Father of the bride

Resource Information

The work Father of the bride represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Father of the bride

Statement of responsibility

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; screen play by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett ; produced by Pandro S. Berman ; directed by Vincente Minnelli

Creator

• Father of the bride (Motion picture : 1950)

Contributor

• Minnelli, Vincente
• Vasian, Leonid, 1901-1972
• Olsen, Moroni, 1889-1954
• Orth, Frank, 1880-1962
• Plunkett, Walter, 1902-1982
• Rose, Helen, 1904-1985
• Canty, Marietta, 1905-1986
• Carroll, Leo G., 1886-1972
• Cooper, Melville, 1896-1973
• Deutsch, Adolph, 1897-1980
• Gibbons, Cedric, 1895-1960
• trueGoodrich, Frances
• Hackett, Albert
• Harvey, Paul, 1882-1955
• Holmes, Taylor, 1878-1959
• Irish, Tom, 1932-
• Alton, John
• Bennett, Joan, 1910-1990
• Berman, Pandro S., 1905-1996
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
• Burke, Billie, 1885-1970
• Shearer, Douglas, 1899-1971
• trueStreeter, Edward, 1891-1976
• Webster, Ferris, 1912-1989
• Tamblyn, Russ
• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• Taylor, Don, 1920-1998
• Willis, Edwin B.
• trueTaylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011
• Tracy, Spencer, 1900-1967
• Turner Entertainment Co

Actor

• Tracy, Spencer, 1900-1967
• trueTaylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011
• Taylor, Don, 1920-1998
• Tamblyn, Russ
• Orth, Frank, 1880-1962
• Olsen, Moroni, 1889-1954
• Irish, Tom, 1932-
• Holmes, Taylor, 1878-1959
• Harvey, Paul, 1882-1955
• Cooper, Melville, 1896-1973
• Carroll, Leo G., 1886-1972
• Canty, Marietta, 1905-1986
• Burke, Billie, 1885-1970
• Bennett, Joan, 1910-1990

Artistic director

• Vasian, Leonid, 1901-1972
• Gibbons, Cedric, 1895-1960

Composer

• Deutsch, Adolph, 1897-1980

Costume designer

• Rose, Helen, 1904-1985
• Plunkett, Walter, 1902-1982

Director

• Minnelli, Vincente

Director of photography

• Alton, John

Film editor

• Webster, Ferris, 1912-1989

Producer

• Berman, Pandro S., 1905-1996

Screenwriter

• Hackett, Albert
• trueGoodrich, Frances

Set designer

• Willis, Edwin B.

Sound designer

• Shearer, Douglas, 1899-1971

Subject

• Comedy films
• Weddings -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• trueMarriage -- Drama
• Film adaptations
• Feature films
• trueFamilies -- Drama
• Daughters -- Drama

Genre

• trueFilm adaptations
• Feature films
• trueDrama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Comedy films

Language

• eng
• fre
• mul
• eng

Summary

Chaos reigns when the beautiful daughter of a family casually announces her plans to marry. What follows is a warmly humorous story, with wedding preparations, ruffled egos and the unavoidable meeting with the prospective in-laws

Awards note

Academy Award nominations: Best Picture; Best Screenplay, Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett; Best Actor, Spencer Tracy.

Cataloging source

IHZ

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, John Alton ; art directors, Cedric Gibbons and Leonid Vasian ; film editor, Ferris Webster ; music by Adolph Deutsch ; recording supervisor, Douglas Shearer ; set decorations, Edwin B. Willis ; women's costumes by Helen Rose ; men's costumes by Walter Plunkett

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

Not rated

Language note

In English and dubbed French with optional English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Thai and Korean subtitles; closed-captioned

LC call number

PN1997

LC item number

.F354 2003

PerformerNote

Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Elizabeth Taylor, Don Taylor, Billie Burke, Leo G. Carroll, Moroni Olsen, Melville Cooper, Taylor Holmes, Paul Harvey, Frank Orth, Rusty Tamblyn, Tom Irish, Marietta Canty

Runtime

94

Target audience

general

Technique

live action