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The Great Morgan
The Great Morgan

The Great Morgan

Genres

Comedy

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Frank Morgan is hired to put together a movie using odds and ends from the MGM vaults. He does so by splicing together a string of completely unrelated short subjects and musical numbers, interspersed with a repeated loop of a scene from some melodrama. (Contains in their entirety the shorts, "Musical Masterpieces," "Our Old Car," and "Badminton," as well as clips from other projects)

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

57 mins

Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

01 January 1945

Country

United States of America

Cast

Frank Morgan

Frank Morgan

Himself

Leon Ames

Leon Ames

K. F.

Carlos Ramírez

Carlos Ramírez

Singer in 'Musical Masterpieces' (archive footage)

Lucille Norman

Lucille Norman

Singer in 'Musical Masterpieces' (archive footage)

Eleanor Powell

Eleanor Powell

Film Character (archive footage)

Virginia O'Brien

Virginia O'Brien

Film Character (archive footage)

Jacqueline White

Jacqueline White

Mother in 'Our Old Car' (archive footage)

Ben Blue

Ben Blue

Bellamy B. Birdbrain in Badminton (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rand Brooks

Rand Brooks

Film Character (uncredited)

George Chandler

George Chandler

Roger the Valet (uncredited)

Inez Cooper

Inez Cooper

Film Character (uncredited)

Ken Davidson

Ken Davidson

Actor in Badminton (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tommy Dorsey

Tommy Dorsey

Tommy Dorsey (archive footage) (uncredited)

Cedric Gibbons

Cedric Gibbons

Cedric Gibbons (uncredited)

Dell Henderson

Dell Henderson

Film Character (uncredited)

Irene

Irene

Irene (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

Bert Moorhouse

Studio Executive (uncredited)

John Nesbitt

John Nesbitt

Narrator in 'Our Old Car' (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

William Newell

William Newell

Film Character (uncredited)

William Powell

William Powell

William Powell (voice) (uncredited)

Buddy Rich

Buddy Rich

Buddy Rich - Drums (archive footage) (uncredited)

Douglas Shearer

Douglas Shearer

Douglas Shearer (uncredited)

Pete Smith

Pete Smith

Narrator in 'Badminton' (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Arthur Space

Arthur Space

Father in Passing Parade (archive footage) (uncredited)

William Tannen

William Tannen

Officer Donohue (archive footage) (uncredited)

Billy Wayne

Billy Wayne

Vince, Film Cutter (uncredited)

Joe Watters

Joe Watters

Actor in Badminton (archive footage) (uncredited)

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