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24 results found for '"Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer"' in Organisations.
Julius Caesar (1953 Film, Video)
- Director
- Joseph L Mankiewicz
- Producer
- John Houseman
Mankiewicz’s version of the tragedy that ‘some Americans regard as their own has stood the test of time’ (The Guardian 2019). With an impressive cast, including Louis Calhern as Caesar, Marlon Brando...
Kiss Me, Kate (1953 Film, Video)
- Director
- George Sidney
- Producer
- Jack Cummings
Film (and 3D) adaptation of the Broadway musical in which the leading players in a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew are a married couple whose private life resembles their on-stage roles. With...
Radio Bugs (1944 Film)
- Series
- Our Gang
- Director
- Cy Endfield
US comedy short series. Inspired by the success of his favourite comedian Red Skelton, Froggy (Billy Laughlin) decides to become a radio star. Armed with a tattered joke book and an array of ‘funny’...
Presenting Lily Mars (1943 Film)
- Director
- Norman Taurog
- Producer
- Joseph Pasternak
Musical comedy about Lily (Judy Garland), an aspiring actress from a small town in Indiana. In once scene Lily wants to impress a visiting Broadway producer (Heflin) and gives him a mawkish and melodramatic...
Understanding Movies (1940 Film)
Illustrates direction, editing and acting, using a selection of MGM films from the 1930s. Includes an extract from George Cukor’s 1936 ROMEO AND JULIET with Leslie Howard and Norma Shearer.
Romeo in Rhythm (1940 Film)
- Director
- Rudolf Ising
- Producer
- Fred Quimby
Cartoon. ‘The Black Crow Light Opera Company Presents Romeo and Juliet’. Swingin’ Romeo and Flat-Foot Juliet are two black crows who speak in African-American accents. They enact part of the balcony...
Bookworm Turns, The (1940 Film)
- Director
- Hugh Harman
- Producer
- Fred Quimby
Cartoon featuring Bookworm, Dr Jeckyl and Crow. A copy of Macbeth comes to life as the three weird sisters are making their brew.
Gallant Sons (1940 Film)
- Director
- George B. Seitz
- Producer
- Stephani. Frederick
Feature film. Johnny, By and Kate are schoolmates who attempt to prove the innocence of Johhny’s father. They discover the murderer is Al Posna and attempt a scheme in which Posna confesses his crime. They...
Fast and Loose (1939 Film)
- Director
- Edwin L. Marin
- Producer
- Frederick Stephani
Detective film. Nick Torrent (Morgan) owns a scrap of a priceless Shakespeare manuscript and wants to sell it; but then he is murdered and the manuscript is stolen. Joel Sloane (Montgomery) is a rare book...
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The (1939 Film)
aka: Huckleberry Finn
- Director
- Richard Thorpe (2)
- Producer
- Joseph L Mankiewicz
Feature film based on Mark Twain’s novel with Mickey Rooney as Huck. Douglas Lanier in Shakespeares After Shakespeare (entry 1120) notes that this is the only film version of Twain’s novel which includes...