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That's Entertainment! (1974)
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Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favourite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history. Director:Jack Haley Jr.Writer:Jack Haley Jr. |
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| Fred Astaire | ... |
Himself - Co-Host
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Narrator
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Clip from 'The Band Wagon'
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| Bing Crosby | ... |
Himself - Co-Host
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Narrator
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Clip from 'Going Hollywood'
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| Gene Kelly | ... |
Himself - Co-Host
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Narrator
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Clips from 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game' - 'Singin' in the Rain' and 'An American in Paris'
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| Peter Lawford | ... |
Himself - Co-Host
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Narrator - Clip from 1947 version of 'Good News'
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| Liza Minnelli | ... |
Herself - Co-Host
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Narrator
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Clip from 'In the Good Old Summertime'
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| Donald O'Connor | ... |
Himself - Co-Host
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Narrator
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Clip from 'Singin' in the Rain'
(also archive footage)
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| Debbie Reynolds | ... |
Herself - Co-Host
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Narrator
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Clip from 'Singin' in the Rain'
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| Mickey Rooney | ... |
Himself - Co-Host
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Narrator
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Clips from 'Babes in Arms' - 'Girl Crazy' - 'Babes on Broadway'
(also archive footage)
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| Frank Sinatra | ... |
Himself - Co-Host
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Narrator
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Clip from 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game'
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| James Stewart | ... |
Himself - Co-Host
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| Elizabeth Taylor | ... |
Herself - Co-Host
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Clip from 'Cynthia'
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| June Allyson | ... |
Clip from 'Words and Music'
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Kay Armen | ... |
Clip from 'Hit the Deck'
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| Ray Bolger | ... |
Clips from 'The Wizard of Oz' and 'The Harvey Girls'
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| Virginia Bruce | ... |
Clip from 'The Great Ziegfeld'
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MGM musical numbers from the introduction of sound in the late '20s through to the 1950s, possibly with Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, and Judy Garland getting the most coverage. Linked by some of the stars who worked at MGM handing the commentary on one to another. Written by Jeremy Perkins <jwp@aber.ac.uk>
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Frank Sinatra: [narrating] The year is 1929; the singer, Cliff Edwards, also known as Ukelele Ike. The film: "Hollywood Revue"; it is the first all-talking, all-singing, all-dancing movie ever made. In the years that followed, "Singin' in the Rain" would become a theme song for MGM.
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instrumental exit overture. See more »
(1919) (uncredited)
Written by Irving Berlin
Sung by Dennis Morgan (dubbed by Allan Jones) and chorus
From The Great Ziegfeld See more »
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The movie's dedication: "Over the years, under the leadership of Louis B. Mayer and others, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has produced a series of musical films whose success and artistic merit remain unsurpassed in motion picture history. There were literally thousands of people... artists, craftsmen and technicians... who poured their talents into the creation of the great MGM musicals. This film is dedicated to them." See more »Goofs
Factual errors: In the "A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody" sequence from The Great Ziegfeld, narrator Frank Sinatra says that Dennis Morgan is singing the song. In fact, Morgan's singing is dubbed by Allan Jones, not because Morgan's well-known tenor voice was unacceptable but because Jones had already pre-recorded the mammoth sequence. At the time, the still unknown Morgan was billed by his real name, Stanley Morner. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Frank Sinatra: [narrating] The year is 1929; the singer, Cliff Edwards, also known as Ukelele Ike. The film: "Hollywood Revue"; it is the first all-talking, all-singing, all-dancing movie ever made. In the years that followed, "Singin' in the Rain" would become a theme song for MGM.
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After the closing credits, some video releases include the film's originalinstrumental exit overture. See more »
Soundtracks
"A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody"(1919) (uncredited)
Written by Irving Berlin
Sung by Dennis Morgan (dubbed by Allan Jones) and chorus
From The Great Ziegfeld See more »
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