Easter Parade (1948)
July 8, 1948Release Date
Easter Parade (1948)
July 8, 1948Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Currently Easter Parade is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Vudu, DIRECTV
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Cast & Crew.
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")
John Albright
Western Union Messenger
Shirley Ballard
Showgirl (uncredited)
Lola Albright
Hat Model
Edward Biby
Audience Member (uncredited)
June Gale
Minor Role (uncredited)
Joi Lansing
Hat Model / Showgirl (uncredited)
Don Anderson
Passerby on Street
Charles Walters
Director
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Policeman (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Backstage Well-Wisher / Diner at Rooftop Show (uncredited)
Sidney Sheldon
Writer
Harold Miller
Diner in Restaurant (uncredited)
Frances Goodrich
Writer
Albert Hackett
Writer
Jeni Le Gon
Essie (uncredited)
Sara Shane
Showgirl (uncredited)
Arthur Freed
Producer
Sydney Guilaroff
Hair Designer
Harry Stradling Sr.
Cinematographer
Arthur Krams
Assistant Decorator
Albert Akst
Editor
Jack Martin Smith
Art Direction
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Warren Newcombe
Special Effects
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Easter Parade is a 1948 American Technicolor musical film starring Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Peter Lawford, and Ann Miller. The film contains some of Astaire's and Garland's best-known songs, including "Easter Parade", "Steppin' Out with My Baby", and "We're a Couple of Swells", all by Irving Berlin.
Gene Kelly was originally cast opposite Garland, but broke his ankle. The part was then offered to Astaire, who had retired two years earlier. Very eager to work again, Astaire consulted Kelly about the offer, and Kelly supported his decision to take the role. Garland and Astaire were a successful team, and Astaire was restored to his status as a top MGM star.
A critical and commercial success, Easter Parade was the highest-grossing musical film of 1948, and the second-highest grossing MGM musical of the 1940s, after Meet Me in St. Louis.