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Father of the Bride

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Father of the Bride
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NR,1hr 34min
Genre:
Comedy
Released:
January 1, 1950
Director:
Vincente Minnelli
Distributor:
MGM
Starring:
Spencer Tracy, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Bennett  ...more
Synopsis: Spencer Tracy received an Oscar nomination for his performance in this classic comedy. Stanley T. Banks (Tracy) is a securely middle-class lawyer whose daughter Kay (Elizabeth Taylor) announces that she's going to marry her beau Buckley Dunstan (Don Taylor). From that point on, everything in Stanley's life is turned upside down. His wife Ellie (Joan Bennett) wants Kay to have the kind of formal wedding that she and Stanley never had, and between meeting his soon-to-be in-laws, the socially prominent ... Full Synopsis
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Richard Gilliam, AMG Review
Father of the Bride is a well-made light comedy, enhanced by a radiant performance from Elizabeth Taylor and Spencer Tracy at his subtle, comic best. The film encapsulates the self-image of the United States in 1950, depicting a traditional two-parent family's passing along the fundamental ritual of marriage. As such, it effectively defines what is sometimes referred to as a "family values" film, never ... Full Review
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Spencer Tracy
Stanley T. Banks
Elizabeth Taylor
Kay Banks
Joan Bennett
Ellie Banks
Don Taylor
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