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Easter Parade Overview:

Easter Parade (1948) was a Musical - Romance Film directed by Charles Walters and produced by Arthur Freed and Roger Edens.

Academy Awards 1948 --- Ceremony Number 21 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Music - ScoringJohnny Green, Roger EdensWon
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Easter Parade BlogHub Articles:

Musical Monday: Easter Parade (1948)

on Apr 11, 2022 From Comet Over Hollywood

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Easter Parade (1948) –... Read full article

Easter Parade (1948): Judy & Fred Together At Last

By 4 Star Film Fan on May 27, 2020 From 4 Star Films

There’s a slight disclaimer that must go with Easter Parade. It has very little to do with Resurrection Sunday. More so, it’s a premium excuse for a lavish musical. At least in this regard, it thoroughly accommodates its audience. The show starts off gloriously, not with dialogue, but wi... Read full article

Easter Parade (1948)

By Beatrice on Apr 11, 2015 From Flickers in Time

Easter Parade Directed by Charles Walters Written by Sidney Sheldon, Frances Goodrich, and Albert Hackett 1948/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing/Netflix rental This is pretty average when you consider it’s a collaboration between Fed Astaire, Judy Garland, and Irving Berlin.  There are ... Read full article

Easter Parade (1948)

By Cameron on Mar 31, 2015 From The Blonde At The Film

via: http://www.doctormacro.com/Movie%20Summaries/E/Easter%20Parade.htm  Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. In honor of the season, I present Easter Parade, starring Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Kathryn Grayson, and Red Skelton. Not really–this movie stars Fred Astaire, Judy Garland... Read full article

Easter Parade (1948)

By Cameron on Mar 31, 2015 From The Blonde At The Film

via: http://www.doctormacro.com/Movie%20Summaries/E/Easter%20Parade.htm  Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. In honor of the season, I present Easter Parade, starring Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Kathryn Grayson, and Red Skelton. Not really–this movie stars Fred Astaire, Judy Garland... Read full article

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Easter Parade Quotes:

Hannah Brown: [her eyes are closed] What color are my eyes?
Don Hewes: [kissing her, causing her to open her eyes in surprise] Brown.
Jonathan Harrow III: I hope I'm intruding.
Don Hewes: A girl dancer has to be exotic; she has to be - a peach.
Hannah Brown: I suppose I'm a lemon!
Don Hewes: Why didn't you tell me I was in love with you?
Jonathan Harrow III: Nadine, get out all the hounds. We're going for a walk.
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Easter Parade Facts
Ann Miller danced with pinched nerves in her back. She was also taller than Fred Astaire, so she had to wear flats in her scenes with him. This can be seen towards the end of the movie. When she finishes the number "The Girl I Love" she goes behind the curtain wearing red high heels; when she comes back out in front of the audience to entice Astaire to dance with her to their old song "It Only Happens When I Dance With You", she's wearing red flats.
This was MGM's highest grossing film of 1948.
This is the second time that a character says to Judy Garland: "Why didn't you tell me I was in love with you?" in a film. The first was Gene Kelly in For Me and My Gal.
Ann Miller had to perform her biggest numbers in a back brace. In an interview with Robert Osborne, she revealed that she had been thrown down the stairs by her then husband. She was also pregnant at the time and was in a lot of pain.
As Hannah indicates, Easter Sunday did, in fact, fall on April 7 during 1912, the year this movie is set (according to the marquee for the Ziegfeld Follies of 1912).
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