Easter Parade1948Easter Parade
1948
After his dance partner Nadine leaves him, Broadway star Don Hewes boasts that he can turn any chorus girl into a star by next Easter. He picks Hannah Brown, a small-time singer, and tries to remake her into another Nadine.
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Why it’s here
Irving Berlin's songs and Fred Astaire and Judy Garland at their best. A vain man learns to see a woman for who she really is.
Context notes
For parents, before you press play.
Don uses Hannah partly to spite his old partner, which the film shows as wrong before he learns to value her for herself; there's a love triangle and some jealousy. Nightclub drinking; nothing else of note.
Easter Parade (1948)
Discussion questions
When the credits end, go around the room. Each person gives the film a score out of ten and says why.
- Why did Don want to make Hannah a star?
- Was it fair to Hannah to try to make her into Nadine?
- Which number was your favorite?
- What did Don learn by the end?
Content advisory
Common Sense Media 6+: no violence, language, drinking, or sexual content flagged.
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