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1942
10m
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

1942

Runtime

10m

Storyline

In 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.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
10m
Jan 1, 1942
Languages
English
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

13 Cast Members

Patricia Dane

Patricia Dane

(uncredited)

Carole Gallagher

Carole Gallagher

Sheila Brooks (screen test footage) (uncredited)

Van Johnson

Van Johnson

(uncredited)

Richard Ney

Richard Ney

(uncredited)

Lucille Norman

Lucille Norman

(uncredited)

Susan Peters

Susan Peters

(uncredited)

Frances Rafferty

Frances Rafferty

Sheila Brooks (screen test footage) (uncredited)

Donna Reed

Donna Reed

(uncredited)

Jean Rogers

Jean Rogers

(uncredited)

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

Andy Hardy (screen test footage) (uncredited)

Robert Sterling

Robert Sterling

(uncredited)

Frank Whitbeck

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Esther Williams

Esther Williams

Sheila Brooks (screen test footage) (uncredited)

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