The Band Wagon

I tell you if it moves you if it stimulates you

I tried to tell him how you feel but I knew that you could say it so beautifully - The Band Wagon

I tried to tell him how you feel but I knew that you could...

With Tony in mind we naturally visualize a light and intimate show - The Band Wagon

With Tony in mind we naturally visualize a light and...

Of course these modern thrillers he's got to keep turning them out - The Band Wagon

Of course these modern thrillers he's got to keep...

What Nobody admires you more than I - The Band Wagon

What Nobody admires you more than I

Because you can be greater than you ever were - The Band Wagon

Because you can be greater than you ever were

That's entertainment - The Band Wagon

That's entertainment

The plot can be hot Simply teeming with sex - The Band Wagon

The plot can be hot Simply teeming with sex

All right! - The Band Wagon

Some great Shakespearean scene Where a ghost and a prince meet - The Band Wagon

Some great Shakespearean scene Where a ghost and a prince...

The world is a stage - The Band Wagon

The world is a stage

Well? - The Band Wagon

A little tall, isn't she? - The Band Wagon

A little tall, isn't she?

This girl Gerard it's not just her dancing - The Band Wagon

This girl Gerard it's not just her dancing

What does he want with me He's a famous movie and stage actor - The Band Wagon

What does he want with me He's a famous movie and stage...

Lester, what have we got ourselves into? - The Band Wagon

Lester, what have we got ourselves into?

Corrupter of children Purveyor of evil Dungeon - The Band Wagon

Corrupter of children Purveyor of evil Dungeon

Corrupter of children.
Purveyor of evil. Dungeon... - The Band Wagon

Corrupter of children. Purveyor of evil. Dungeon...

Will you have a cigarette No thanks I don't smoke - The Band Wagon

Will you have a cigarette No thanks I don't smoke

I'm afraid I've been awfully rude - The Band Wagon

I'm afraid I've been awfully rude

No I'm not Neither am I - The Band Wagon

No I'm not Neither am I

These four walls will be our universe our private world - The Band Wagon

These four walls will be our universe our private world

What do you think this is,
summer stock or something? - The Band Wagon

What do you think this is, summer stock or something?

Let's get this straight - The Band Wagon

Let's get this straight

Someone's liable to think we're quarreling - The Band Wagon

Someone's liable to think we're quarreling

WE NEVER CLOSE - Cocktails - The Band Wagon

WE NEVER CLOSE - Cocktails

Joe tell Mrs Marton I've gone to Tahiti - The Band Wagon

Joe tell Mrs Marton I've gone to Tahiti

- Hello, Mr. Hunter.
- You must have the wrong apartment. - The Band Wagon

- Hello, Mr. Hunter. - You must have the wrong apartment.

That's a very early Degas isn't it - The Band Wagon

That's a very early Degas isn't it

I thought I was the only nervous wreck around here - The Band Wagon

I thought I was the only nervous wreck around here

Don't be nice to me - The Band Wagon

Don't be nice to me

Can you and I really dance together - The Band Wagon

Can you and I really dance together

El Morocco please No - The Band Wagon

El Morocco please No

- El Morocco, please.
- No. - The Band Wagon

- El Morocco, please. - No.

Where to sir Leave it to the horse - The Band Wagon

Where to sir Leave it to the horse

- Where to, sir?
- Leave it to the horse. - The Band Wagon

- Where to, sir? - Leave it to the horse.

Do you know what those are on those benches People - The Band Wagon

Do you know what those are on those benches People

You've got more scenery in this show - The Band Wagon

You've got more scenery in this show

Calm down. Don't let us lose our heads. - The Band Wagon

Calm down. Don't let us lose our heads.

Okay, Paul, they're ready for you on-stage.
Come on. - The Band Wagon

Okay, Paul, they're ready for you on-stage. Come on.

This is the big moment.
Hal, come on. Take it over there. - The Band Wagon

This is the big moment. Hal, come on. Take it over there.

Hal, it seems to be a little too much,
doesn't it? - The Band Wagon

Hal, it seems to be a little too much, doesn't it?

Are we really supposed to open tomorrow night - The Band Wagon

Are we really supposed to open tomorrow night

Up to now I've been giving you orders as director - The Band Wagon

Up to now I've been giving you orders as director

Up to now I've been giving you orders as director - The Band Wagon

Up to now I've been giving you orders as director

Shall I drive you to the hotel, sir,
to the party? - The Band Wagon

Shall I drive you to the hotel, sir, to the party?

- Good evening.
- I was looking for The Band Wagon party. - The Band Wagon

- Good evening. - I was looking for The Band Wagon party.

I should have listened to my mother She told me only to be in hit shows - The Band Wagon

I should have listened to my mother She told me only to be...

What do you say Scotch rye or beer Beer's fine - The Band Wagon

What do you say Scotch rye or beer Beer's fine

How I love the glass of beer - The Band Wagon

How I love the glass of beer

Ach! Ach! But she's a
beautiful Louisa - The Band Wagon

Ach! Ach! But she's a beautiful Louisa

Gosh, with all this raw talent around,
why can't us kids get together... - The Band Wagon

Gosh, with all this raw talent around, why can't us kid...

Gosh with all this raw talent around why can't us kids get together - The Band Wagon

Gosh with all this raw talent around why can't us kids...

I could stand anything but failure - The Band Wagon

I could stand anything but failure

Say who's the pretty girl - The Band Wagon

Say who's the pretty girl

Lester, I'm very much in love with this girl. - The Band Wagon

Lester, I'm very much in love with this girl.

BALTIMORE - The Band Wagon

Oh, I wish I had a gun, a wittle gun - The Band Wagon

Oh, I wish I had a gun, a wittle gun

NEW YORK - OPENING TONIGHT - The Band Wagon

NEW YORK - OPENING TONIGHT

Sweetie I just want to say that no matter what happens tonight it's been - The Band Wagon

Sweetie I just want to say that no matter what happens...

SHE HAD TO DIE! - GIRL HUNT - The Band Wagon

SHE HAD TO DIE! - GIRL HUNT

I can smell trouble a mile off and this poor kid was in trouble - The Band Wagon

I can smell trouble a mile off and this poor kid was in...

There was nothing left of the guy,
nothing at all, except... - The Band Wagon

There was nothing left of the guy, nothing at all, except...

So that's the way they wanted to play.
All right. - The Band Wagon

So that's the way they wanted to play. All right.

She came at me in sections - The Band Wagon

She came at me in sections

She came at me in sections. - The Band Wagon

She came at me in sections.

This had to be Mr. Big.
Get him and you get them all. - The Band Wagon

This had to be Mr. Big. Get him and you get them all.

There was something about this kid that made you want to protect her for life - The Band Wagon

There was something about this kid that made you want to...

That bullet was meant for me. - The Band Wagon

That bullet was meant for me.

I was beginning to see daylight. - The Band Wagon

I was beginning to see daylight.

The Band Wagon poster

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

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Director: Vincente Minnelli

Writer: Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Norman Corwin

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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

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