Continuing my personal ranking of the 25 movie musicals deemed essential by the American Film Institute…
#10. The Band Wagon – 1953
(#17 on the AFI list)
This is the second Fred Astaire film on the list, this time pairing him with the long, lean and gorgeous Cyd Charisse in her first leading role.
The Band Wagon is about a fading musical star (Astaire) who gets a chance at a comeback through a Broadway musical. He is paired with a rising star ballerina (Charisse) and the two get off to a rocky start before, naturally, falling in love.
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