The Band Wagon (1953) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Vincente Minnelli.

Cast

• Fred Astaire as Tony Hunter
• Cyd Charisse as Gabrielle Gerard
• Oscar Levant as Lester Marton
• Nanette Fabray as Lily Marton
• Jack Buchanan as Jeffrey Cordova
• James Mitchell as Paul Byrd
• Robert Gist as Hal
• Ava Gardner as Ava Gardner (uncredited)
• Don Beddoe as Producer (uncredited)
• Henry Corden as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
• Steve Forrest as Passenger on Train (uncredited)
• Bess Flowers as Train Passenger (uncredited)
• India Adams as Gabrielle Gerard (singing voice) (uncredited)
• Douglas Fowley as Auctioneer (uncredited)
• Thurston Hall as Colonel Tripp (uncredited)
• Frank McLure as Investor (uncredited)
• Julie Newmar as Salon Model / Chorine in Ballet (uncredited)
• Colin Kenny as Drunk Outside Arcade (uncredited)
• Bert Stevens as Train Station Passenger (uncredited)
• Harold Miller as Bystander in Ballet (uncredited)
• Brandon Beach as Auction Guest (uncredited)
• Leroy Daniels as Arcade Shoeshine Man (uncredited)
• Dorinda Clifton as Dancer (uncredited)
• Emory Parnell as Man on Train (uncredited)
• Madge Blake as Investor (uncredited)
• James Carlisle as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
• Dick Cherney as Audience Member (uncredited)
• Tom Coleman as Waiter (uncredited)
• Roy Engel as Reporter (uncredited)
• Al Ferguson as Stagehand (uncredited)
• Jack Gargan as Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
• Herschel Graham as Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)
• Ted Jordan as Chorus Member in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
• John Lupton as Jack (uncredited)
• Ann McCrea as Chorus Member in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
• Manuel París as Waiter (uncredited)
• Frank J. Scannell as Reporter (uncredited)
• Hal Taggart as (uncredited)
• Herb Vigran as Man on Train (uncredited)
• Dick Gordon as Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)

Crew

• Vincente Minnelli — Director
• Harry Jackson — Director of Photography
• Arthur Freed — Producer
• Adolph Green — Screenplay
• Betty Comden — Screenplay

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