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Father of the Bride

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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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Bosley Crowther
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Nightmarish comedy, about the hunt for a wealthy husband and an expensive wedding.

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08/08/08
Michael E. Grost
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Classic Film and Television

An endless array of laughs and goosebump fodder

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09/17/02
Clint Morris
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Moviehole

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02/20/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

This is one of the great dark comedies of the 1950s.

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Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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03/04/04
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
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First rate Hollywood comedy, with good support from its stars and Elizabeth Taylor at her loveliest.

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03/10/04
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

Middle-brow comedy that makes you wonder about Minnelli's reputation.

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01/22/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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01/27/03
Mark Palermo
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Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

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