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MGM Parade Episode #1.12 (1955–1956) Online

MGM Parade Episode #1.12 (1955–1956) Online
Original Title :
Episode #1.12
Genre :
TV Episode / Documentary
Year :
1955–1956
Cast :
George Murphy,Lionel Belmore,Robert Benchley
Writer :
Ray Wander
Type :
TV Episode
Time :
30min
Rating :
5.4/10
MGM Parade Episode #1.12 (1955–1956) Online

Host George Murphy introduces a scene from Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944), a movie that has just gone into re-release. He then introduces the short film Home Movies (1940), where the movie's hero shows how to, or more precisely not to film and show home movies. He then introduces the short film Master Will Shakespeare (1936), which looks into the personal life of the Bard associated with his writing. The final offering of the week deals with another writer, this one a fictitious one named Hajj of ancient Persia, he who is the lead in the movie Kismet (1955). George visits the set, where the movie's creative and technical teams are filming the musical number "Rahadlakum" featuring Dolores Gray and Howard Keel.
Episode credited cast:
George Murphy George Murphy - Himself - Host
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lionel Belmore Lionel Belmore - Burbage (archive footage)
Robert Benchley Robert Benchley - Home Movie Maker (archive footage)
Marie Blake Marie Blake - Home Movie Watcher (archive footage)
Ann Blyth Ann Blyth - Herself (archive footage)
John Butler John Butler - Home Movie Watcher (archive footage)
Hobart Cavanaugh Hobart Cavanaugh - Home Movie Watcher (archive footage)
Charles Coleman Charles Coleman - John Decker (archive footage)
The Cristiani Family The Cristiani Family - Themselves - Equestrian Acrobats (archive footage)
Arthur Freed Arthur Freed - Himself - Producer (archive footage)
Fernand Gravey Fernand Gravey - Johann Strauss II (archive footage)
Dolores Gray Dolores Gray - Lalume (archive footage)
Herbert Gunn Herbert Gunn - Bob Clever (archive footage)
Susan Hayward Susan Hayward - Lillian Roth (archive footage)
Van Johnson Van Johnson - Ted Lawson (archive footage)