film was remade in 1995 as Father of the Bride Part II, with Steve Martin and Diane Keaton again in Tracy and Bennett's roles. Spencer Tracy and Joan Bennett had made films together at Fox two decades earlier, including Me and My Gal (1932), in which their characters marry, and She Wanted a Millionaire (1932). According to film critic Leonard Maltin, this film was one of the first examples of a proper modern movie studio sequel. Reception The sequel was well received by both audiences and critics and was nearly as financially successful as the first film. According to MGM records, the film earned $3,122,000 in the U.S. and Canada and $1.5 million elsewhere, resulting in a profit of $2,025,000. Copyright status Originally released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film entered the public domain in the United States in 1979 because MGM failed to renew the copyright registration. Despite the fact that Warner Bros. Entertainment (via ownership of Turner Entertainment) owns the distribution rights to the original, they have not yet released an authorized DVD release of the sequel, which is available on DVD through several other DVD distributors. References External links Father of the Bride (franchise) 1951 films 1951 romantic comedy films American black-and-white films American romantic comedy films American sequel films 1950s English-language films Films about families Films directed by Vincente Minnelli Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films American pregnancy films Articles containing video clips 1950s pregnancy films 1950s American films