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    Father of the Bride (1950)

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    This superb domestic comedy brilliantly illustrates a fond father’s reactions to the many problems – mostly financial – which arise during preparations for his only daughter’s wedding.

    Middle-class lawyer Stanley T. Banks (Spencer Tracy) has two sons, Tommy (Russ Tamblyn) and Ben (Tom Irish), and one daughter, Kay (Elizabeth Taylor). When Kay suddenly announces that she is going to marry Buckley Dunstan (Don Taylor), a youth whom Stanley has never seen, Stanley nearly has a fit.

    Kay’s mother, Ellie (Joan Bennett), quietens Stanley and, after he meets Buckley’s parents, he gives his consent. Then come the preparations and these, involving much expense, continually cause Stanley to panic.

    In the excitement of the wedding breakfast, Kay goes off without wishing her father goodbye, but she rings up in time to soothe his aching heart. Stanley finds consolation in the thought that it will be his turn to laugh when Tommy gets spliced.

    The crowded chapter of incidents, delightfully handled by Spencer Tracy, Elizabeth Taylor and an attractive supporting cast and faultlessly directed by Vincente Minnelli, never flags.

    A hilarious 1991 remake starred Steve Martin, Diane Keaton and Martin Short.

    Stanley T. Banks
    Spencer Tracy
    Ellie Banks
    Joan Bennett
    Kay Banks
    Elizabeth Taylor
    Buckley Dunstan
    Don Taylor
    Doris Dunstan
    Billie Burke
    Mr Massoula
    Leo G. Carroll
    Herbert Dunstan
    Moroni Olsen
    Mr Tringle
    Melville Cooper
    Warner
    Taylor Holmes
    Rev. Galsworthy
    Paul Harvey
    Joe
    Frank Orth
    Tommy Banks
    Russ Tamblyn
    Ben Banks
    Tom Irish
    Delilah
    Marietta Canty

    Director
    Vincente Minnelli

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