Father of the Bride
Starring: Spencer Tracy, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Bennett
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Writer: Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Edward Streeter
Producer: Pandro S. Berman
Father of the Bride is a 1950 American romantic comedy film directed by Vincente Minnelli from a screenplay by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, based on the 1949 eponymous novel by Edward Streeter. The film stars Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, and Elizabeth Taylor, and follows a man trying to cope with preparations for his daughter's wedding.
Trivia
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture; Academy Award for Best Actor; Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay.
- Based on Father of the Bride (novel by Edward Streeter).
- According to Frank Miller for TCM, when creating the role for the father, the character was shaped around Spencer Tracy.
- Minnelli believed Tracy was capable of handling a role that balanced humor with fatherly tenderness.
- After some miscommunication with the producers, Jack Benny was brought in for a screen test.
Filming Locations
- California
Previous Showings
11 Runs • 10 Festivals
Original Billings: 1 run (July 13, 1950)
Original Run: July 13, 1950 (Thursday - Saturday)
All runs on record (11):
- July 13, 1950 (Thursday - Saturday)Spencer Tracy, Elizabeth Taylor
- August 14 - 17, 1999summer99w/ Meet Me in St. Louis
- September 6 - 7, 2001summer2k1w/ Sitting Pretty
- November 2 - 3, 2002Fall Folliesw/ Meet Me in St. Louis
- May 7 - 9, 2006Ronald Colmanw/ The Night of Love, Brigadoon
- July 26 - 29, 2008Summer 2008 Bette Davis, James Stewart, silent films and more!w/ The Reluctant Debutante
- December 6 - 7, 200920th Anniversary Festivalw/ An American in Paris
- April 9 - 11, 2011Elizabeth Taylorw/ Father's Little Dividend
- July 22 - 24, 2015Summer 2015 Forty Classics from the Golden Age Including Kurosawa in Augustw/ Scarlet Street
- August 31 - September 2, 2018Summer 2018
- July 11 - 14, 2024Directed by Vincente Minnelliw/ Father's Little Dividend