Father of the Bride
Father of the Bride is a 1950 American comedy film about a man trying to cope with preparations for his daughter's wedding starring Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, and Elizabeth Taylor. Directed by Vincente Minnelli, it was adapted by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett from the 1949 novel by Edward Streeter. Father of the Bride was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Picture, and Best Writing, Screenplay.
Plot
In the aftermath of the wedding of his daughter Kay (Elizabeth Taylor), Stanley T. Banks (Spencer Tracy), a successful middle-aged lawyer, recalls the day three months earlier when he first learned of her engagement to Buckley (Don Taylor). 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 (Joan Bennett), Kay's mother, immediately begins making preparations, Stanley lies awake at night, fearing the worst for his daughter.
More details
| author | Albert Hackett Edward Streeter Frances Goodrich |
|---|---|
| director | Vincente Minnelli |
| editor | Ferris Webster |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | animate change of heart engagement party fish honeymoon lawyer maroon meet misgive out of control talk wedding ceremony wedding rehearsal young man |
| 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 |