Directed by:
Vincente MinnelliCast:
Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Oscar Levant, Nanette Fabray, Jack Buchanan, James Mitchell, Ava Gardner, Bobby Watson, Mary Menzies, Julie Newmar, Steve Forrest (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Fading movie musical star Tony Hunter, down and out in Hollywood, decides to try his luck on the Broadway stage. Unfortunately, the simple hoofer discovers that a pretentious director has control of the project, and that instead of good humor, happy songs and a tapping chorus line, there'll be lengthy speeches, heavy drama and lots of deep soul-searching. Even worse, Tony's expected to dance with a classical ballerina! Thanks to the massive egos of everyone involved, the play, to no one's surprise, lays an egg. But now Tony takes charge, and he's out to prove the show must go on -- his way! (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Fred Astaire
USA
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Cyd Charisse
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Oscar Levant
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Nanette Fabray
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Jack Buchanan
UK
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James Mitchell
USA
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Ava Gardner
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Bobby Watson
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Mary Menzies
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Steve Forrest
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Robert Gist
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John Lupton
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Richard Alexander
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Bess Flowers
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Emory Parnell
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Bert Stevens
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Herb Vigran
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Harold Miller
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