Easter Parade (1948)

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G
1h 43min
Musical, Romance
08 Jul 1948 (USA)
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A nightclub performer hires a naive chorus girl to become his new dance partner to make his former partner jealous and to prove he can make any partner a star.

Director:

Charles Walters

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Stars:

Awards:

Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win.
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A nightclub performer hires a naive chorus girl to become his new dance partner to make his former partner jealous and to prove he can make any partner a star.

Still of Fred Astaire (I) and Judy Garland in Easter Parade (1948)

Still of Fred Astaire (I) and Peter Chong (I) in Easter Parade (1948)

Still of Judy Garland and Peter Lawford (I) in Easter Parade (1948)

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	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")
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	John Albright	...	Western Union Messenger (uncredited)
	Lola Albright	...	Hat Model / Showgirl (uncredited)
	Don Anderson	...	Passerby on Street (uncredited)
	Shirley Ballard	...	Showgirl (uncredited)
	Norman S. Barker	...	Trombone player in bar (uncredited)
	Jimmy Bates	...	Boy (uncredited)
	Virginia Bates	...	Model (uncredited)
	Hal Bell	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Margaret Bert	...	Florist (uncredited)
	Lulu Mae Bohrman	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
	Ralph Brooks	...	Diner at Rooftop Show (uncredited)
	Rosalee Calvert	...	Model (uncredited)
	James Carlisle	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
	Peter Chong	...	Sam - Don's Valet (uncredited)
	James Conaty	...	Passerby on Street (uncredited)
	Jack Deery	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
	Dante DiPaolo	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Jimmie Dodd	...	Cabby (uncredited)
	Dolores Donlon	...	Showgirl (uncredited)
	Patricia Edwards	...	Showgirl (uncredited)
	Charles Fogel	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
	J.C. Fowler	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
	Harry Fox	...	Desk Clerk (uncredited)
	Joel Friend	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Sig Frohlich	...	Callboy (uncredited)
	June Gale	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Robert Haines	...	Waiter at Rooftop Restaurant (uncredited)
	Ruth Hall	...	Showgirl (uncredited)
	Sam Harris	...	Backstage Well-Wisher / Diner at Rooftop Show (uncredited)
	Hector and His Pals	...	Hector and His Pals (uncredited)
	Helene Heigh	...	Hat Shop Owner (uncredited)
	Shep Houghton	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
	Marjorie Jackson	...	Showgirl (uncredited)
	Patricia Jackson	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Bob Jellison	...	Drugstore Patron (uncredited)
	Doris Kemper	...	Anna - Backstage Maid (uncredited)
	Gail Langford	...	Showgirl (uncredited)
	Joi Lansing	...	Hat Model / Showgirl (uncredited)
	Jeni Le Gon	...	Essie, Nadine's Maid (uncredited)
	Nolan Leary	...	Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)
	Max Linder	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
	King Lockwood	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
	Leota Lorraine	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
	Laura Mason	...	Twin Showgirl (uncredited)
	Matt Mattox	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Bert May	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Frank Mayo	...	Headwaiter (uncredited)
	Philo McCullough	...	Diner at Rooftop Show (uncredited)
	Harold Miller	...	Diner in Restaurant (uncredited)
	Howard M. Mitchell	...	Drugstore Patron (uncredited)
	Richard Neill	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
	George Noisom	...	Western Union Messenger (uncredited)
	Barry Norton	...	Diner at Rooftop Show (uncredited)
	Robert Emmett O'Connor	...	Policeman (uncredited)
	Dick Paxton	...	Western Union Messenger (uncredited)
	Albert Pollet	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Angi O. Poulos	...	Peddler (uncredited)
	Paul Power	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
	Bobbie Priest	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Jean Romer	...	Twin Showgirl (uncredited)
	Ralph Sanford	...	Hotel Detective (uncredited)
	Sara Shane	...	Showgirl (uncredited)
	Dick Simmons	...	Al - Ziegfeld Aide (uncredited)
	Bert Spencer	...	Clerk (uncredited)
	Harry Tenbrook	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
	Aline Towne	...	Salesgirl (uncredited)
	Dee Turnell	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Benay Venuta	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
	Johnny Walsh	...	Western Union Messenger (uncredited)
	Wilson Wood	...	Marty, Piano Player (uncredited)

Directed by

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Charles Walters

Written by

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Sidney Sheldon	...	(screenplay) &
Frances Goodrich	...	(screenplay) and
Albert Hackett	...	(screenplay)

Frances Goodrich	...	(original story) and
Albert Hackett	...	(original story)

Guy Bolton	...	() (uncredited)

Produced by

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Roger Edens	...	associate producer (uncredited)
Arthur Freed	...	producer

Music by

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Conrad Salinger

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(uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Harry Stradling Sr.

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director of photography (as Harry Stradling)

Editing by

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Albert Akst

Editorial Department

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Henri Jaffa	...	associate color director: Technicolor
Natalie Kalmus	...	color director: Technicolor

Art Direction by

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Cedric Gibbons
Jack Martin Smith

Set Decoration by

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Edwin B. Willis

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(set decorations)

Makeup Department

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Jack Dawn	...	makeup creator
Sydney Guilaroff	...	hair styles designer
Florence Erickson	...	hair stylist (uncredited)
Ben Lane	...	makeup artist (uncredited)
Dorothy Ponedel	...	key makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Al Shenberg

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production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Carl 'Major' Roup	...	second assistant director (uncredited)
Wallace Worsley Jr.	...	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Arthur Krams

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associate set decorator

Sound Department

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Douglas Shearer	...	recording director
James Brock	...	sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Warren Newcombe

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special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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Richard Borland	...	grip (uncredited)
Ed Hubbell	...	still photographer (uncredited)
Sam Leavitt	...	camera operator (uncredited)
Cliff Shirpser	...	assistant camera: Technicolor (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Irene	...	costumes: women's
Valles	...	costumes: men's
Eugene Joseff	...	costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Robert Alton	...	musical numbers direction by / musical numbers staged by
Leo Arnaud	...	orchestrator
Irving Berlin	...	lyrics and music by
Johnny Green	...	musical director
Conrad Salinger	...	orchestrator
Robert Tucker	...	vocal arrangements
Van Cleave	...	orchestrator
Sidney Cutner	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Roger Edens	...	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Robert Franklyn	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Paul Marquardt	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Leo Shuken	...	orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Leslie H. Martinson

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script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Fred Astaire	...	choreographer (uncredited)
Charles Walters	...	choreographer (uncredited)

Crew verified as complete

Production Companies

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)

Distributors

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1948) (United States) (theatrical) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1948) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1948) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1948) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1949) (Norway) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1949) (Belgium) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1949) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1950) (France) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1962) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
MGM Home Entertainment (1983) (Australia) (video)
MGM Home Entertainment (1986) (United States) (video) (Betamax)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1987) (United States) (VHS)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1992) (United States) (VHS)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1992) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
MGM Home Entertainment (1999) (United States) (VHS)
Warner Home Video (2000) (United States) (VHS)
Warner Home Video (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (2005) (United States) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (2006) (United States) (DVD)
Living Colour Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (2009) (Canada) (DVD) (4 film collection)
Warner Home Video (2009) (United States) (DVD) (4 film collection)
Warner Home Video (2013) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Central Motion Picture Exchange (1950) (Japan) (theatrical)
NHK BS Premium (2017) (Japan) (tv)
NHK Sôgô (1969) (Japan) (tv)
NHK-BS2 (1988) (Japan) (tv)
RCA (II) (United States) (video) (CED VideoDisc)
The Criterion Channel (2022) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
Warner Bros. (2020) (United States) (video) (streaming)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary	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, Hannah Brown, as a new partner. After a while, this new team is so successful that Florenz Ziegfeld is interested in them, but due to the fact that Nadine Hale also dances (and stars) in the Ziegfeld Follies, Don says no. Despite the fact that he is in love with Hannah, he keeps the relation with her strictly business. So Hannah is of the opinion that he is still in love with Nadine, and her suspicion grows when he dances with Nadine in a Night Club Floor Show. Written by Stephan Eichenberg Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	pug-dog saluki-dog romantic-rivalry dance-duo clothes-shopping See All (94) »
Taglines	The Happiest Musical Ever Made is Irving Berlin's Easter Parade See more »
Genres	Musical Romance
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:Atp Australia:G Brazil:Livre Ecuador:12 (self-applied) France:Tous publics Germany:0 Italy:T Japan:G Netherlands:AL Norway:A (cinema rating) Singapore:PG South Korea:All Sweden:Btl United Kingdom:U United States:G United States:Approved United States:Passed (The National Board of Review)

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Also Known As	Irving Berlin's Easter Parade (United States) Happy Easter (India, English title) Irving Berlin's Easter Parade (United Kingdom) Parade de printemps (France) Osterspaziergang (Germany) See more »
Runtime	103 min
Country	United States
Language	English French Italian
Color	Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Filming Locations	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget	$2,503,654 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross	$12,650,540

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Gene Kelly was originally scheduled to play Don, but he broke his ankle playing volleyball in his backyard. It was his suggestion that he be replaced by Fred Astaire. Cyd Charisse was up for the role of Nadine, but a torn ligament in either one or both of her knees forced her to drop out. She was replaced by Ann Miller. See more »
Goofs	In the "Roof Garden" scene, Nadine is wearing high heels when she does the "Magazine Cover" number. In the wings at the end of it, she removes her headdress, discards her huge fan, and goes back onstage to call Don Hewes out of the crowd to dance their old number. Suddenly, she's wearing ballet slippers. In fact, in all of her scenes with Don, she wears flat shoes, so as not to tower over him. See more »
Movie Connections	Edited into Seul le cinéma (1994). See more »
Soundtracks	Happy Easter See more »
Quotes	Don Hewes: Why didn't you tell me I was in love with you? See more »

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