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Synopsis: Tony Hunter, a famous singer/dancer movie star, is feeling washed up and old hat (old top hat, tie and tails to be exact). The reporters are out for Ava Gardner, not him. But his old friends Lily and Les Martin have an idea for a funny little Broadway show and he agrees to do it. But things begin to get out of hand, when bigshot "artistic" director/producer/star Jeffrey Cordova joins the production, proclaims it's a modernistic Faust and insists on hiring a prima ballerina, Gabrielle Gerard, to star opposite Tony, and it's hate at first sight. And her jealous choreographer isn't helping to ease the tension. The show is doomed by pretentiousness. But romance, a "let's put on a show" epiphany, and a triumphant opening are waiting in the wings. After all, this is a musical comedy!

Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance

Director(s): Vincente Minnelli

Actors: Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Oscar Levant, Nanette Fabray

Production: MGM Home Entertainment

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination.


IMDB:: 7.6
Rotten Tomatoes:: 100%

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Year:: 1953
: 112 min
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Sends you out with a kind of a glow
And you say as you go on your way
'"That's Entertainment! '"
A song that is winging along
or a dance with a touch of romance
is the art that appeals to the heart
That's Entertainment!
Admit we're a hit
and we'll go on from there
We played a charade
that was lighter than air
A good old-fashioned affair
As we sing this finale
we hope it was up your alley
No death like you get in Macbeth
No ordeal like the end of Camille
This good-bye brings a tear to the eye
The world is a stage
The stage is a world
of entertainment
THE END:
THE BAND WAGON:

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Betty Comden

Betty Comden (born Basya Cohen, May 3, 1917 – November 23, 2006) was one-half of the musical-comedy duo Comden and Green, who provided lyrics, libretti, and screenplays to some of the most beloved and successful Hollywood musicals and Broadway shows of the mid-20th century. Her writing partnership with Adolph Green, called "the longest running creative partnership in theatre history", lasted for six decades, during which time they collaborated with other leading entertainment figures such as the famed "Freed Unit" at MGM, Jule Styne and Leonard Bernstein, and wrote the musical comedy film Singin' in the Rain. more…

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