Today's movie dad is Spencer Tracy from the original 1950 Vincente Minnelli version of Father of the Bride. He's the frazzled dad who has to spend a fortune on his daughter's wedding while dealing with the idea of losing his little girl at the same time, and the daughter's played by an 18-year-old Elizabeth Taylor, who had just blossomed from the National Velvet child star into the screen legend she was about to become. The truth is this movie is kind of dated, although it works as a time capsule for another era when upper middle class (although today it looks like straight up wealthy) families had all these enormous pre-wedding rituals, most of which don't necessarily take place now. But it's still charming for the Spencer Tracy/Liz Taylor relationship, and if it's too old-fashioned for you, you can always check out the Steve Martin 1991 remake, which is pretty good in and of itself.
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