Apr 24th
Easter Parade***     

(US 1948)                    

A renowned dance loses his star partner to the Ziegfeld Follies, but finds a better one in a New York bar.
Sparkling musical in vivid style which barely pauses for breath in between its many highlights, in spite of its mechanical plot.

Written by: Sidney Sheldon, Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett.
Producer: Arthur Freed.
Director: Charles Walters.
Starring: Fred Astaire (replacing Gene Kelly), Judy Garland, Ann Miller, Peter Lawford, Clinton Sundberg, Jules Munshin, Jeni le Gon.
Photography: Harry Stradling.
Music/Lyrics: Irving Berlin.

Preceded by:
Tom & Jerry in
Cat Fishin'***
(US 1946. 7m.; w, d: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera; p: Fred Quimby.)