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Royal Wedding (1951) [NR]

Featuring:
Fred Astaire, Jane Powell, Peter Lawford

Written by:
Alan Jay Lerner

Directed by:
Stanley Donen


Release Date:
March 8, 1951

Original Title:
Royal Wedding

Alternate Titles:
Bodas reales

Genres:
Comedy | Music | Romance

Production Companies:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AT: AA  MX: A  NL: 6  PT: M/6  SE: Btl  US: NR 

Runtime: 93

A story of a famed singing, dancing, brother and sister team!

Overview from TheMovieDB

Tom and Ellen are asked to perform as a dance team in England at the time of Princess Elizabeth's wedding. As brother and sister, each develops a British love interest, Ellen with Lord John Brindale and Tom with dancer Anne Ashmond.

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Overview from Open Movies

Tom and Ellen Bowen are a brother and sister dance act whose show closes in New York. Their agent books them in London for the same period as the Royal Wedding. They travel by ship where Ellen meets and becomes involved with Lord John Brindale. This causes her to miss a rehearsal. Tom (Astaire) uses the time to dance with a hat rack and gym equipment. Later Tom and Ellen attempt a graceful dance number as the ship rolls. Upon arrival Tom holds auditions and meets Anne. There is much indecision by the siblings about their romantic partners even though they are in-the-clouds. Tom dances on the walls and ceiling of his hotel room. All ends well in this light musical. By the way, there is a vaudeville-style dance number in their show that features slapstick. It's a hoot.

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Rankings and Honors

Royal Wedding (1951) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes 91%
Awards Won: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Production

Art Direction:
Cedric Gibbons
Jack Martin Smith

Assistant Director:
Arvid Griffen

Costume Design:
Helen Rose

Director:
Stanley Donen

Director of Photography:
Robert H. Planck

Editor:
Albert Akst

Hair Designer:
Sydney Guilaroff

Makeup Artist:
William Tuttle

Music:
Burton Lane

Producer:
Arthur Freed

Publicist:
Donn McElwaine

Recording Supervision:
Douglas Shearer

Screenplay:
Alan Jay Lerner

Set Decoration:
Edwin B. Willis

Songs:
Burton Lane

Special Effects:
Warren Newcombe

Story:
Alan Jay Lerner

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