Although MGM would drop Deanna Durbin... ...some executives at the studio pleaded to keep my mother under contract. And they finally won.
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Description: Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favourite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.
Cast:
Self - Co-Host: James Stewart
Self - Co-Host & Narrator: Liza Minnelli
Self - Co-Hostess: Elizabeth Taylor
Clip from 'Words and Music': June Allyson
Clip from 'Hit the Deck': Tony Martin
'Hunk': Ray Bolger
Clip from 'The Great Ziegfeld': Dennis Morgan
Clip from 'The Band Wagon': Jack Buchanan
Lise Bouvier: Leslie Caron
Clip from 'Two Weeks with Love': Carleton Carpenter
Clip from 'Singin' in the Rain': Cyd Charisse
Clip from 'Gigi': Hermione Gingold
Hollywood Revue: Joan Crawford
Clip from 'Idiot's Delight': Paula Stone
Clips from 'Speak Easily' & 'It Happened in Brooklyn': Jimmy Durante
Clip from 'Every Sunday': Deanna Durbin
Clip from 'Broadway Melody of 1938': Buddy Ebsen
Clip from 1936 version of 'Rose Marie': Nelson Eddy
Clip from 'Hollywood Revue': Conrad Nagel
Self - at Banquet: Robert Young
Dorothy: Judy Garland
Andre Charville: Cary Grant
Clips from 1951 version of 'Show Boat' and 'Toast of New Orleans': Kathryn Grayson
'Hickory': Jack Haley
Clips from 'Reckless' & 'Suzy': Jean Harlow
Clip from 'Free and Easy': Robert Montgomery
(archive footage): Allan Jones
Clip from "Gigi": Louis Jourdan
Gaylord Ravenal: Howard Keel
Clip from 'Broadway Melody': Charles King
'Zeke': Bert Lahr
Clip from 'Toast of New Orleans': Mario Lanza
Clip from 'Rose Marie': Jeanette MacDonald
Clip from 'Babes in Arms': Douglas McPhail
Clip from 'Small Town Girl': Ann Miller
Clip from 'Dance, Fools, Dance': Natalie Moorhead
Clip from 'On the Town': Jules Munshin
Clip from 'The Pirate': Harold Nicholas
Clip from 'Meet Me in St. Louis': Margaret O'Brien
(clips from "Broadway Melody of 1940": Eleanor Powell
Clip from 'A Date with Judy': Selena Royle
Clip from 'Barkleys of Broadway': Ginger Rogers
Clip from 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers': Russ Tamblyn
Clip from 1951 version of 'Show Boat': William Warfield
Clips from 'Bathing Beauty' & 'Million Dollar Mermaid' etc.: Esther Williams
Clip from 'Idiot's Delight: Edward Arnold
Melvin Colner Foster: Wallace Beery
Clip from 'Show Boat': Joe E. Brown
Orchestra Leader: Xavier Cugat
Self - Clip from 'La Fiesta Santa Barbara': Lili Damita
Brunhilde Esterhazy: Betty Garrett
Self: Frank Morgan
Parthy Hawks: Agnes Moorehead
Irene: Norma Shearer
Clip from 'Speak Easily': Sidney Toler
Written by: Jack Haley Jr.
Director: Jack Haley Jr.
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date: 21 Jun 1974
Box Office: $26,890,200
Cast:
Self - Co-Host: James Stewart
Self - Co-Host & Narrator: Liza Minnelli
Self - Co-Hostess: Elizabeth Taylor
Clip from 'Words and Music': June Allyson
Clip from 'Hit the Deck': Tony Martin
'Hunk': Ray Bolger
Clip from 'The Great Ziegfeld': Dennis Morgan
Clip from 'The Band Wagon': Jack Buchanan
Lise Bouvier: Leslie Caron
Clip from 'Two Weeks with Love': Carleton Carpenter
Clip from 'Singin' in the Rain': Cyd Charisse
Clip from 'Gigi': Hermione Gingold
Hollywood Revue: Joan Crawford
Clip from 'Idiot's Delight': Paula Stone
Clips from 'Speak Easily' & 'It Happened in Brooklyn': Jimmy Durante
Clip from 'Every Sunday': Deanna Durbin
Clip from 'Broadway Melody of 1938': Buddy Ebsen
Clip from 1936 version of 'Rose Marie': Nelson Eddy
Clip from 'Hollywood Revue': Conrad Nagel
Self - at Banquet: Robert Young
Dorothy: Judy Garland
Andre Charville: Cary Grant
Clips from 1951 version of 'Show Boat' and 'Toast of New Orleans': Kathryn Grayson
'Hickory': Jack Haley
Clips from 'Reckless' & 'Suzy': Jean Harlow
Clip from 'Free and Easy': Robert Montgomery
(archive footage): Allan Jones
Clip from "Gigi": Louis Jourdan
Gaylord Ravenal: Howard Keel
Clip from 'Broadway Melody': Charles King
'Zeke': Bert Lahr
Clip from 'Toast of New Orleans': Mario Lanza
Clip from 'Rose Marie': Jeanette MacDonald
Clip from 'Babes in Arms': Douglas McPhail
Clip from 'Small Town Girl': Ann Miller
Clip from 'Dance, Fools, Dance': Natalie Moorhead
Clip from 'On the Town': Jules Munshin
Clip from 'The Pirate': Harold Nicholas
Clip from 'Meet Me in St. Louis': Margaret O'Brien
(clips from "Broadway Melody of 1940": Eleanor Powell
Clip from 'A Date with Judy': Selena Royle
Clip from 'Barkleys of Broadway': Ginger Rogers
Clip from 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers': Russ Tamblyn
Clip from 1951 version of 'Show Boat': William Warfield
Clips from 'Bathing Beauty' & 'Million Dollar Mermaid' etc.: Esther Williams
Clip from 'Idiot's Delight: Edward Arnold
Melvin Colner Foster: Wallace Beery
Clip from 'Show Boat': Joe E. Brown
Orchestra Leader: Xavier Cugat
Self - Clip from 'La Fiesta Santa Barbara': Lili Damita
Brunhilde Esterhazy: Betty Garrett
Self: Frank Morgan
Parthy Hawks: Agnes Moorehead
Irene: Norma Shearer
Clip from 'Speak Easily': Sidney Toler
Written by: Jack Haley Jr.
Director: Jack Haley Jr.
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date: 21 Jun 1974
Box Office: $26,890,200
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