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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:

Jonathan Harrow III: I hope I'm intruding.
Don Hewes: Miss Brown, what idiot ever told you you were a dancer?
Hannah Brown: You did.
Don Hewes: A girl dancer has to be exotic; she has to be - a peach.
Hannah Brown: I suppose I'm a lemon!
Hannah Brown: [her eyes are closed] What color are my eyes?
Don Hewes: [kissing her, causing her to open her eyes in surprise] Brown.
Don Hewes: Why didn't you tell me I was in love with you?
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Easter Parade Facts
The film deleted a musical number, "Mr. Monotony," in which Judy Garland wears the same costume she would immortalize two years later in Summer Stock in the number "Get Happy"; the costume was a man's tuxedo coat and hat. For years, there were rumors that "Get Happy" was cut from another film and inserted into Summer Stock. It is believed that this song being removed from "Easter Parade" is the origin of that rumor. An abbreviated version of the "Mr. Monotony" number was included in That's Entertainment! III, and the complete number is included as an extra on the Warner Home Video Easter Parade DVD.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 22, 1951 with Judy Garland and Fred Astaire reprising their film roles.
This was MGM's highest grossing film of 1948.
The trombonist in Judy Garland's first number (she puts a hand on his shoulder) is the father of Dan Barker, author of "Godless: How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America's Leading Atheists".
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.
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