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Royal Wedding (1950)

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Film details

Featuring

Fred Astaire Jane Powell Peter Lawford
Director

Stanley Donen
Country

USA
Year

1950
Genre

Musical
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

Wedding Bells Alternative

Synopsis

Autumn 1947 in England. Princess Elizabeth is due to marry Philip Mountbatten. Sister and brother dance act Ellen and Tom Bowen, stars of Broadway, are booked to appear in London. Soon after they arrive, Tom falls for Anne, while Ellen is courted by Lord John Brindale. Both are agreed, though that wedding plans are out of the question...

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Tom Bowen
    
    Fred Astaire
  - Ellen Bowen
    
    Jane Powell
  - Lord John Brindale
    
    Peter Lawford
  - Anne Ashmond
    
    Sarah Churchill
  - Irving and Edgar Klinger
    
    Keenan Wynn
  - James Ashmond
    
    Albert Sharpe
  - Sarah Ashmond
    
    Viola Roache
  - cabbie
    
    James Finlayson
  - cast member
    
    James Horne Jr.
  - []
    
    Shirley Jean Rickert
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Stanley Donen
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    Loew's Incorporated
  - Production Company
    
    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  - Producer
    
    Arthur Freed
  Writing:
  - Script
    
    Alan Jay Lerner
  Photography:
  - Photography
    
    Robert Planck
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Albert Akst
  Design:
  - Art Director
    
    Cedric Gibbons
  - Art Director
    
    Jack Martin Smith
  Music:
  - Music
    
    Burton Lane
  - Lyrics
    
    Alan Jay Lerner
  Choreography:
  - Dances
    
    Nick Castle

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