19 September 2006

That's Entertainment! (1974)












































unusual movie stills - screenshots - captures - photo gallery plus dvd covers and or posters of:

That's Entertainment! (1974)

Directed by
Jack Haley Jr.

Plot Synopsis: MGM musical numbers from the introduction of sound in the late '20s through to the 1950s, possibly with Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, and Judy Garland getting the most coverage. Linked by some of the stars who worked at MGM handing the commentary on one to another.

Cast:


Fred Astaire .... Himself - Co-host/Narrator

Bing Crosby .... Himself - Co-host/Narrator

Gene Kelly .... Himself - Co-host/Narrator
Peter Lawford .... Himself - Co-host/Narrator

Liza Minnelli .... Herself - Co-host/Narrator

Donald O'Connor .... Himself - Co-host/Narrator

Debbie Reynolds .... Herself - Co-host/Narrator

Mickey Rooney .... Himself - Co-host/Narrator

Frank Sinatra .... Himself - Co-host/Narrator

James Stewart .... Himself - Co-host/Narrator

Elizabeth Taylor .... Herself - Co-host/Narrator
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

June Allyson .... Clip from 'Words and Music' (archive footage)
Kay Armen .... Clip from 'Hit the Deck' (archive footage)

Ray Bolger .... Clips from 'The Wizard of Oz' and 'The Harvey Girls' (archive footage)
Virginia Bruce .... (archive footage)
Jack Buchanan .... (archive footage)
Leslie Caron .... Clips from 'An American in Paris' and 'Gigi' (archive footage)
Carleton Carpenter .... (archive footage)

Cyd Charisse .... Clip from 'Singin' in the Rain' (archive footage)

Maurice Chevalier .... Clip from "Gigi" (archive footage)

Joan Crawford .... (archive footage)
Virginia Dale .... (archive footage)

Vic Damone .... (archive footage)

Jimmy Durante .... (archive footage)
Deanna Durbin .... (archive footage)

Buddy Ebsen .... (archive footage)

Nelson Eddy .... Clip from 1936 version of 'Rose Marie' (archive footage)
Cliff Edwards .... (archive footage)

Clark Gable .... (archive footage)

Ava Gardner .... Clip from 1951 version of 'Show Boat' (archive footage)

Judy Garland .... (archive footage)

Cary Grant .... (archive footage)
Kathryn Grayson .... Clips from 1951 version of 'Show Boat' and 'Toast of New Orleans' (archive footage)
Virginia Grey .... (archive footage)
Jack Haley .... Clip from 'The Wizard of Oz' (archive footage)

Jean Harlow .... (archive footage)
Bernadene Hayes .... (archive footage)

Lena Horne .... (archive footage)
Lottice Howell .... (archive footage)

Van Johnson .... (archive footage)
Allan Jones .... (archive footage)
Louis Jourdan .... Clip from "Gigi" (archive footage)

Howard Keel .... Clips from 1951 version of 'Show Boat' and 'Pagan Love Song' (archive footage)
Charles King .... Clip from 'Broadway Melody' (archive footage)
Lorraine Krueger .... (archive footage)
Bert Lahr .... Clip from 'The Wizard of Oz' (archive footage)
Mario Lanza .... (archive footage)

Jeanette MacDonald .... (archive footage)
Joan Marsh .... (archive footage)
Tony Martin .... (archive footage)
Douglas McPhail .... (archive footage)

Ann Miller .... (archive footage)

Robert Montgomery .... (archive footage)
Natalie Moorhead .... Clip from 'Dance, Fools, Dance' (archive footage)
Dennis Morgan .... (archive footage)
Jules Munshin .... (archive footage)
Fayard Nicholas .... (archive footage)
Harold Nicholas .... (archive footage)
Margaret O'Brien .... (archive footage)
Eleanor Powell .... (archive footage)
Jane Powell .... (archive footage)

Ginger Rogers .... (archive footage)
Paula Stone .... (archive footage)
Russ Tamblyn .... (archive footage)
William Warfield .... Clip from 1951 version of 'Show Boat' (archive footage)
Esther Williams .... (archive footage)
Arlene Dahl .... Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gloria DeHaven .... Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Betty Garrett .... Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Buster Keaton .... (archive footage) (uncredited)
Audrey Totter .... Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)