Easter Parade

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Easter Parade

1948,

1h 43m,

Musical/

Comedy

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In this lavish musical, Broadway star Don Hewes' dancing partner goes solo, and Don declares that he can make a hit performer out of the next dancer he sees. This turns out to be the inexperienced Hannah, who bristles as Don tries to make her into his old partner. But as he realizes that he is falling in love with Hannah, Don knows that he must let her grow into her own kind of dancer if he wants her to reach her full potential.

Variety Staff

Variety

Aug 15, 2007

Easter Parade is a musical with old and new Irving Berlin tunes and standout dance numbers.

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Thomas M. Pryor

New York Times

Aug 8, 2006

4/5

Easter Parade may not strike the perfect balance between song-dance interludes and story, but it's an appealing show just the same.

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Stephen Garrett

Time Out

Jan 26, 2006

Easter Parade is the sort of musical to put your feet up for.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Mar 14, 2026

3.5/4

It allowed two of our greatest stars their only opportunity to make movie magic together.

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Betty Jo Tucker

ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Apr 9, 2020

Terrific tunes engulf the screen. Top performances in each scene. "Easter Parade" evokes such joy! It's like a stunning shiny toy.

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Loren King

Newport This Week (RI)

Apr 9, 2020

Irving Berlin's music includes some of his best-known songs, such as the irresistible title tune, "Steppin' Out with My Baby" and "We're a Couple of Swells," which Garland performs in her tramp's outfit and which became one of her signatures.

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Feb 1, 2019

The best musical movie ever made! With the best movie song ever sung: Stepping Out with My Baby!

Albus G

Oct 10, 2017

Sorry but I find the songs annoying and am just not into the film the songs stay in your head and not in a good way!! Love Astaire but prefer the ginger Rogers films and holiday inn.

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Kylo W

Aug 22, 2017

Don likes Nadine, but Nadine likes Johnny, but Johnny likes Hannah, but Hannah likes Don, but none of that is really very important. The important thing is all the tapdancing that they all do.

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Anakin L

Apr 16, 2017

One of the best MGM musicals of all time. Judy Garland and Fred Astaire are brilliant!

Rey S

Jun 13, 2016

Seventeen musical numbers; many of them great and none of them duds. Just use your fast forward buttonn to skip the plot if you want and savor the musical numbers. With Garland, Astaire, and Miller, you can't go much wrong.

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Charles Walters

Director

Judy Garland

Hannah Brown

Fred Astaire

Don Hewes

Peter Lawford

Jonathan Harrow III

Ann Miller

Nadine Hale

Jules Munshin

François

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Synopsis

In this lavish musical, Broadway star Don Hewes' dancing partner goes solo, and Don declares that he can make a hit performer out of the next dancer he sees. This turns out to be the inexperienced Hannah, who bristles as Don tries to make her into his old partner. But as he realizes that he is falling in love with Hannah, Don knows that he must let her grow into her own kind of dancer if he wants her to reach her full potential.

Director: Charles Walters
Producer: Arthur Freed
Screenwriter: Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Sidney Sheldon
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Genre: Musical, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 8, 1948, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 11, 2015
Runtime: 1h 43m
Sound Mix: Mono
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.37:1)

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