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That's entertainment.

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Description: A pretentiously artistic director is hired for a new Broadway musical and changes it beyond recognition.

Cast:
Tony Hunter: Fred Astaire
Gabrielle Gerard: India Adams
Lester Marton: Oscar Levant
Lily Marton: Nanette Fabray
Jeffrey Cordova: Jack Buchanan
Paul Byrd: James Mitchell
Hal Benton: Robert Gist
Hot Dog Vendor: Fred Aldrich
Stagehand: Jack Stoney
Train Porter: Ernest Anderson
Dancer: Marc Wilder
Dancer in Troupe: Elynne Ray
Theatre Patron: James Carlisle
Auction Guest: Ellinor Vanderveer
Producer: Don Beddoe
Investor: Harry Stanton
Ballet Audience Member: Hans Moebus
Waiter: Manuel París
Hansom Driver: Joe Brockman
Caterer: Robert Burton
Pedestrian: Boyd Cabeen
Tall Girl in Arcade: Sue Casey
Audience Member: Dick Cherney
Chorus Member in Hotel Suite: Bob Stebbins
First Nighter: Kathryn Wilson
Train Passenger: James Gonzalez
Orchestra Leader: Henry Corden
Undetermined Role: Hal Taggart
Arcade Shoeshine Man: Leroy Daniels
Usher: Wymer Gard
Woman in Lobby: Dulce Day
Crew Member: Jack Deery
Dowager First Nighter: Helen Dickson
Man in Arcade: Eddie Lou Simms
Reporter: Stuart Wilson
Party Guest: Loretta Russell
Fitter: Betty Farrington
Woman in Arcade: Mabel Smaney
Lady on Train: Bess Flowers
Auctioneer's Assistant: George Ford
Passenger on Train: Barbara Ruick
Acrobatic Dancer in Troupe: Bill Foster
Auctioneer: Douglas Fowley
Baggage Clerk: Wesley Gale
Ava Gardner: Ava Gardner
Hotel Doorman: Jack Gargan
Restaurant Patron: Monty O'Grady
Colonel Tripp: Thurston Hall
2nd Model in 'Girl Hunt Ballet': Dee Hartford
Girl in 'Girl Hunt Ballet' Sequence: Eden Hartford
Agent: Sam Hearn
Arcade Shooting Gallery Operator: Al Hill
Man at Arcade: Robert Robinson
Drunk Outside Arcade: Colin Kenny
Jack - Prompter: John Lupton
Singer in 'That's Entertainment' Sequence: Gloria Wood
Featured Dancer: Matt Mattox
Prop Man: Owen McGiveney
Bystander in Girl Hunt Ballet: Harold Miller
Salon Model: Julie Newmar
Man on Train: Herb Vigran
Commuter: Foster H. Phinney
Man in Lobby: Paul Power
Cordova's German Chambermaid: Lotte Stein
Train Station Passenger: Bert Stevens
Special Effects Man: Brick Sullivan
Ivan: Jack Tesler
Jimmy: Jimmy Thompson
Barbara: Dee Turnell
Tall Woman in Arcade: Glen Walters
Bobby: Bobby Watson
Chauffeur: Smoki Whitfield
Actress in Play: Florence Wix
Can-Toss Booth Operator: Wilson Wood

Written by: Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Norman Corwin

Director: Vincente Minnelli

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Release date: 07 Aug 1953