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The Band Wagon (1953)

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Synopsis

An aging movie star uncertain of his future teams up with a top ballerina to headline a new Broadway musical, but the pretentiously artistic goals of its director threaten to change it beyond recognition.

Cast

  • Fred Astaire
  • Cyd Charisse
  • Oscar Levant
  • Nanette Fabray
  • Jack Buchanan
  • James Mitchell
  • Robert Gist

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Metacritic

88

For many, this 1953 feature represents the height of the American musical.

Metacritic review by Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
63

Like An American in Paris, which Vincente Minnelli directed two years earlier, The Band Wagon will either strike you as ebullient and exhilarating or aggressive and overwhelming—in both technique and theme.

Josh Larsen
LarsenOnFilm
100

Sorry, the beloved Singin’ in the Rain isn’t the finest of the legendary MGM musicals. For my money, it’s a close second to The Band Wagon, which has better music, better dances, better direction, more lavish sets and costumes and a wittier script (by the same writers).

Metacritic review by Lou Lumenick
Lou Lumenick
New York Post