Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride

92 mins | Comedy, Family, Romance | May 18, 1950

Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises and disasters along the way.

Father of the Bride

92 mins | Comedy, Family, Romance | May 18, 1950

Father of the Bride
Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises and disasters along the way.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Father of the Bride
Directors Vincente Minnelli
Writers Edward Streeter, Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich

Cast

Spencer Tracy

as Stanley T. Banks

Joan Bennett

as Ellie Banks

Elizabeth Taylor

as Kay Banks

Don Taylor

as Buckley Dunstan

Billie Burke

as Doris Dunstan

Leo G. Carroll

as Mr. Massoula

Moroni Olsen

as Herbert Dunstan

Melville Cooper

as Mr. Tringle

Taylor Holmes

as Warner

Paul Harvey

as Reverend Galsworthy

Frank Orth

as Joe

Russ Tamblyn

as Tommy Banks

Tom Irish

as Ben Banks

Marietta Canty

as Delilah

Richard Alexander

as Moving Man with Screen (uncredited)

Don Anderson

as Usher (uncredited)

William Bailey

as Man in Dream Sequence (uncredited)

Fay Baker

as Miss Bellamy (uncredited)

Lucile Barnes

as Bridesmaid (uncredited)

Oliver Blake

as Engagement Party Guest (uncredited)

Lillian Bronson

as Schoolteacher (uncredited)

Joe Brown Jr.

as Moving Man (uncredited)

Frank Cady

as Timid Engagement Party Guest (uncredited)

Aileen Carlyle

as Engagement Party Guest (uncredited)

Carleton Carpenter

as Party Guest / Usher With Coke (uncredited)

Gene Coogan

as Barman (uncredited)

Paul Cristo

as Waiter (uncredited)

Oliver Cross

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Lucille Curtis

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Roy Damron

as Reception Guest (uncredited)

Boyd Davis

as Engagement Party Guest (uncredited)

Chris Drake

as Usher (uncredited)

Jacqueline Duval

as Peg (uncredited)

Ella Ethridge

as Woman in Dream Sequence (uncredited)

Estelle Etterre

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Betty Farrington

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Janey Fay

as Bridesmaid (uncredited)

Charles Ferguson

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

as Wedding Reception Guest (uncredited)

Edward Gargan

as Moving Man with Door (uncredited)

Mickey Golden

as Barman (uncredited)

Herschel Graham

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

William E. Greene

as Sad-Faced Engagement Party Guest (uncredited)

William Haade

as Policeman (uncredited)

Sherry Hall

as Engagement Party Guest (uncredited)

Bradford Hatton

as Florist (uncredited)

Jim Hayward

as Moving Man (uncredited)

Thomas Browne Henry

as Stranger (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

as Wedding Guest in Dream Sequence (uncredited)

Art Howard

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Frank Hyers

as Duffy - Cameraman (uncredited)

Walter Kelley

as Usher (uncredited)

Ann Kunde

as Woman in Dream Sequence (uncredited)

Peggy Leon

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Beverly Luff

as Wedding Reception Guest (uncredited)

Billy Mahan

as Usher (uncredited)

Thomas Martin

as Waiter (uncredited)

Paul Maxey

as Party Guest / Fat Man (uncredited)

Mickey McCardle

as Engagement Party Guest (uncredited)

Philo McCullough

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Russell Meeker

as Reception Guest (uncredited)

Harold Miller

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Patricia Miller

as Wispy Girl (uncredited)

Roger Moore

as Engagement Party Guest (uncredited)

Sol Murgi

as Reception Guest (uncredited)

Forbes Murray

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

as Waiter (uncredited)

Gil Perkins

as Moving Man (uncredited)

Ralph Peters

as Moving Man with Marquee (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

Dorothy Phillips

as Woman in Nightmare Sequence (uncredited)

William Phillips

as Foreman of Moving Men (uncredited)

Frank Richards

as Truck Driver (uncredited)

Dewey Robinson

as Moving Man with Lamp (uncredited)

Fred Santley

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Cosmo Sardo

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Scott Seaton

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Erin Selwyn

as Bridesmaid (uncredited)

Charles Smith

as Usher (uncredited)

Mary Jane Smith

as Effie (uncredited)

Douglas Spencer

as Fritz the Organist (uncredited)

Harry Stanton

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Larry Steers

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Brick Sullivan

as Moving Man (uncredited)

Floyd Taylor

as Usher (uncredited)

Peter M. Thompson

as Usher (uncredited)

Nancy Valentine

as Fliss (uncredited)

Wendy Waldron

as Bridesmaid (uncredited)

Johnny Walsh

as Western Union Boy (uncredited)

Willard Waterman

as Vincent Dixon (uncredited)

Dick Wessel

as Moving Man with Chandelier (uncredited)

Jeff York

as Policeman (uncredited)