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Easter Parade

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Easter Parade (1948), starring Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, Ann Miller

Synopsis of Easter Parade

On the day before Easter in 1911, Don Hewes (Fred Astaire) is crushed when his dancing partner and girlfriend (Ann Miller) refuses to start a new contract with him.  To prove that he doesn’t need Nadine, Don acquires a new, innocent protegee named Hannah Brown (Judy Garland).  He vows to make her a star in time for next year’s Easter Parade.

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Ziegfeld Follies

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Ziegfeld Follies (1945) starring William Powell, Red Skelton, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly,  Lucille Ball,  Lena Horne, Kathryn Grayson and many more

Ziegfeld Follies is an attempt at recreating the spectacle of Flo Ziegfeld’s famous Broadway shows … And so the film is a series of unrelated musical and comedy routines. They’re unconnected except by the narration of the ghostly Flo Ziegfeld (played by William Powell) as he sits back in Heaven, thinking of the spectacles that he could create with then-current stars.  The various acts include:

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Holiday Inn

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Holiday Inn – Bing Crosby buys & renovates an old Inn, that’s only open on holidays. He & former partner Fred Astaire fight over Marjorie Reynolds

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The Band Wagon

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The Band Wagon – when an aging Hollywood dancer comes to Broadway, a couple of his playwright pals put together a musical.  They’re sure it will be a hit and cast him in the lead role. Things get stressful between members of the cast.  When the play has a disastrous opening night, the troupe members decide they must pull together to make the show a success.

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