That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Gene Kelly

Writer:

Leonard Gershe (narration)

Release Date:

17 May 1976 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Family | Music

Plot:

Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including...

Plot Keywords:

Studio Compilation | Film History | Singer | Compilation | Dance

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Fred Astaire	...	Himself - Co-host / Narrator (also archive footage)
Gene Kelly	...	Himself - Co-host / Narrator (also archive footage)
Judy Garland	...	Clips from 'For Me and My Gal', 'Easter Parade', & 'Girl Crazy' etc (archive footage)
Mickey Rooney	...	Clips from 'Girl Crazy' & 'Words and Music' etc. (archive footage)
Bing Crosby	...	Clip from 'Going Hollywood' (archive footage)
Robert Taylor	...	Clip from 'Broadway Melody of 1936' (archive footage)
Greer Garson	...	Clip from 'Goodbye Mr. Chips' (archive footage)
Clark Gable	...	Clips from 'Gone with the Wind' & 'Strange Cargo' etc. (archive footage)
Kathryn Grayson	...	Clip from 'Lovely to Look At' (archive footage)
Leslie Caron	...	Clips from 'Lili' & 'An American in Paris' (archive footage)
Jeanette MacDonald	...	Clips from 'New Moon' & 'Broadway Serenade' (archive footage)
Nelson Eddy	...	Clip from 'New Moon' (archive footage)
Doris Day	...	Clip from 'Love Me or Leave Me' (archive footage)
Ann Miller	...	Clip from 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)
Ann Sothern	...	Clip from 'Lady Be Good' (archive footage)

Runtime:

Argentina:126 min | Sweden:122 min | USA:133 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo | 70 mm 6-Track

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:G | West Germany:6

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

One of only two films in which Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly danced together. The other was Ziegfeld Follies (1946).

Movie Connections:

Features Dancing Lady (1933)

Soundtrack:

Oh, Lady Be Good

Wonderful movie!

I really enjoyed That's Entertainment II just as much as the first one. It's got some great material, some of my favourite scenes in here! I really enjoyed seeing the Art Deco musicals - they are my favourite! A good thing about this movie is that anyone can enjoy it - young and old because there is something that will appeal to everyone. It is so fun looking back on that golden era, but it is sad that we will never capture that sense of glamour that was. What else can I say - it's a great movie fit for the whole family to enjoy. However, I find the material a bit corny and unnecessary, but still good to watch Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly - I hope I'm in that good of a shape when I'm that age! And like other reviewers, I feel there is no order in which the footage is shown. It seems to be sprawled about and it is a little confusing. But nevertheless, a movie I can watch over and over again.