Father of the Bride

E136800
American comedy film film

Father of the Bride is a classic 1950 American comedy film about a father's humorous and emotional struggles as he prepares for his daughter's wedding.

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Label Occurrences
Father of the Bride (1950 film) 15
Father of the Bride canonical 7
Father of the Bride film series 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American comedy film ⓘ
film ⓘ
authorOfSourceWork Edward Streeter ⓘ
basedOn Father of the Bride (novel) ⓘ
cinematographyBy John Alton ⓘ
colorProcess black-and-white ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
director Vincente Minnelli ⓘ
distributedInFormat theatrical release ⓘ
distributor Loew's Inc. ⓘ
surface form: Loew's, Inc.
editedBy Ferris Webster ⓘ
era Hollywood Golden Age ⓘ
surface form: Golden Age of Hollywood
filmingTechnique studio production ⓘ
genre comedy film ⓘ
romantic comedy film ⓘ
hasSequel Father's Little Dividend ⓘ
leadActorNominee Spencer Tracy ⓘ
leadStudioHead Louis B. Mayer ⓘ
mainCharacter Kay Banks ⓘ
Stanley T. Banks ⓘ
musicBy Adolph Deutsch ⓘ
narrativeLocation United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Actor ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Screenplay ⓘ
surface form: Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay
notableFor depiction of middle-class American wedding customs in the mid-20th century ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
plotSummary A father comically and emotionally struggles with the preparations and expenses for his daughter's wedding. ⓘ
portrayedBy Elizabeth Taylor ⓘ
Spencer Tracy ⓘ
producer Pandro S. Berman ⓘ
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ
releaseDate 1950-06-16 ⓘ
releaseYear 1950 ⓘ
remadeAs Father of the Bride ⓘ
surface form: Father of the Bride (1991 film)
runtimeMinutes 92 ⓘ
screenplayNominee Albert Hackett ⓘ
Frances Goodrich ⓘ
screenwriter Albert Hackett ⓘ
Frances Goodrich ⓘ
sequelReleaseYear 1951 ⓘ
setIn suburban American home ⓘ
starring Don Taylor ⓘ
Elizabeth Taylor ⓘ
Joan Bennett ⓘ
Spencer Tracy ⓘ
theme family relationships ⓘ
marriage ⓘ
parenthood ⓘ

Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vincente Minnelli → notableWork → Father of the Bride ⓘ
Vincente Minnelli → directed → Father of the Bride ⓘ
Frances Goodrich → notableWork → Father of the Bride ⓘ
this entity surface form: Father of the Bride (1950 film)
Spencer Tracy → notableWork → Father of the Bride ⓘ
Albert Hackett → notableWork → Father of the Bride ⓘ
this entity surface form: Father of the Bride (1950 film)
Lawrence Weingarten → notableWork → Father of the Bride ⓘ
this entity surface form: Father of the Bride (1950 film)
Elizabeth Taylor → notableWork → Father of the Bride ⓘ
Billie Burke → appearedIn → Father of the Bride ⓘ
this entity surface form: Father of the Bride (1950 film)
Father of the Bride → basedOn → Father of the Bride ⓘ
subject surface form: Father of the Bride (1991 film)
this entity surface form: Father of the Bride (1949 novel)
Father of the Bride → basedOn → Father of the Bride ⓘ
subject surface form: Father of the Bride (1991 film)
this entity surface form: Father of the Bride (1950 film)
Father of the Bride → isRemakeOf → Father of the Bride ⓘ
subject surface form: Father of the Bride (1991 film)
this entity surface form: Father of the Bride (1950 film)
Leon Ames → notableWork → Father of the Bride ⓘ
this entity surface form: Father of the Bride (1950 film)
Lester Anthony Minnelli → notableWork → Father of the Bride ⓘ
Lester Anthony Minnelli → directed → Father of the Bride ⓘ
Ruth Warrick → notableWork → Father of the Bride ⓘ
this entity surface form: Father of the Bride (1950 film)
Ruth Warrick → workedOn → Father of the Bride ⓘ
this entity surface form: Father of the Bride (1950 film)
Pandro S. Berman → notableWork → Father of the Bride ⓘ
this entity surface form: Father of the Bride (1950 film)
Father's Little Dividend → follows → Father of the Bride ⓘ
this entity surface form: Father of the Bride (1950 film)
Father's Little Dividend → hasSequelRelationTo → Father of the Bride ⓘ
this entity surface form: Father of the Bride (1950 film)
Diane Keaton as Nina Banks → basedOn → Father of the Bride ⓘ
this entity surface form: Father of the Bride (1950 film)
Kimberly Williams as Annie Banks → sourceWork → Father of the Bride ⓘ
this entity surface form: Father of the Bride (1950 film)
George Newbern as Bryan MacKenzie → basedOn → Father of the Bride ⓘ
this entity surface form: Father of the Bride (1949 film)
Father of the Bride Part II → basedOn → Father of the Bride ⓘ
Father of the Bride Part II → partOfSeries → Father of the Bride ⓘ
this entity surface form: Father of the Bride film series
Franck Eggelhoffer → fictionalUniverse → Father of the Bride ⓘ
this entity surface form: Father of the Bride film series
Joan Bennett → notableWork → Father of the Bride ⓘ
this entity surface form: Father of the Bride (1950 film)