Easter Parade

1948, Musical/Comedy, 1h 43m

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Movie Info

In this lavish musical, Broadway star Don Hewes' (Fred Astaire) dancing partner (Ann Miller) goes solo, and Don declares that he can make a hit performer out of the next dancer he sees. This turns out to be the inexperienced Hannah (Judy Garland), who bristles as Don tries to make her into his old partner. But as he realizes that he is falling in love with Hannah, Don knows that he must let her grow into her own kind of dancer if he wants her to reach her full potential.

Genre:

Musical, Comedy
Original Language:

English
Director:

Charles Walters
Producer:

Arthur Freed
Writer:

Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Sidney Sheldon, Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett
Release Date (Theaters):

Jul 8, 1948 wide
Release Date (Streaming):

Mar 15, 2005
Runtime:

1h 43m
Distributor:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Sound Mix:

Mono
Aspect Ratio:

Flat (1.37:1)

Cast & Crew

Judy Garland
Hannah Brown

Fred Astaire
Don Hewes

Peter Lawford
Jonathan Harrow III

Ann Miller
Nadine Hale

Jules Munshin
François

Clinton Sundberg
Mike the Bartender

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Critic Reviews for Easter Parade

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Audience Reviews for Easter Parade

Nov 07, 2019

A delightfully entertaining musical. Astaire and Garland have wonderful chemistry but Ann Miller steals the show here with her jaw dropping dance sequences.

Alec B Super Reviewer
Aug 08, 2010

Another great Irving Berlin musical, with some superior talent in Astaire and Garland. The only thing that I am worrisome over is the entire concept that this movie ties in with the Easter Parade, when in fact it's barely mentioned.

Spencer S Super Reviewer
Jun 09, 2008

Okay, seriously, Fred Astaire - who are you kidding picking Judy Garland over Ann Miller? No man in his right mind would ever reject the always charming Ann Miller after that dazzling tap number for that lame-o tramp (and by tramp I mean bum, not slut) routine. Nevertheless, this was solid. The songs are great, Judy Garland's vibrato voice always works for her, and Fred Astaire taps dat off the walls! It's a delightful confection. Like eating an Easter candy.

Jennifer X Super Reviewer
May 04, 2007

The "u" really makes the word "beautiful" beautiful. Aesthetically and phonetically, without it it's almost infantile, sounding fairly hideous and encumbering any original meaning, instead resulting in what reminds me of a bad vegetable. Beatifl. Just...no. So, here's to you, "u"! [This entry brought to you by Friday's Most Glaring Work Typo, and the letter "U"] [size=1][This entry was definitely not edited.][/size]

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