Father of the Bride Movie Review 1950

A classic, quietly hilarious comedy about the tribulations of a father preparing for his only daughter's wedding. Tracy is suitably overwhelmed as loving father Stanley Banks and Taylor radiant as the bride, Kay. A warm vision of American family life, accompanied by the 1940 MGM short "Wedding Bills." Followed by "Father's Little Dividend" (1951) and later a TV series. Remade in 1991.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 106 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Marriage, Parenthood, Top Grossing Films of 1950, Dads, Period Piece: 1950s, Wedding Bells, Family Comedy

Screenplay

Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett

Cast

Spencer Tracy, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Bennett, Billie Burke, Leo G. Carroll, Russ Tamblyn, Don Taylor, Moroni Olsen

Cinematography

John Alton

Director

Vincente Minnelli

Producer

MGM, Pandro S. Berman