- Actors: Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Elizabeth Taylor, Don Taylor, Billie Burke
- Directors: Vincente Minnelli
- Format: PAL, Black & White, Full Screen, Mono
- Language English
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Studio: Warner Home Video
- Run Time: 89 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0014KV554
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 48,711 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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"I would like to say a few words about weddings," a weary man says from the middle of a muddle of rice and scattered bottles. What follows is a warm, witty look at what it means to be Father of the Bride.
Spencer Tracy is the father and Elizabeth Taylor is the bride in this lively Vincente Minnelli-directed classic. Taylor is glowingly showcased- and reflected in three mirrors when first seen in the wedding gown. Tracy's performance captures every loving father's exasperations and joys as the day approaches. It also captured the fourth of his nine Best Actor Academy Award nominations. The film also earned nominations for the Best Picture and Screenplay. Her comes the bride, there goes dad's wallet... and everyone's heart. What sparkling fun!
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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This classic 1950s family values comedy benefits from the charming performance of Spencer Tracy as the beleagured father. Elizabeth Taylor is at the bloom of youthful, unearthly beauty, and though her performance is light and 'stagey', her character is none the worse for it. While the movie is dated, it is still a must-see in its 'Life with Father' genre. Watched back-to-back with its later remake (by Steve Martin) provides an interesting contrast in times, values, and styles, and how the essential feelings, raised by a father's perceived loss of his little girl, stay the same.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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Elizabeth Taylor is the most beautiful bride in the history of the movies and Spencer Tracy is the suffering "Father of the Bride" in this 1950 film directed by Vincent Minnelli. Stanley Banks (Tracy) finds his peaceful life is tossed upside down when his daughter Kay (Taylor) announces she is going to marry Buckley Dunstan (Don Taylor). In the aftermath of the wedding, Stanley recounts in great detail the many problems a father has to contend with during the preparations for the wedding. But all the headaches are made worthwhile when he opens the door and see Kay in her wedding dress for the first time in a superbly beautiful shot of the radiant young bridge. This is one of those shots that makes you forget the film is not in color. Joan Bennett is first rate as Ellie, the woman caught between her husband and daughter, while Moroni Olson and Billie Burke play Buckley's parents and Leo G. Carroll gets the choice role of Mr. Massoula, the wedding planner. Tracy became very much the father figure for Taylor after this role, which certainly shows in their on-screen chemistry, and she always called him "Pops" until the day he died. The film was based on the novel by Edward Streeter and was quickly followed by a sequel, "Father's Little Dividend." The recent remake with Steve Martin was totally unnecessary, but you have to admire anybody who would take on a role for which Spencer Tracy was nominated for an Oscar. Remind me to watch this film when my daughters start planning their weddings.
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Classic films are the best!
I have been searching for this version of Father of the Bride for ages - can't stand the Steve Martin version; too slapstick for my taste! Read more
Published 5 days ago by Janey M (Happy Teacher)
A comedy classic
Father of the Bride is a comedy classic you must have. Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor are at their best.
Published 7 months ago by Kristina Suder
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