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Summary
A brother and sister dance act encounter challenges and romance when booked in London during the Royal Wedding.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+23)
Critics 91Audiences 68GoodWatch 79
Tomatometer91%
Audience score69%
IMDb6.7
Box office
2.3×its budget
- Budget
- $2 M
- Worldwide
- $4 M
Worldwide it earned $2 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 33 min
Shorter than most music movies, −13 min on the typical 106
typical 10693Half of all music movies run 94–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 139 countries
+129Released
1951
March 8, 1951
75 years ago
Genres
MusicComedyRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
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and 12 more17 people
- Fred AstaireTom Bowen
- Jane PowellEllen Bowen
- Peter LawfordJohn Brindale
- Sarah ChurchillAnne Ashmond
- Keenan WynnIrving Klinger / Edgar Klinger
- Albert SharpeJames Ashmond
- Henri LetondalPurser (uncredited)
- Viola RoacheSarah (uncredited)
Bess FlowersBackstage Guest (uncredited)
Mae ClarkeTelephone Operator #1 (uncredited)
James FinlaysonCabby (uncredited)- SJShirley Jean RickertDancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Frank McLureInformation Clerk at Dock (uncredited)
Bert StevensMilitary Officer on Street (uncredited)- MBMargaret BertEllen's Maid (uncredited)
Andre CharisseSteward (uncredited)
Richard LupinoSinging Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Stanley Donen Director
- Arvid Griffen Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Alan Jay Lerner Screenplay, Story
Production · 2
- Arthur Freed Producer
- Donn McElwaine Publicist
Camera · 1
- Robert H. Planck Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Albert Akst Editor
Sound · 2
- Burton Lane Music, Songs
- Douglas Shearer Recording Supervision
Art · 3
- Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration
- Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
- Jack Martin Smith Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Helen Rose Costume Design
- William Tuttle Makeup Artist
- Sydney Guilaroff Hair Designer
Other crew · 1
- Warren Newcombe Special Effects
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