Father of the Bride
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 novel of the same name 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. Father of the Bride was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Writing, Screenplay, and Best Actor in a Leading Role (for Tracy).
Plot
In the aftermath of the wedding of his daughter Kay, Stanley T. Banks, a successful middle-aged lawyer, recalls the day three months earlier when he first learned of her engagement to Buckley. Kay's casual announcement at the dinner table of the family's comfortable suburban home that she is in love with him and has accepted his proposal makes Stanley feel uneasy, but he soon recognizes that his daughter has grown up and the wedding is inevitable. While Ellie, Kay's mother, immediately begins making preparations, Stanley lies awake at night, fearing the worst for his daughter.
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| author | Albert Hackett Edward Streeter Frances Goodrich |
|---|---|
| director | Vincente Minnelli |
| editor | Ferris Webster |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | animate change of heart engagement party fishing trip maroon meet misgive nova scotia out of control talk wedding ceremony wedding rehearsal |
| musicBy | Adolph Deutsch |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay |
| producer | Pandro S. Berman |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| publisher | Loews Cineplex Entertainment |
| recordedAt | California |
| theme | romantic comedy |