Pros: Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse shimmer in their dance numbers. Cons: Too loud, too ordinary, too much like the much better Singin' in the Rain.
The MGM lion was at the peak of its roar when The Band Wagon was released in 1953. Just look at the roster of memorable song-and-dance films in the preceding years:
Easter Parade (1948)
On the Town (1949)
Annie Get...
The Band Wagon is one of a series of energetic, colorful musicals from MGM during the early to mid 1950s. Many of these starred Gene Kelly, but he is absent here, and not really even missed. Fred Astaire is the star, and the script has been...
My grandpa used to say that if Fred Astaire could make it, anyone could. Well, Fred Astaire made it in a big way in this movie, and I think even my grandpa would think highly of him after seeing it. Fred stars as a washed up Hollywood musical star Tony...
Fading movie musical star Tony Hunter down and out in Hollywood decides to try his luck on the Broadway stage. Unfortunately the simple hoofer discove...More at Family Video
With Singin In The Rain, writers Betty Comden and Adolph Green lampooned Hollywood. The following year, they wielded their comically poisoned pens for...More at Buy.com
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