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Royal Wedding (1951) -- Tom and Ellen Bowen are a brother and sister dance act whose show closes in New York. Their agent books them in London for the same period as the Royal Wedding...

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Overview

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6.7/10   1,565 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Alan Jay Lerner (story)
Alan Jay Lerner (screenplay)
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Release Date:
23 March 1951 (USA) more
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Plot:
Tom and Ellen Bowen are a brother and sister dance act whose show closes in New York. Their agent books... more | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
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(12 articles)
User Comments:
Dancing Great; Story Stinks more (40 total)

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Fred Astaire ... Tom Bowen
Jane Powell ... Ellen Bowen
Peter Lawford ... Lord John Brindale
Sarah Churchill ... Anne Ashmond
Keenan Wynn ... Irving Klinger / Edgar Klinger
Albert Sharpe ... James Ashmond
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Wedding Bells (UK)
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Runtime:
93 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Canada:F (Ontario) | Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Australia:PG (video rating) | Australia:G | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | UK:U
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Trivia:
The ship's rocking during "Open Your Eyes" was based on the Astaires' own dancing experience on a voyage to London in 1923. A boat-rocking device was used to create the film effect. more
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Irving Klinger: This is a pretty box of pickles! more
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Referenced in Going Shopping (2005) more
Soundtrack:
I LEFT MY HAT IN HAITI more

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17 out of 26 people found the following comment useful.
Dancing Great; Story Stinks, 24 May 2006
5/10
Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

This movie features some of the most famous dance scenes by Fred Astaire, such as the one where he dances on the walls and ceiling.

That particularly dance is impressive because the special-effects made it look realistic. Kudos to the filmmakers for doing that in a film that is 55 years old. Astaire also did a clever number earlier with a hat rack and did two entertaining dances with Jane Powell.

The dancing was the only good thing in the film. Most of the story deals with romances between Powell and Peter Lawford and Astaire and Sarah Churchill. The latter look a little old for the normal young-romance type angles viewers are used to seeing in films. Facially, Fred looked like he had been ill. He just didn't look good. Powell looked fine but her soprano voice almost broke my TV tube. It was brutal.

Since those famous Astaire dances can be seen on "That's Entertainment" tapes or DVDs, there was no reason to keep this film.

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