The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story
SEE! Thrilling Scenes from 24 Great Coming M-G-M Screen Hits ... SEE STARS IN ACTION!
Genres
Overview
Dore Schary presents clips from upcoming Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
58 min
Release Date
1951-03-12
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
2
Lionel Barrymore
Himself - Giving Introduction
Dore Schary
Himself - Presenter / Commentator
6.3
The Song of Styrene
Le chant du Styrène is a 1958 French documentary film directed by Alain Resnais. The film was an order by French industrial group Pechiney to highlight the merits of plastics.
1957-12-01 | fr
7.3
A Trip to Paramountown
Documentary short film depicting the filmmaking activity at the Paramount Studios in Hollywood, featuring dozens of stars captured candidly and at work.
1922-07-10 | en
8.5
ABBA-dabba-doo
This first documentary about the pop group ABBA was made around the time of the release of their fourth album 'Arrival'. It contains unique archive footage filmed at the secret location where they made the record, concert footage, specially made promotional videos, photos from the group members' private collection and interviews in Swedish with each of them: Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. Stig was also interviewed briefly and was shown playing and singing part of Tivedshambo on acoustic guitar.
1976-10-27 | sv
6.0
Operation Dirty Dozen
A short film looking behind the scenes at the making of The Dirty Dozen. Showing many scenes being filmed just north of London, the short focuses mostly on star Lee Marvin enjoying his pursuits on his one day off a week.
2006-01-01 | en
0.0
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
A short making of feature about the 1966 John Frankenheimer movie Grande Prix
1966-12-21 | en
5.0
The Hollywood Gad-About
A parade highlights the Screen Actors Guild's Film Stars Frolic, hosted by Walter Winchell as Master of Ceremonies.
1934-10-04 | en
3.0
Fashion Horizons
Combines airplane trips and fashion. Heavy on the fashion.
1940-08-03 | en
5.0
The Making of a Great Motion Picture
Narrated documentary of the making of Anthony Adverse (1936), featuring many clips from the actual film.
1936-04-15 | en
6.0
A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'
Promotional short for the film "The Sandpiper".
1965-04-30 | en
0.0
Personalities
In this "Romance of Celluloid", MGM showcases performers whose careers are just starting. Excerpts from their recently released films are included. The narrator says that moviegoers will have to decide whether these fledgling actors and actresses have that certain quality that made superstars out of MGM players Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, and Lana Turner.
1942-01-01 | en
0.0
From the Ends of the Earth
An MGM short showing how materials are shipped by boat 'From the Ends of the Earth' to Hollywood. Featuring footage from the MGM films being made at the time. Such as The Women, Thunder Afloat, Siren of the Tropics, Ninotchka, Northwest Passage, and At the Circus.
1939-05-28 | en
5.5
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
This short promotes the premise that movies often create a demand for the fashions seen in them. It starts with a vignette in rural America. A mother and daughter go to town to buy a new dress. In the dress shop window is a designer dress worn by Joan Crawford in a recent movie. We then go to Hollywood and visit Adrian, MGM's chief of costume design, and see how multiple copies of a single clothing pattern are produced. The film ends with short segments of several MGM features.
1940-05-29 | en
4.0
Meat and Romance
A young doctor and his home economics expert sister teach us about the benefits of meat.
1940-10-29 | en
6.0
The Red, White and Blue Line
A promotional film for United States Savings Bonds
1955-06-01 | en
6.0
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
A look at the horror movies of the 1980's.
2007-07-11 | en
8.8
The Lord of the Rings the Musical - Original London Production - Promotional Documentary
This 15-minute DVD follows the adaptation of LOTR for the stage, and features rehearsal and show footage of the initial production in Toronto as well as interviews with the creative team now preparing for the London production.
2007-01-01 | en
0.0
The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'
Documentary of the making of Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl (1977)
1977-01-01 | en
8.2
Miley Cyrus - Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions)
Miley Cyrus takes the stage in this must-see, Disney+ music event featuring debut performances of her highly anticipated eighth studio album, "Endless Summer Vacation." The global superstar’s cinematic, one-of-a-kind performances are threaded together with exclusive interviews where she provides insight to her new album and the person she is today.
2023-03-10 | en
6.7
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
This short documentary, presented and directed by MGM sound engineer Douglas Shearer, goes behind the scenes to look at how the sound portion of a talking picture is created.
1940-10-24 | en
5.5
A Dream Comes True
A promotional short to hype the production of A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935).
1935-12-31 | en