Easter paradereleased june48stars,among others,fred astaire,judy garland,ann miller and peter lawford. Louis 1944, the harvey girls 1946 and easter parade 1948, a star is born 1954, judgment at nuremberg 1961 and a child is waiting 1963. Garlands husband vincente minnelli was originally slated to direct, but garlands psychiatrist advised them not to work together. Fred has been on a self imposed retirement and was eventually persuaded. Ace mgm musicals producer arthur freed jumped at the chance to do a film with. Movie title and typography from the film easter parade 1948, directed by charles walters, starring judy garland, fred astaire, peter lawford.
In the film, the ziegfeld follies of 1912 opens several weeks before easter sunday, which would have been april 7, the actual date of easter that year. Finding box office information for movies made in the 1930s and 1940s is extremely difficult. Iii 1994, and the complete number is included as an extra on the warner home video easter parade 1948 dvd. Easter parade 1948 judy garland and fred astaire in easter parade. Easter parade was completed on march 12th, 1948 and would go on to. Godspell 1973 is based on the stephen schwartz stage musical, which was developed from parables in the gospel of matthew. Liza minnelli is indeed the secret love child of judy and gene. Easter parade is a musical with old and new irving berlin tunes and. The choreography and dancing are top notch, and the music is memorable. Winner of an oscar for its wonderful musical score, this irving berlin musical classic is sure to entertain the whole family. For easter specials of regular tv shows, see the list of easter television specials. Don hewes is a broadway star, anxious to strike back after his partner nadine ditches him.
Judy garland, fred astaire, ann miller, peter lawford. Easter parade 1948 stars judy garland, fred astaire, and ann miiler in whats basically a love story. Gene kelly was originally slated to play the lead, but injured his ankle playing volleyball, so he suggested to. Ann miller was an american singer, dancer and actress who starred in more than 40 hollywood films during her career including easter parade in 1948, with fred astaire and judy garland and on the town in 1949 with frank sinatra and gene kelly. It is believed that this song being removed from easter parade is the. But what really makes this movie sing and dance is the onceinalifetime pairing of fred astaire and judy garland. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing easter parade near you. Lets be real, judy wasnt all that great of a dancer. Mgm wanted to make easter parade with minnelli, garland, and kelly because the studio had high hopes for the pirate.
Of course, you know tons of halloween and christmas movies, but easter movies are pretty great, too. After completing the film in july 1947, garland made her first suicide. For somebody looking for box office information on 1948 it is very very frustrating. Easter parade cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. In charles walters major assignment, the period piece easter parade 1948. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 24 hours to finish it. As portrayed by irving berlins 1948 film easter parade, which depicted an easter buying spree with a backdrop featuring a cathedral, aspiring workingclass women also paraded by that time.
Any film starring judy garland, fred astaire and ann miller already has more going for it than most, but easter parade never manages to combine its many excellent parts into a particularly memorable whole. Easter parade 1948 don hewes fred astaire and nadine hale judy garland are a dancing team, but she decides to start a career on her own. Media in category easter parade film the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Perhaps the best song shot for the movie was the one omitted before release mr monotony, performed by garland in her trademark costume of the top half of a.
I add commercials, random stock footage, and much more, every few days. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. The film s success brought astaire back into movies as an mgm star and gave garland one of her signature tunes the tramps. Starring the elegant fred astaire the gay divorcee, funny face, top hat, the towering inferno as a rising broadway star who tries to break away from.
If churches could help promote commercialization of the holiday, commerce could spread the holidays religious as well as secular observance. Easter parade is a 1948 american musical film starring judy garland, fred astaire and peter lawford, featuring music by irving berlin, including some of astaire and garlands bestknown songs, such as easter parade, steppin out with my baby, and were a couple of swells. Irving berlin wrote 17 of the film s tunes, and johnny green and roger. This is a world in which, it seems, no man leaves the house. Easter parade is not one of the best musicals of mgm, or producer arthur freed, or judy garland and fred astaire, but its nonetheless a light, whimsical, entertaining picture, boasting some melodic musical numbersand perennial showing each and every easter indeed, considering the skillful talent involved, the movie should have been much better. This irving berlin musical features some of hollywoods most celebrated talents, with memorable song and dance routines aplenty.
The magic of judy and fred in easter parade 1948 in. Easter parade is a 1948 american musical film starring judy garland, fred astaire and peter. Peary accurately notes that the result of the tripleswitcheroo behind easter parade fred astaire replaced gene kelly at the last minute when kelly broke his ankle, while cyd charisse was replaced by ann miller, and director charles walters replaced vincente minnelli at the advice of judy garlands psychoanalyst. In facts about liza minelli in easter parade it seems to be a mistake about the daughter of judy garland and vincent minelli and not gene kelly. This 1948 film tells the story of a nightclub performer fred astaire who hires a naive chorus girl named hannah brown judy. New york film locations from the movie easter parade starring fred astaire and judy garland. Easter parade 1948 movie typography christian annyas. Judy began 1948 finishing up her work on easter parade. Easter parade 1948 fullmovieenglish subtitle free hd. Hannah judy garland and don fred astaire discuss their date for the easter parade.
Iii 1994, and the complete number is included as an extra on the warner home video easter parade 1948. Easter parade is a 1948 film about a nightclub performer who hires a naive chorus girl to become his new dance partner to make his former partner jealous and to prove he can make any partner a star. For years, there were rumors that get happy was cut from another film and inserted into summer stock. Between easter 1911 and easter 1912, astaire gets dumped by dance partner miller and vows revenge by grooming unknown chorus girl garland for stardom. The happiest musical ever made, easter parade s promotional trailer declares, and director charles walters appears to have put in plenty of overtime trying to live up to that grand promise. Whether canetwirling to steppin out with my baby or.
Easter parade 1948 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and. Hello, easter is in the name of this movie, so its a mustwatch. Check out this behind the scenes look at bad boys for life. Released july 8th, 1948, easter parade stars judy garland, fred astaire, peter lawford, ann miller the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 43 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Despite initial production problemsgene kelly broke his ankle and was replaced by fred astaire, and judy garland had vincente minnelli her then husband removed as directorit was one of the years top grossers. These were recorded flat and then also equalized with turnover. It will also mesmerize adults with its pairing of superstar talents in their sole screen appearance together. When a famous dancer don hewes astaire partner, nadine hale ann miller deserts him, he.
Gene kelly had injured himself during a football match on his property and it was he who phoned fred to suggest he do it. That role, which wouldve advanced her to fourth billing, went to ann miller, making her mgm debut. This 1948 film tells the story of a nightclub performer fred astaire who hires a naive chorus girl named hannah. To prove nadines not important to him, don acquires innocent new protegee hannah brown, vowing to make her a star in time for next years easter parade. Mar 19, 2016 fred astaire and judy garland star in this classic movie musical featuring 17 songs by irving berlin. Search, discover and share your favorite easter parade gifs. Easter parade 1948 official trailer judy garland, fred astaire. Watch the clip titled easter parade for the film easter parade 1948. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Video archive for the film easter parade, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 1948. In film after film, objects, simply by their proximity to astaire, become imbued with some kind of magical essence. Astaire, true to type, plays a songanddance man on the look out for a new partner. Check out this behind the scenes look at bad boys for life read more. Easter is one of the most enjoyable holidays to spend as a family.
New york easter parade, schedule, history, pictures. Directed by charles walters, easter parade 1948 opens on a spring. Monotony, in which judy garland wears the same costume she would immortalize two years later in summer stock in the number get happy. From classics like easter parade to newer animated ones like hop, these easter movies will keep you entertained all afternoon. Irvine berlin memorialized the event in the 1948 musical with fred astaire, judy garland, peter lawford and ann miller, but the new york easter parade tradition goes back to a much earlier time. Maybe our book, top 50 movie starsstatistically speaking is your answer. A double completed her scenes shot at full length, but the injury kept her out of her next scheduled film, easter parade 1948. Available on itunes winner of an oscar for its wonderful musical score, this irving berlin musical classic is sure to entertain the whole family. There are currently six videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Another tuneful berlin film musical, easter parade 1948, was inspired by one of the songs used in holiday inn, with astaire returning and judy garland stepping in as his performing partner. The wardrobes are something else, and really liven things up.
The only thing that i am worrisome over is the entire concept that this movie ties in with the easter parade, when in fact its barely mentioned. What i appreciate about this film is its elegance, class, energy and even pace. Starring the elegant fred astaire the gay divorcee, funny face, top hat, the towering inferno as a rising broadway star who tries to break away from former dance partner ann miller kiss me kate so he can be with newcomer judy garland the wizard. And of course, some easters are more conducive to parkas and hot chocolate. In fact, the ziegfeld follies of 1912 ran from october 21, 1912 to january 4, 19. This made it incredibly beneficial to the film, and with the continuous pattern of advantages, easter parade was completed in three months. A delightful exception is mgms frothy romcom easter parade 1948, the only film to costar judy garland and fred astaire, a dream team if. In royal wedding he transcends gravity and in easter parade time itself submits to astaires whims. Click below button to view easter parade full hd movie. Easter parade movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. Buy easter parade movie posters from movie poster shop. The easter parade is a new york tradition that dates back to the middle of the 1800s.
Easter parade movie 1948 judy garland, fred astaire. Enter garland stage left, and the result is an enjoyable if lightweight musical that brings together hollywoods top genre stars for the first and only time. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles. Easter parade 1948 stream and watch online moviefone.
Easter parade 1948 official trailer judy garland, fred astaire movie hd subscribe to classic trailers. Easter parade hello, easter is in the name of this movie, so its a mustwatch. Mar 31, 2015 easter parade started up in november, and the two films were released within a month of each other in 1948, with the pirate premiering in june and easter parade in july. The shedding feathered gown worn by garland in one number is an injoke reference to ginger rogers problematic gown in top hat 1935. Easter parade was completed on march 12th, 1948 and would go on to become mgms biggest hit of 1948, grossing over 6 million dollars in its initial release. Easter parade 1948 cast and crew 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. If you like anything vintage, youll love this channel. She was renowned for her slim figure and long dancers legs and for the speed of her tap dancing. Easter parade trailer on the day before easter in 1911, don hewes is crushed when his dancing partner and object of affection nadine hale refuses to start a new contract with him. Youve finished your easter egg hunt and opened your easter basketsnow its time to curl up on the couch and watch a movie. Easter parade 1948 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.