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The Band Wagon

A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.

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The Band Wagon Cast

Name Character
Fred Astaire He was 54, 88 years old when he died as Tony Hunter
Julie Newmar She was 19, now 90 years old as Salon Model / Chorine in Girl Hunt Ballet
Bess Flowers She was 54, 85 years old when she died as Train Passenger
Ava Gardner She was 30, 67 years old when she died as Herself
Douglas Fowley He was 42, 86 years old when he died as Auctioneer (uncredited)
Steve Forrest He was 27, 87 years old when he died as Passenger on Train
Oscar Levant He was 46, 65 years old when he died as Lester Marton
Don Beddoe He was 50, 87 years old when he died as Producer
Henry Corden He was 33, 85 years old when he died as Orchestra Leader
Colin Kenny He was 9, 24 years old when he died as Drunk Outside Arcade (uncredited)
Nanette Fabray She was 32, 97 years old when she died as Lily Marton
Robert Gist He was 35, 80 years old when he died as Hal
Harold Miller He was 59, 78 years old when he died as Bystander in Girl Hunt Ballet
Cyd Charisse She was 31, 86 years old when she died as Gabrielle Gerard
Thurston Hall He was 71, 75 years old when he died as Colonel Tripp (uncredited)
Jack Buchanan He was 62, 66 years old when he died as Jeffrey Cordova
Frank McLure He was 60, 67 years old when he died as Investor (uncredited)
James Mitchell He was 33, 89 years old when he died as Paul Byrd

The Band Wagon Crew

Name Department
Alexander Courage as Original Music Composer. He was 33 (88) years old when He died Sound
Adolph Deutsch as Original Music Composer. He was 55 (82) years old when He died Sound
Mary Ann Nyberg as Costume Design. She was 30 (56) years old when She died Costume & Make-Up
Albert Akst as Editor. He was 53 (58) years old when He died Editing
E. Preston Ames as Art Direction. He was 47 (77) years old when He died Art
Cedric Gibbons as Art Direction. He was 60 (67) years old when He died Art
Vincente Minnelli as Director. He was 50 (83) years old when He died Directing
Norman Corwin as Writer. He was 43 (101) years old when He died Writing
Betty Comden as Story. She was 36 (89) years old when She died Writing
George White as Editor. He was 118 (162) years old when He died Editing
Harry Jackson as Director of Photography. He was 57 (57) years old when He died Camera
Conrad Salinger as Original Music Composer. He was 51 (60) years old when He died Sound
Bill Ryan as Producer. He was 8 (now 79) years old Production
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  • Release day: Friday, August 07, 1953
  • Runtime: 112 minutes