Royal Wedding (1951) | |
| Director(s) | Stanley Donen |
| Producer(s) | Arthur Freed |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Musical, Romance |
| Top Topics | Brother Sister, Dance, Public Domain, Romance (Comic) |
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Royal Wedding (1951) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by Stanley Donen and produced by Arthur Freed.
Academy Awards 1951 --- Ceremony Number 24 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Music - Song | Music by Burton Lane; Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner | Nominated |
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Musical Monday: Royal Wedding (1951)
on Jun 10, 2019 From Comet Over HollywoodIt?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: Royal Wedding ? Musical #55 ... Read full article
Royal Wedding (1951)
By Amanda Garrett on May 20, 2018 From Old Hollywood FilmsJane Powell and Fred Astaire in a publicity still for Royal Wedding (1951). This article is part of The MGM Musical Magic Blogathon hosted by Hometowns to Hollywood. If you can't enough of the nuptials of the United Kingdom's Prince Harry and American actor Meghan Markle, why not celebrate the... Read full article
Royal Wedding (1951)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 5, 2016 From 4 Star FilmsThe Wedding of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip was a once in a lifetime experience. They’re still together to this day and yet when they got married she was not even queen yet. It’s hard to believe. It’s only fitting that a momentous occasion ?like that would get a film, and Sta... Read full article
Royal Wedding (1951)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 5, 2016 From 4 Star FilmsThe Wedding of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip was a once in a lifetime experience. They’re still together to this day and yet when they got married she was not even queen yet. It’s hard to believe. It’s only fitting that a momentous occasion like that would get a film, and Stan... Read full article
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Quotes from
Tom Bowen: I never had no mother. We was too poor.
Ellen Bowen: [referring to the royal couple] I wonder what the bride is doing today.
Tom Bowen: Why don't you call her up and ask her?
Ellen Bowen: [chuckles] I wonder what I would be doing a month before my wedding.
Tom Bowen: Probably trying to find a way out of it.
Ellen Bowen: Do you really think so?
Tom Bowen: You know you would.
Chester: Have you ever considered getting married, sir?
Tom Bowen: I was engaged once.
Chester: What happened?
Tom Bowen: The girl changed her mind at the last minute.
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Facts about
The story was loosely based on the real-life partnership of Fred Astaire and his sister, Adele Astaire. In real life, Adele Astaire married Lord Charles Cavendish, son of the Duke of Devonshire, just as Jane Powell, playing Fred's sister, marries an English Lord at the end of this film.
The "You're All the World to Me" dance was accomplished by putting a whole room, attached camera and harnessed cameraman inside a 20 ft. diameter rotating "squirrel cage."
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