Memorable Monday: Father of the Bride (1950)


The Father of the Bride is a humorous and very funny comedy movie released on June 16, 1950.  It stars Spencer Tracy (who is also the narrator of the movie), Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Bennett, Don Taylor, Billie Burke and Leo G. Carroll.  It was directed by Vincente Minnelli (the father of Academy Award for Best Actress Winner Lisa Minnelli).  The movie was produced by Pandro S. Berman and has a running time of 92 minutes.

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The Father of the Bride was based on the novel by Edward Streeter with Gluyas Williams as its illustrator.  It was published in 1949 by Simon and Schuster.
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It is not an easy task for a father to say yes to his daughter when asked if its OK for her to get married.  Such are the circumstances with the Banks' family in the movie, The Father of the Bride.  Stanley Bank (Spencer Tracy) is faced with the dilemma that his daughter Kay (Elizabeth Taylor) is about to walk down the isle to be with his soon-to-be-husband Buckley Dunstan (Don Taylor). 



After months of preparation, commotion, dilemma, uncertainty, second-thoughts and some hesitation, the father of the bride will soon walk with his daughter side-by-side straight to the altar. Although teary-eyed at first, he realizes that his fears are baseless and that all will be well for his daughter.

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The movie earned for it three nominations at the 23rd Academy Awards - Best Actor in a Leading Role - Spencer Tracy, Best Picture and Best Writing/Screenplay - Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett . 
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The movie was a commercial success that's why a sequel was immediately made and was released in 1951 with the title Father's Little Dividend.  All the previous cast returned.  The director was still Vincente Minnelli and its producer Pandro S. Berman.  Kay is now pregnant and will soon give birth to a baby boy.  The dilemma now for Stanley is that, according to him, he is still too young to be a grandfather.

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We have a new list in our Menu with a label called Movie Memories where we will review old, classic, vintage movies, as well a spotlight on legendary and iconic actors and actresses, directors and producers and all those great people involved in the making of films from yesteryear.  We expect to come out with post like this every Monday and we will call them Memorable Monday. Hope you like it.

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