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1950 • 1h 32min • Approved • Comedy, Drama, Romance

Father of the Bride

"You're invited... to a hilarious wedding!"

Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises and disasters along the way.

IMDb 7.1

RT 90%

MC 76

Director

Vincente Minnelli

Writers

Edward Streeter

Frances Goodrich

Albert Hackett

Composer

Adolph Deutsch

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Spencer Tracy

Stanley T. Banks

Joan Bennett

Ellie Banks

Elizabeth Taylor

Kay Banks

Don Taylor

Buckley Dunstan

Billie Burke

Doris Dunstan

Leo G. Carroll

Mr. Massoula

Moroni Olsen

Herbert Dunstan

Melville Cooper

Mr. Tringle

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Elizabeth Taylor Kay Banks

Don Taylor Buckley Dunstan

Billie Burke Doris Dunstan

Leo G. Carroll Mr. Massoula

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Melville Cooper Mr. Tringle

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