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Overview
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.
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Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
10 min
Release Date
1942-01-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Patricia Dane
(uncredited)
Carole Gallagher
Sheila Brooks (screen test footage) (uncredited)
Van Johnson
(uncredited)
Richard Ney
(uncredited)
Lucille Norman
(uncredited)
Susan Peters
(uncredited)
Frances Rafferty
Sheila Brooks (screen test footage) (uncredited)
Donna Reed
(uncredited)
Jean Rogers
(uncredited)
Mickey Rooney
Andy Hardy (screen test footage) (uncredited)
Robert Sterling
(uncredited)
Frank Whitbeck
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Esther Williams
Sheila Brooks (screen test footage) (uncredited)
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