Royal Wedding (1951)

Royal Wedding (1951)

„Royal Wedding“ is a 1951 musical comedy film directed by Stanley Donen froma a story and screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner.

American sibling song-and-dance team Tom and Ellen Bowen are in London in 1947, when all of England is in a tizzy over the impending nuptials of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip. Ellen falls head over heels for the dashing Lord John Brindale, and Tom becomes equally smitten with the elegant Anne Ashmond. The film features one of Astaire’s most legendary dance performances, dancing across the ceiling of a hotel room.

Cast:

• Fred Astaire – Tom Bowen
• Jane Powell – Ellen Bowen
• Peter Lawford – Lord John Brindale
• Sarah Churchill – Anne Ashmond
• Keenan Wynn – Irving Klinger/Edgar Klinger
• Albert Sharpe – James Ashmond
• Oliver Cross – Backstage Guest
• Franklyn Farnum – Backstage Guest
• Bess Flowers – Backstage Guest
• Kenner G. Kemp – Backstage Guest
• Barry Norton – Backstage Guest
• Pat Williams – Barbara
• Jack Gargan – Bartender
• Cosmo Sardo – Bartender
• John Hedloe – Billy
• Stanley Mann – Cab Driver
• James Finlayson – Cabby
• Francis Bethencourt – Charles Gordon
• Alex Frazer – Chester, Tom’s Valet
• Gary Casteel – Child Singer
• Wendy Howard – Chorus Girl
• John Rogers – Cockney in Pub
• Jack Boyle – Dancer
• Judy Landon – Dancer
• Judy London – Dancer
• Sheila Meyers – Dancer
• Ricky Ricardi – Dancer
• Bea Allen – Dancer in Haiti Number
• John Brascia – Dancer in Haiti Number
• Bill Chatham – Dancer in Haiti Number
• Carmen Clifford – Dancer in Haiti Number
• Joan Dale – Dancer in Haiti Number
• Italia DeNubila – Dancer in Haiti Number
• Marietta Elliott – Dancer in Haiti Number
• Luigi Faccuito – Dancer in Haiti Number
• Ernie Flatt – Dancer in Haiti Number
• Shirley Glickman – Dancer in Haiti Number
• Alex Goudovitch – Dancer in Haiti Number
• Betty Hannon – Dancer in Haiti Number
• Jean Harrison – Dancer in Haiti Number
• Doreen Hayward – Dancer in Haiti Number
• Marian Horosko – Dancer in Haiti Number
• Charlotte Hunter – Dancer in Haiti Number
• Lucille La Marr – Dancer in Haiti Number
• Janet Lavis – Dancer in Haiti Number
• Virginia Lee – Dancer in Haiti Number
• Judy Lenson – Dancer in Haiti Number
• Bert May – Dancer in Haiti Number
• Svetlana McLee – Dancer in Haiti Number
• Jetsy Parker – Dancer in Haiti Number
• Jack Regas – Dancer in Haiti Number
• Shirley Jean Rickert – Dancer in Haiti Number
• Alex Romero – Dancer in Haiti Number
• Pat Simms – Dancer in Haiti Number
• Amzie Strickland – Dancer in Haiti Number
• Dee Turnell – Dancer in Haiti Number
• Dorothy Tuttle – Dancer in Haiti Number
• Joan Vohs – Dancer in Haiti Number
• Dorothea Ward – Dancer in Haiti Number
• Doris Wolcott – Dancer in Haiti Number
• William Cabanne – Dick
• Wilson Wood – Drinker
• Margaret Bert – Ellen’s Maid
• James Fairfax – Harry
• Frank McLure – Information Clerk at Dock
• Kerry O’Day – Linda
• Harold Miller – Man at Rehearsal
• Bert Stevens – Military Officer on Street
• Wilson Benge – Minor Role
• Towyna Dally – Minor Role
• „Snub“ Pollard – Onlooker on Street
• Raoul Freeman – Parade Spectator
• John R. Reilly – Pete Cumberly
• Jack Daley – Pop
• Henri Letondal – Purser
• Lulu Mae Bohrman – Royal Attendant
• James Conaty – Royal Attendant
• Herbert Evans – Royal Attendant
• Leota Lorraine – Royal Attendant
• Viola Roache – Sarah Ashmond
• James Gonzalez – Ship Passenger
• Jack Chefe – Ship’s Officer
• David Thursby – Singing Bobby
• Leonard Mudie – Singing Doorman
• Richard Lupino – Singing Elevator Boy
• Tommy Hughes – Singing Man
• Phyllis Morris – Singing Woman
• Les Baxter – Specialty in „What a Lovely Day for a Wedding“ Number
• Delos Jewkes – Specialty in „What a Lovely Day for a Wedding“ Number
• Gwen L. Jones – Specialty in „What a Lovely Day for a Wedding“ Number
• Jimmie Horan – Stagehand
• Brick Sullivan – Stagehand
• Andre Charisse – Steward
• Albert Pollet – Steward
• Mae Clarke – Telephone Operator #1
• Helen Winston – Telephone Operator #2
• Eric Wilton – Toasting Drinker at Bar
• Helen Dickson – Woman in Carriage with Lord John
• James Horne Jr. – Young Man

„Königliche Hochzeit“ (Royal Wedding) ist eine Musikkomödie aus dem Jahr 1951 unter der Regie von Stanley Donen nach einer Geschichte und einem Drehbuch von Alan Jay Lerner.

Das amerikanische Geschwisterpaar Tom und Ellen Bowen ist 1947 in London, als ganz England wegen der bevorstehenden Hochzeit von Prinzessin Elizabeth und Prinz Philip in heller Aufregung ist. Ellen verliebt sich Hals über Kopf in den schneidigen Lord John Brindale, und Tom ist ebenso verliebt in die elegante Anne Ashmond. Der Film zeigt eine der legendärsten Tanzdarbietungen von Astaire, der über die Decke eines Hotelzimmers tanzt.