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Father of the Bride (1950)
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Reviews Counted: 18
Fresh: 17
Rotten:1
Average Rating: 7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: The comic trials and tribulations that beset a family, mostly the father, prior to their daughter's wedding day. Taylor and Tracy give wonderful performances and it's easy to understand why this... The comic trials and tribulations that beset a family, mostly the father, prior to their daughter's wedding day. Taylor and Tracy give wonderful performances and it's easy to understand why this was remade in 1991. The colorized version doesn't add much. Academy Award Nominations: 3, including Best Picture, Best Actor-Spencer Tracy, Best Screenplay. [More]
Starring: Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Elizabeth Taylor, Billie Burke
Starring: Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Elizabeth Taylor, Billie Burke, Don Taylor, Moroni Olsen, Leo G. Carroll, Taylor Holmes, Melville Cooper, Paul Harvey, Frank Orth, Russ Tamblyn
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Screenwriter: Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett
Producer: Pandro S. Berman
Composer: Adolph Deutsch
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Reviews for Father of the Bride
Nightmarish comedy, about the hunt for a wealthy husband and an expensive wedding.
First rate Hollywood comedy, with good support from its stars and Elizabeth Taylor at her loveliest.
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