Synopsis
A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.
Movie Information
- Director
- Vincente Minnelli
- Writers
- Adolph Green, Betty Comden
- Release Year
- 1953
- Runtime
- 112 minutes
- Genre
- Comedy, Romance
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (248 votes)
Top Cast
Fred Astaire
Tony Hunter
Cyd Charisse
Gabrielle Gerard
Oscar Levant
Lester Marton
Nanette Fabray
Lily Marton
Jack Buchanan
Jeffrey Cordova
James Mitchell
Paul Byrd
Robert Gist
Hal
Ava Gardner
Ava Gardner (uncredited)
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