Father of the Bride
“You're invited... to a hilarious wedding!”
Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises and disasters along the way.
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Part of Father of the Bride (Spencer Tracy) Collection
2 films
Cast
92 people
Spencer Tracy
Stanley T. Banks
Known for
Judgment at Nuremberg
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Joan Bennett
Ellie Banks
Known for
Scarlet Street
The Woman in the Window
Elizabeth Taylor
Kay Banks
Known for
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Cleopatra
Don Taylor
Buckley Dunstan
Known for
Stalag 17
The Naked City
Billie Burke
Doris Dunstan
Known for
The Wizard of Oz
Sergeant Rutledge
Leo G. Carroll
Mr. Massoula
Known for
North by Northwest
Strangers on a Train
Moroni Olsen
Herbert Dunstan
Known for
Notorious
Mildred Pierce
Melville Cooper
Mr. Tringle
Known for
Rebecca
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Taylor Holmes
Warner
Known for
Sleeping Beauty
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Paul Harvey
Reverend Galsworthy
Known for
Spellbound
Calamity Jane
Frank Orth
Joe
Known for
The Lost Weekend
His Girl Friday
Russ Tamblyn
Tommy Banks
Known for
Twin Peaks
West Side Story
Vincente Minnelli Director · Frances Goodrich Screenplay Albert Hackett Screenplay
Worldwide gross $6.1M · Budget $1.2M · United States release May 18, 1950
Box office
Budget
$1,215,000
Worldwide gross
$6,084,000
Gross vs. budget
5.0×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Sweden · May 18, 1950
Theatrical
United States · May 18, 1950
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
June 16, 1950 · Theatrical
Austria
September 7, 1951 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 1, 1951 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 28, 1951 · Theatrical
France
September 30, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Classic
Germany
April 10, 1951 · Theatrical
Japan
December 25, 1952 · Theatrical
Portugal
April 3, 1951 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 30, 1950 · Theatrical
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