Easter Parade (film)
- Judy Garland: as Hannah Brown
- Fred Astaire: Don Hewes
- Peter Lawford: as Jonathan Harrow III.
- Ann Miller as Nadine Hale
- Jules Munshin: when François
Easter Parade is an American movie musical with Judy Garland and Fred Astaire from the year 1948.
Action
The film takes place from Easter 1912 to Easter 1913 in New York. The famous dancer Don Hewes has a big problem. His partner, Nadine Hale would like to start a solo career as a dancer and leaves him. With his friend Jonathan Harrow he goes to a small pub. You drown problem in this pub Dons. At a late hour claims Don that he could form a second Nadine Hale from any X any dancer. He reaches from the dance troupe dancing in the restaurant, the first-best dancer out and asks them to come to a rehearsal with him. This dancer is Hannah Brown, the more is actually a singer.
With Hannah he begins the difficult work samples. However, he is making a big mistake by trying to make a copy of Nadine. The prepared program falls through. At the same time Hannah fell in love with Don, but mistakenly believes that this is still in love with Nadine. Don tried to change the program. He knows from his mistake and now uses the comic talent and singing talents of Hannah for a new program. This is a huge success in the Review of Ziegfeld. Go to the premiere party and Don Hannah, now a couple, in a place where Nadine Hale occurs. Nadine, who knows of the great success of Hannah, calls to annoy her rival, Don to dance together on stage. Hannah then leaves the place crying. The couple seems disconnected. Jonathan Harrow tries to bring them together again. On Easter Sunday 1913 are back together and go to the Easter Parade on New York's Fifth Avenue.
Background
Easter Parade is one of the most successful MGM musicals of the 1940s. The film was to be another spectacle for Gene Kelly and Judy Garland after the success of The Pirate originally. Just before shooting begins, however, Kelly broke the basketball game the foot, and so the studio decided that Fred Astaire, who had actually declared shortly before his retirement from film, should stand in for Kelly. There were other changes. Originally Vincente Minnelli should direct. Since the studio Minelli problematic appeared difficult marriage with garland for the filming, Charles Walters took over the government instead. For the role of Nadine Hale Cyd Charisse had been provided. However, due to a torn ligament, they had to be replaced by Ann Miller. Ann Miller, which was sponsored by Louis B. Mayer (who had stopped unsuccessfully for her hand ), but the shooting had to endure with an orthopedic corset because her husband had just pushed down a flight of stairs.
The film was a huge success, thanks to his wit, and above all the great revue scenes despite all recruitment problems. Irving Berlin turned from his wide repertoire of ten musical numbers are available: including A Couple of Swells ( Garland and Astaire with brilliant dance number as a vagrant - for Judy Garland was this costume later an integral part of their shows), I love a piano, It Only Happens When I Dance With You, Happy Easter, Shaking the Blues Away and the titular piece Easter Parade.
Reviews
" The trivial action only serves as an excuse for brilliant dance numbers and some vocal duets between Fred Astaire and Judy Garland that the only time appeared together here. Entertaining Entertainment. "
" Irving Berlin's music bears this peppy dance film with many evergreens and the famous Fifth Avenue - final with Berlin's title song. Rating 3 stars (very good ) "
" Ten old and seven new Irving Berlin songs ( ... ) give the musical conventional plot shine. "
Awards
The film received an Oscar in 1949 for best music.
DVD Release
- Easter walk. Special Edition. Warner Home Video 2005