Fresh
This is an engaging concoction of songs and dances in a standard musical framework, brightly dressed in color to show off its physical attributes.
Variety Staff, Variety
Royal Wedding
A story of a famed singing, dancing, brother and sister team!
1951 · 1h 33m · Not Rated
Comedy, Music, Romance
Directed by
Stanley Donen
Overview
A brother and sister dance act encounter challenges and romance when booked in London during the Royal Wedding.
Director and cast
- Stanley Donen Director
- Fred Astaire as Tom Bowen
- Jane Powell as Ellen Bowen
- Peter Lawford as Lord John Brindale
- Sarah Churchill as Anne Ashmond
- Keenan Wynn as Irving Klinger / Edgar Klinger
- Albert Sharpe as James Ashmond
- Henri Letondal as Purser (uncredited)
- Viola Roache as Sarah
- Bess Flowers Cast
- Mae Clarke Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
92%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A pleasant enough score by Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner, helped out by Donen's stylish direction.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
One swell number, three or four that are good, a laugh here, a laugh there; colored newsreels of the British royal wedding and so long pal. Mr. Astaire has fared better in his lifetime -- and he has also fared much worse.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Fresh
This is the one in which Fred Astaire dances on the ceiling, an impeccably executed bit of movie magic and a sublime expression of Donen's love for the medium.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
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