Easter Parade

film by Walters [1948]

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Astaire

discussed in biography

  • Judy Garland and Fred Astaire in Easter Parade
    In Charles Walters

    …major assignment, the period piece Easter Parade (1948). Despite initial production problems—Gene Kelly broke his ankle and was replaced by Fred Astaire, and Judy Garland had Vincente Minnelli (her then husband) removed as director—it was one of the year’s top grossers. The film, which features songs by

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Garland

  • Judy Garland, 1945.
    In Judy Garland

    The Harvey Girls (1946) and Easter Parade (1948) are the best known. Despite placing in the Top Ten box office three times during the 1940s, making more than \$100 million for the studio, and being considered the studio’s greatest asset, Garland was granted an early release from her MGM contract…

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.

  • In Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.

    …the Clouds Roll By (1946), Easter Parade (1948), On the Town (1949), Annie Get Your Gun (1950), Show Boat (1951), An American in Paris (1951), Singin’ in the Rain (1952), The Band Wagon (1953), Kiss Me Kate (1953),

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Oscar to Edens and Green for best scoring of a musical picture, 1948