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6.7/10
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A brother and sister dance act encounter challenges and romance when booked in London during the Royal Wedding.A brother and sister dance act encounter challenges and romance when booked in London during the Royal Wedding.A brother and sister dance act encounter challenges and romance when booked in London during the Royal Wedding.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
Bea Allen
- Dancer in Haiti Number
- (uncredited)
Wilson Benge
- Minor Role
- (uncredited)
Margaret Bert
- Ellen's Maid
- (uncredited)
Francis Bethencourt
- Charles Gordon
- (uncredited)
Lulu Mae Bohrman
- Royal Attendant
- (uncredited)
Jack Boyle
- Dancer
- (uncredited)
John Brascia
- Dancer in Haiti Number
- (uncredited)
William Cabanne
- Dick
- (uncredited)
Gary Casteel
- Child Singer
- (uncredited)
Andre Charisse
- Steward
- (uncredited)
Bill Chatham
- Dancer in Haiti Number
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn an interview given shortly after the film was released, Fred Astaire revealed that he had tried dancing with more than 30 commercially available hat racks before the studio had the prop department design and build the one in the film at a final cost of over $900 (over $9000 in 2021 dollars). The hat rack disappeared shortly after the film wrapped.
- GoofsOn the day of the wedding, many of the British flags in the streets are hung upside down. The wider diagonal white stripe of the Union Flag should always be uppermost next to the top of the flagpole.
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits are displayed on engraved invitation pages.
- Alternate versionsThere is an Italian DVD edition of this movie, distributed by DNA Srl, entitled "Royal Wedding". The movie was re-edited with the contribution of the film history scholar Riccardo Cusin. This dvd contains the movie with its original aspect ratio and a new version adapted in 1.78:1 anamorphic for 16:9 screens. This version is also available in streaming on some platforms. This DVD also contains another movie with Fred Astaire: "Second Chorus" (1941).
- ConnectionsEdited into Your Afternoon Movie: The Royal Wedding (2022)
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The one with Fred Astaire dancing on the ceiling.
So, basically everybody around the globe knows- and has seen the famous dancing sequence with Fred Astaire dancing on the walls and ceilings. But how many people actually know that, that sequence is from this movie? I'm surprised that a movie with such a famous sequence isn't better known.
In essence "Royal Wedding" is your typical MGM musical, with still a couple of extra pluses, that makes this movie distinct itself from the average, formulaic movie musical, from the same time period. Obviously the famous sequence with Fred Astaire dancing on the ceiling is one of them but to me it also was the humor. Musicals really aren't best known for the well placed and original humor but this movie does a great job at providing a couple of genuine good and original laughs.
The story is kept simple and formulaic and above all also of course very predictable. The movie doesn't offer an awful lot of surprises but yet the story serves its purpose and that fits the genre just right.
There are a couple of great and likable characters in this movie, that help to make the movie an extra joy to watch. Fred Astaire of course steals the show with his acting and dancing but also Jane Powell as his sister was great. Not too happy about the casting of Sarah Churchill (Winston Churchill's daughter). No offense but she just isn't beautiful enough (she has got her daddy's looks, I'm afraid) for her part and also perhaps a tad too old. It just doesn't fit the genre.
The musical numbers are all well executed, mainly those by Fred Astaire. The sequences were however a bit too 'stagey' for my taste, although I should admit that the musical genre has just never been my favorite movie genre.
All in all an enjoyable to watch typical MGM musical, with a couple of more offerings in it than its fellow genre movies.
7/10
http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/
In essence "Royal Wedding" is your typical MGM musical, with still a couple of extra pluses, that makes this movie distinct itself from the average, formulaic movie musical, from the same time period. Obviously the famous sequence with Fred Astaire dancing on the ceiling is one of them but to me it also was the humor. Musicals really aren't best known for the well placed and original humor but this movie does a great job at providing a couple of genuine good and original laughs.
The story is kept simple and formulaic and above all also of course very predictable. The movie doesn't offer an awful lot of surprises but yet the story serves its purpose and that fits the genre just right.
There are a couple of great and likable characters in this movie, that help to make the movie an extra joy to watch. Fred Astaire of course steals the show with his acting and dancing but also Jane Powell as his sister was great. Not too happy about the casting of Sarah Churchill (Winston Churchill's daughter). No offense but she just isn't beautiful enough (she has got her daddy's looks, I'm afraid) for her part and also perhaps a tad too old. It just doesn't fit the genre.
The musical numbers are all well executed, mainly those by Fred Astaire. The sequences were however a bit too 'stagey' for my taste, although I should admit that the musical genre has just never been my favorite movie genre.
All in all an enjoyable to watch typical MGM musical, with a couple of more offerings in it than its fellow genre movies.
7/10
http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/
- Boba_Fett1138
- Feb 6, 2007
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- Königliche Hochzeit
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- $1,590,920 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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