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Father of the Bride
You're invited... to a hilarious wedding!
You're invited... to a hilarious wedding!
Comedy, Family, Romance - 1950
Father of the Bride
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Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises and disasters along the way.
Director:
,
Vincente Minnelli
Cast:
,
Leo G. Carroll
,
Elizabeth Taylor
,
Joan Bennett
,
Melville Cooper
,
Billie Burke
,
Don Taylor
,
Taylor Holmes
,
Spencer Tracy
,
Moroni Olsen

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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
92 min
Release date:
18 May 1950
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. 4 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Under Vincente Minelli's crisp direction, the fun rarely lets up.
– ,
TIME Magazine,
23 Mar 2011
fresh:
A honey of a picture of American family life.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
Thoroughly enchanting comedy about the trials and tribulations a middle-aged family man faces when the daughter he dotes on decides to get married.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
26 Jan 2006
rotten:
On the critical side: Minnelli could have timed many of the scenes so that laughs would not have stepped on dialog tag lines.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
fresh:
This ostensibly lighthearted film about Spencer Tracy's Kafkaesque attempts to bring off his daughter's wedding is one of the bleakest films of a bleak decade.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
23 Mar 2011
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