Father of the Bride (1950)
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- Spencer Tracy
- Elizabeth Taylor
- Joan Bennett
- Don Taylor
- Billie Burke
- Leo G. Carroll
- Moroni Olsen
- Melville Cooper
- Taylor Holmes
- Paul Harvey
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- Jul 5, 2017
If poor Spencer Tracy was actually Liz Taylor's father- he would have to go through this seven more times.
drmorbius79Apr 5, 2021Spencer Tracy's wedding nightmare sequence rips
Willow MaclayFeb 10, 2023There are less gags in Vincente Minnelli’s “Father of the Bride” than there is a gentle folly about the ritual farce of a wedding. Watching Minnelli’s interpretation of the 1949 novel unfolds as a surprisingly mellow experience. Contrasting the later Steve Martin remake,…
theriverjordan - Jan 29, 2026
A just-right double feature to pair with Eraserhead, if you ask me.
silntstrmJun 21, 2022nothing really happens but the funniest part is when elizabeth taylor said she'd rather her husband be a cheater than a fisherman
evildeadriseApr 28, 2018At least my girlie Elizabeth had a good practice run for the next eight...
Shea - Jul 4, 2019
7/10 Having always enjoyed the Steve Martin remakes, I’ve always wanted to see the original. I have to say I was quite surprised at how many of the jokes were the same. The 1991 version doesn’t actually change too much. It’s still a lighthearted comedy about losing your…
RichSep 27, 2021Wonderful. In which Minnelli's brand of bittersweet surrealist magic and its relationship to real people living mundane lives is rendered as chaotic, manically depressing in its hilariocity and attack at traditionalism yet always tender, full of love. The last 15 minutes in…
em🖤Mar 15, 2018I can't believe this made me cry.
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The film, while it packs all the satire of our modern tribal matrimonial rite that was richly contained in the original, also possesses all the warmth and poignancy and understanding that makes the Streeter treatise much beloved.