Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride

1950 | 1h 37m | Comedy, Romance | TV-G

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Brief Synopsis

Proud father Stanley T. Banks navigates a sea of premarital mayhem after his daughter, Kay, announces her engagement.

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Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Vincente Minnelli

CAST

Spencer Tracy

Joan Bennett

Elizabeth Taylor

Don Taylor

Billie Burke

Moroni Olsen

Russ Tamblyn

PRODUCERS

Pandro S. Berman

WRITERS

Frances Goodrich

Albert Hackett

Edward Streeter

Host Intros

01:37
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Father Of The Bride (1950)
Intro Aired: Feb 2019
Ben Mankiewicz introduces Father Of The Bride, 1950.
01:35
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Father Of The Bride (1950)
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Ben Mankiewicz introduces Father Of The Bride, 1950.
01:46
Alicia Malone Intro -- Father Of The Bride (1950)
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Guest host Alicia Malone introduces Father Of The Bride, 1950.
01:58
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Father Of The Bride (1950)
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Ben Mankiewicz introduces Father Of The Bride, 1950.
01:35
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Father Of The Bride (1950)
Intro Aired: Oct 2016
Ben Mankiewicz introduces Father Of The Bride, 1950.
01:31
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Father Of The Bride (1950)
Intro Aired: Jun 2016
Ben Mankiewicz introduces Father Of The Bride, 1950.
01:49
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Father Of The Bride (1950)
Intro Aired: Feb 2016
Ben Mankiewicz introduces Father Of The Bride, 1950.

Related Videos

Father of the Bride (1950) -- (Movie Clip) I Dreamed Of The Wedding...
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Stanley (Spencer Tracy) has trouble sleeping on the night before the wedding and runs into bride Kay (Elizabeth Taylor) in the kitchen in Vincente Minnelli's Father of the Bride, 1950.
01:32
Spencer Tracy -- (Movie Promo) Father Of The Bride
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A TCM Original on our October, 2012 Star Of The Month, Spencer Tracy, and his performance in Father Of The Bride, airing Monday the 15th at 945pm ET.
Father of the Bride (1950) -- (Movie Clip) Financial Talk
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Stanley (Spencer Tracy) stages a one-sided "financial talk" with suitor Buckley (Don Taylor) as daughter Kay (Elizabeth Taylor) and spouse Ellie (Joan Bennett) provide support in Father of the Bride, 1950.
Father of the Bride (1950) -- (Movie Clip) A Few Words About Weddings
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After the credits, Spencer Tracy's famous address to the camera in the aftermath of the wedding, from Vincente Minnelli's Father of the Bride 1950.
Father of the Bride (1950) -- (Movie Clip) One Of Those Little Caterers
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Stanley (Spencer Tracy) and Ellie (Joan Bennett) in their first encounter with the wedding planner Mr. Massoula (Leo G. Carroll) in Vincente Minnelli's Father of the Bride, 1950.
Father of the Bride (1950) -- (Movie Clip) Too Early For A Martini?
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Stanley (Spencer Tracy) gets stuck in the kitchen making drinks and receiving guests (Taylor Holmes, Carleton Carpenter, Frank Cady) at the engagement party in Father of the Bride, 1950.
Father of the Bride (1950) -- (Movie Clip) I Don't Like Him
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Stanley (Spencer Tracy) and Ellie (Joan Bennett) meet Buckley (Don Taylor) who's come to collect Kay (Elizabeth Taylor) in an early scene from Vincente Minnelli's Father of the Bride, 1950.
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Father of the Bride (1950) - (Original Trailer)
Trailer
A doting father (Spencer Tracy) faces mountains of bills and endless trials when his daughter (Elizabeth Taylor) marries in Father of the Bride (1950), directed by Vincente Minnelli.

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