Father of the Bride (1950)

Sunday, February 22, 2009 at 07:54AM
Catherine Savard in 1950s films, Comedy, Elizabeth Taylor, Liz Taylor, Spencer Tracy, TVO movies for 2009, Video Trailer, brides, family, marriage

"Father of the Bride" (1950) IMDb with Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor provides an interesting look into the subject of marriage, weddings and father/daughter relationships. Joan Bennett plays the bride to be's mother and Don Taylor the prospective groom. A very young Liz Taylor makes for a convincing first-time bride while Tracy hams it up in the role of the doting daddy. While

the perspective on marriage and general naïvité of the young persons involved might seem a little odd for today's audience viewing this film, the dynamics of the internal family relationships may prove to be more familiar ground.

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