Eyes of the Navy
Oct 26, 1940Produced by MGM in cooperation with the U.S. Navy, this short film follows U.S. naval aviators through their basic training in Florida and advanced training in California.
Documentary
Frank Whitbeck
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The Grand Bounce
May 22, 1937A man writes a check for $1,000 to cover a gambling debt. The problem is that he doesn't have enough money in his bank account to cover it. The check was written on Friday afternoon, but cannot be cashed before the following Tuesday. The check is used to pay several debts until...
Comedy
Man Of The People
Jan 27, 1937
The Old South
Jan 20, 1940This short film chronicles the importance of cotton to the economy and culture of America's Old South.
Documentary
Place au Rythme
Oct 10, 1939Des artistes de music-hall sur le déclin suite à l’arrivée du cinéma sonore qui leur fait concurrence, décident d'effectuer une tournée en présentant leurs meilleurs numéros. Pendant ce temps, leurs enfants créent un spectacle pour leur venir en aide.
Comedy
Arsène Lupin Returns
Feb 25, 1938A woman and a man vying for a woman's affection: the usual love trio? Not quite so since the belle in question is Lorraine de Grissac, a very wealthy and alluring society woman, while one of the two rivals is none other than Arsène Lupin, the notorious jewel thief everybody thought dead, now living under the assumed name of René Farrand. As for the other suitor he is an American, a former F.B.I. sleuth turned private eye by the name of Steve Emerson. Steve not only suspects Farrand of being Lupin but when someone attempts to steal a precious emerald necklace from Lorraine's uncle, Count de Brissac, he is persuaded Lupin is the culprit. Is Emerson right or wrong? Which of the two men will win over Lorraine's heart?
Mystery
Northward, Ho!
Feb 10, 1940Behind-the-scenes promotional featurette to publicize the epic outdoor adventure Northwest Passage filmed on location in Idaho.
Documentary
La Vie de Thomas Edison
May 10, 1940En flash-back, cinquante ans après avoir inventé l'ampoule, un Edison âgé de 82 ans raconte son histoire à partir de vingt-deux ans avec son arrivée à New York. Il est sur son chemin avec invention d'une forme précoce de ticker sur le marché boursier.
History
Jeune Tom Edison
Mar 15, 1940L'inventeur Thomas Edison enfance de est chronique et lui montre un jeune homme dont les premières inventions et expériences scientifiques finissent généralement causer des résultats désastreux. En conséquence, les gens pensent tous les villes Tom est fou, et la création d'une relation tendue entre Tom et son père. Toms seule consolation est sa mère qui croit comprendre qu'il est dirigé à faire de grandes choses.
Drama
La Tempête qui tue
Jun 20, 1940Une famille allemande, unie et heureuse, se trouve divisée à l'avénement du national-socialisme. Le père, professeur de faculté et savant renommé, la mère, et Martin, un jeune paysan ami de la famille, sont pour la paix. Les deux fils et Fritz, le fiancé de Freyda, sont tentés par l'aventure hitlérienne.
Drama
The City of Little Men
Nov 21, 1938The story of Boys Town, founded by Father Edward Flanagan in 1917 as a haven for wayward, homeless, and neglected boys.
Documentary
Twenty Years After
Jan 01, 1944This short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits, then from a number of 1944 releases.
Documentary
We Must Have Music
Jan 01, 1942A short history of movie music is presented, from silent films accompanied by a single piano, to the elaborate song scores for musicals (with scenes from MGM's musicals) and background music for dramas. Conductor/composer
Documentary
Another Romance of Celluloid: Electrical Power
Dec 31, 1938This short begins at Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam). The electricity generated here by the Colorado River is sent to Hollywood, where movie studios need it to make movies. After a tour of the MGM studios' power plants, we see short advertisements for upcoming MGM releases.
Documentary
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
May 29, 1940This short promotes the premise that movies often create a demand for the fashions seen in them. It starts with a vignette in rural America. A mother and daughter go to town to buy a new dress. In the dress shop window is a designer dress worn by Joan Crawford in a recent movie. We then go to Hollywood and visit Adrian, MGM's chief of costume design, and see how multiple copies of a single clothing pattern are produced. The film ends with short segments of several MGM features.
Documentary
The Romance of Celluloid
Aug 27, 1937Several behind the scenes aspects of the movie-making business, which results in the enjoyment the movie going public has in going to the theater, are presented. They include: the production of celluloid aka film stock, the materials used in the production of which include cotton and silver; construction crews who build sets including those to look like cities, towns and villages around the world; a visit with Jack Dawn who demonstrates the process of creating a makeup design; the screen testing process, where many an acting hopeful gets his/her start; the work of the candid camera man, the prying eyes behind the movie camera; a visit with Adrian, who designs the clothes worn by many of the stars on screen; and a visit with Herbert Stothart as he conducts his musical score for Conquest (1937). These behind the scenes looks provide the opportunity to get acquainted with the cavalcade of MGM stars and their productions that will grace the silver screen in the 1937/38 movie season.
Documentary
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Oct 24, 1940This short documentary, presented and directed by MGM sound engineer Douglas Shearer, goes behind the scenes to look at how the sound portion of a talking picture is created.
Documentary
Hollywood Goes to Town
Jul 07, 1938This short shows how Hollywood gets ready for the world premiere of an "important" movie. The film celebrated here is Marie Antoinette (1938), which had its premiere at the Carthay Circle Theatre. We see the street leading to the theatre transformed to suggest a garden that might be seen in a French palace. This includes the placement of trees and other foliage, as well as large statues along the route. Grandstands are set up so fans can see their favorite stars as they arrive for the premiere. Finally, the proverbial "galaxy of stars" arrives in their limousines. Fanny Brice and Pete Smith make remarks at the microphone set up on the carpet outside the theatre.
The Horse with the Human Mind
Oct 24, 1946This short film focuses on Bess, considered to be the smartest horse in the movies, as she works with her trainer.
Documentary
Lily Mars Vedette
Apr 29, 1943Ainée de cinq enfants, Lily Mars décide de conquérir Broadway. Elle obtient un petit rôle dans une comédie musicale puis est choisie pour remplacer la vedette. Le producteur, John Thornway, lui trouve un manque de maturité professionnelle. Ne désespérant pas, elle travaille pour devenir une grande star...
Music
Fingers at the Window
Apr 22, 1942In Chicago, an unemployed actor aims to solve the mystery concerning a string of ax murders, apparently committed by a lunatic.
Mystery
Another Romance of Celluloid
Feb 05, 1938This second entry in MGM's "Romance of Film" series documents how celluloid movie film is processed and features behind-the-scenes glimpses of current MGM productions.
Documentary
You Can't Fool a Camera
May 23, 1941This short starts out as a documentary. In a dramatization, Eadward Muybridge's photographic experiments prove that when a horse gallops, there are times when all four of the animal's feet are off the ground. We are then brought to the present, where MGM directors and their cinematographers are shown working on current productions. The film closes with closeups of the studio's major stars and a tribute to the studio's actors who have joined the armed forces.
Documentary
The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention
Jan 01, 1937This short film chronicles various events associated with MGM's 1937 convention for the studio's national sales and distribution staff.
Documentary
Personalities
Jan 01, 1942In this "Romance of Celluloid", MGM showcases performers whose careers are just starting. Excerpts from their recently released films are included. The narrator says that moviegoers will have to decide whether these fledgling actors and actresses have that certain quality that made superstars out of MGM players Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, and Lana Turner.
Documentary
La féerie de la glace
Mar 10, 1939Un patineur met en péril son mariage quand elle devient une star de cinéma.
Music
Lest We Forget
May 01, 1937MGM hosts a salute to Will Rogers (1875-1935) shortly after his death. After a few words from Gary Cooper and Harry Carey, a look at Rogers' fatal trip with Wiley Post, clips from Rogers' movies, a proclamation from Oklahoma's governor, and a cowboy ballad sung at sunset. Robert Taylor asks the studio audience to contribute to the Will Rogers Memorial Hospital in Saranac Lake, NY, where those in the entertainment industry could go for treatment. This Sanatorium already exists as the National Vaudeville Artist Lodge and then was renamed after Will Rogers timely death. The screen goes black while ushers collect donations.
Documentary
Lest We Forget
May 01, 1937MGM hosts a salute to Will Rogers (1875-1935) shortly after his death. After a few words from Gary Cooper and Harry Carey, a look at Rogers' fatal trip with Wiley Post, clips from Rogers' movies, a proclamation from Oklahoma's governor, and a cowboy ballad sung at sunset. Robert Taylor asks the studio audience to contribute to the Will Rogers Memorial Hospital in Saranac Lake, NY, where those in the entertainment industry could go for treatment. This Sanatorium already exists as the National Vaudeville Artist Lodge and then was renamed after Will Rogers timely death. The screen goes black while ushers collect donations.
Documentary
The Romance of Celluloid
Aug 27, 1937Several behind the scenes aspects of the movie-making business, which results in the enjoyment the movie going public has in going to the theater, are presented. They include: the production of celluloid aka film stock, the materials used in the production of which include cotton and silver; construction crews who build sets including those to look like cities, towns and villages around the world; a visit with Jack Dawn who demonstrates the process of creating a makeup design; the screen testing process, where many an acting hopeful gets his/her start; the work of the candid camera man, the prying eyes behind the movie camera; a visit with Adrian, who designs the clothes worn by many of the stars on screen; and a visit with Herbert Stothart as he conducts his musical score for Conquest (1937). These behind the scenes looks provide the opportunity to get acquainted with the cavalcade of MGM stars and their productions that will grace the silver screen in the 1937/38 movie season.
Documentary
