Easter Parade (1948)
July 8, 1948Release Date
Easter Parade (1948)
July 8, 1948Release Date
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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
François
Clinton Sundberg
Mike
Richard Beavers
Singer ('The Girl on the Magazine Cover')
Lola Albright
Hat Model / Showgirl (uncredited)
John Albright
Western Union Messenger
Shirley Ballard
Showgirl (uncredited)
Edward Biby
Audience Member (uncredited)
June Gale
Minor Role (uncredited)
Don Anderson
Passerby on Street
Joi Lansing
Hat Model / Showgirl (uncredited)
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Policeman (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Backstage Well-Wisher / Diner at Rooftop Show (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Diner in Restaurant (uncredited)
Jeni Le Gon
Essie (uncredited)
Sara Shane
Showgirl (uncredited)
Albert Hackett
Screenplay / Original Story
Frances Goodrich
Screenplay / Original Story
Charles Walters
Director
Sidney Sheldon
Screenplay
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Jack Martin Smith
Art Direction
Arthur Freed
Producer
Harry Stradling Sr.
Director of Photography
Irene
Costume Design
Fred Valles
Costume Design
Albert Akst
Editor
Irving Berlin
Songs / Music / Lyricist
Van Cleave
Orchestrator
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 8, 1948
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 43m
Content RatingNR
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Easter Parade is a 1948 American Technicolor musical film directed by Charles Walters, written by Sidney Sheldon, Frances Goodrich, and Albert Hackett from a story by Goodrich and Hackett, and 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.