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Overview

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7.4/10   2,999 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Frances Goodrich (story) &
Albert Hackett (story) ...
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Release Date:
8 July 1948 (USA) more
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Tagline:
The Happiest Musical Ever Made is Irving Berlin's Easter Parade more
Plot:
Don Hewes and Nadine Hale are a dancing team, but she decides to start a career on her own. So he takes the next dancer he meets... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 1 win more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
So You Think You Can Dance Fans Hating Hard on Katie Holmes
 (From E! Online. 24 July 2009, 11:35 AM, PDT)

Dancer Ann Miller Dies at 81
 (From IMDb News. 22 January 2004)

User Comments:
A Musical Among The Greatest more (51 total)

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Judy Garland ... Hannah Brown

Fred Astaire ... Don Hewes
Peter Lawford ... Jonathan Harrow III

Ann Miller ... Nadine Hale
Jules Munshin ... Headwaiter François
Clinton Sundberg ... Mike the Bartender
Richard Beavers ... Singer ("The Girl on the Magazine Cover")
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Irving Berlin's Easter Parade (USA) (complete title)
Intermezzo lírico (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
Parade de printemps (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Desfile de Páscoa (Brazil) [pt]
En dans med dej (Sweden) [sv]
Forår i luften (Denmark) [da]
Osterparade (Austria) [de]
Osterspaziergang (West Germany) [de]
Pashalini parelasis (Greece) [el]
Sinun kanssasi kahden (Finland) [fi]
Ti amavo senza saperlo (Italy) [it]
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Runtime:
107 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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This picture, which began its run nationally on July 8, 1948, was the second-biggest moneymaking film of the year, directly after the Crosby-Hope-Lamour Road to Rio (1947), which was launched nationally on Christmas Day of 1947. The critical and financial success of the Garland-Astaire pairing chiefly "made up" for the mixed reviews and poor box office (except in a few large cities) of Judy Garland's prior musical, The Pirate (1948), which had opened nationally on June 11, only a month before her frolic with Mr. Astaire was seen by moviegoers. more
Goofs:
Boom mic visible: When Hannah calls Jonathan on the phone, the shadow of the mic is very visible near a painting. more
Quotes:
[the bartender hands Don his drink]
Don Hewes: Can you drown a brunette in this?
Mike the Bartender: How tall is she?
Don Hewes: Five foot six.
Mike the Bartender: [filling the glass a little more] Try this.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Projectionist (1971) more
Soundtrack:
When the Midnight Choo Choo Leaves for Alabam' more

FAQ

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10 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
A Musical Among The Greatest, 27 March 2005
10/10
Author: georgestrum

From start to finish this film ranks highly with the best of the best movie musicals like "Singin' In The Rain" does. The way Fred handles the pesky little kid in the toy shop is precious. Notice the wary shop help in the background keep eye. Look for Fred trying to cajole Ann on to the terrace to dance and she refuses due to the cold then warms herself by the fire, so realistic. Fast forward to the "Girl On The Magazine Cover" in a Zigfeld Roof production number. How glamorous to see a beautiful woman who can dance with a chorus of handsome men in tuxedos. When was that last done in the 21st Century? I highly recommend this picture if you never have seen it. I guarantee you'll want to see it again and again.

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