Published
[Los Angeles, Calif.] : Warner Home Video, [2004].
UPC
012569692121, 012569691520
Notes
General Note
Title from menu screen.
Creation/Production Credits
That's entertainment : 50 years of MGM: music adapted by Henry Mancini ; film sequences edited by Bud Friedgen ; film research, Ana-Luisa Corley Perez ; art director, Bill Tury ; video tape editors, Ken Klingbeil, Jim Hepper ; cameras, Diane Biederbeck ... [and others]. Just one more time: photographed by David E. Blewitt. That's entertainment III : behind the screen: edited by Glenn Erickson ; photo research by Maggie Adams.
Participants/Performers
Hosts, George and Alana Hamilton (That's entertainment : 50 years of MGM) ; Mike Douglas, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly (Mike Douglas show) ; narrated by Granville van Dusen (That's entertainment III : behind the screen) ; commentary, Angela Lansbury, Andre Previn, Betty Garrett, Saul Chaplin, John Pasternak, Ann Miller, Jane Powell, Russ Tamblyn, Cyd Charisse, Ann Sothern, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Rudy Behlmer, Lena Horne, Alexander Courage, Hugh Martin, Gloria DeHaven, Rudy Behlmer, Tommy Rall, Michael Kidd, Donald O'Connor, Marge Champion, June Allyson, Kathryn Grayson, Stanley Donen (That's entertainment : the masters behind the musicals).
Description
Shows a collection of films and excerpts about the history of MGM and the MGM musical. The 25th anniversary film is a newsreel showing a luncheon hosted by Lois B. Mayer. 50 years of MGM entertainment's 1974 premiere is the setting for a gala reunion of more than 50 of the studio's stars. Just one more time is a collection behind the scenes footage of the That's entertainment film. The lion roars again shows a celebration of MGM on the studio grounds. Mike Douglas visits with the stars of That's entertainment, part 2 in an excerpt from the Mike Douglas show. That's entertainment III, behind the screen shows filmmakers revealing details about the vault discoveries seen in That's entertainment III. The masters behind the musicals celebrates the groundbreaking work of directors, choreographers, music and vocal arrangers who contributed to the studios golden musical-making era. The musical outtakes jukebox is a collection of performances that were left on the cutting room floor.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital; dual-layer.
Language
Closed-captioned.