Father of the Bride
Social comedy about wedding.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Stanley T. Banks Spencer Tracy
- Ellie Banks Joan Bennett
- Kay Banks Elizabeth Taylor
- Buckley Dunstan Don Taylor
- Mrs Doris Dunstan Billie Burke
- Mr Massoula, the caterer Leo G. Carroll
- Herbert Dunstan Moroni Olsen
- Mr Tringle, the usher Melville Cooper
- Warner Taylor Holmes
- Reverend A.I. Galsworthy Paul Harvey
- Joe, Massoula's assistant Frank Orth
- Tommy Banks Russ Tamblyn
- Ben Banks Tom Irish
- Delilah Marietta Canty
- [porcupine-haired fixing suitor] Wells Wohlwend
- [be-bop suitor/usher] Carleton Carpenter
- [radio fixing suitor] Hal Hatfield
- [party guest] Boyd Davis
- [party guest] Oliver Blake
- [fat guest] Paul Maxey
- [timid guest wanting mint-julip] Frank Cady
- [Miss Bellamy, Stanley's secretary] Fay Baker
- [usher] Chris Drake
- [usher] Floyd Taylor
- [usher] Don Anderson
- [usher] William Mahan
- [usher] Walter Kelly
- [usher] Peter Thompson
- [bridesmaid] Lucille Barnes
- [bridesmaid] Erin Selwyn
- [bridesmaid] Janet Fay
- [bridesmaid] Wendy Waldron
- [Fritz, the organist] Douglas Spencer
- [woman in dream sequence] Ella Ethridge
- [woman in dream sequence] Dorothy Phillips
- [woman in dream sequence] Anne Kunde
- [man in dream sequence] William Bailey
- [man in dream sequence] Stuart Holmes
- [foreman of movers] William 'Bill' Phillips
- [Western Union boy] John Walsh
- [mover with chandelier] Dick Wessel
- [mover with chandelier] Joe Brown Jr
- [mover with lamp] Dewey Robinson
- [mover with door] Edward Gargan
- [mover with marquee] Ralph Peters
- [mover with screen] Richard Alexander
- [mover] Jim Hayward
- [mover] Gil Perkins
- [florist] Brad Hutton
- [photographer] Dave Willock
- [Dixon] Willard Waterman
- [Fliss] Nancy Valentine
- [Effie] Mary Jane Smith
- [Peg] Jacqueline Duval
- [Duffy] Frank Hyers
- [sad-faced man] William E. Green
- [guest] Fred Santley
- [guest] Philo McCullough
- [guest] Harry Stanton
- [guest] Lucille Curtis
- [guest] Estelle Etterre
- [guest] Peggy Leon
- [schoolteacher] Lillian Bronson
- [stranger] Thomas B. Henry
- [barman] Mickey Golden
- [barman] Gene B. Coogan
- [motor cop] Lee Phelps
- [guest] Betty Farrington
- [wispy girl] Patricia Miller
- [truck driver] Frank Richards
- [policeman] William Haade
- [policeman] Jeff York
- [English teaching suitor] Frank Erickson
- [.] Roger Moore
- [.] Mickey McCardle
- [.] Sherry Hall
- [.] Aileen Carlyle
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Vincente Minnelli
- [Assistant Director] Marvin Stuart
- [Script Supervisor] Jack Aldworth
Production
- Production Company Loew's Incorporated
- Production Company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Produced by Pandro S. Berman
- Production Executive Dore Schary
- [Production Manager] Al Shenberg
Writing
- Screen Play by Frances Goodrich
- Screen Play by Albert Hackett
- Based on the novel by Edward Streeter
Photography
- Director of Photography John Alton
- [Camera Operator] A. Lindley Lane
- [Gaffer] Wes Shanks
- [Grip] Joe Deace
Stills
- [Stills] Edwin Hubbell
Editing
- Film Editor Ferris Webster
- [Assistant Editor] Robert Watts
Design
- Art Director Cedric Gibbons
- Art Director Leonid Vasian
- Set Decorations Edwin B. Willis
- Associate [Set Decorator] Keogh Gleason
Costumes
- Women's Costumes by Helen Rose
- Men's Costumes by Walter Plunkett
Make-up
- Make-up Created by Jack Dawn
- [Make-up Artist] Terry Miles
- Hairstyles Designed by Sydney Guilaroff
- [Hairdresser] Lorraine Roberson
Music
- Music by Adolph Deutsch
Sound
- Recording Supervisor Douglas Shearer
- [Sound] Standish J. Lambert
Visitor to set
- Film Industry Visitor Gene Kelly
- Film Industry Visitor Phil Silvers
