That's Dancing!
MGM, 1985, Color and B/W, 104 minutes, ***
Released January, 1985
Gene Kelly, Liza Minnelli, Sammy Davis Jr., Mikhail Baryshnikov and Ray Bolger take you on a tour of Hollywood musicals. Classic dance scenes from "Oklahoma!,"
"The Wizard of Oz," "42nd Street," "Flashdance" and other films are seen, with stars from Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers to Shirley Temple and John Travolta.
Classic Musicals from the Dream Factory, Vol. 2 DVD Box Set (shown right) includes this film and
The Pirate,
Words and Music,
The Belle of New York,
Royal Wedding,
That Midnight Kiss,
The Toast of New Orleans.
Producer: Jack Haley, Jr. & David Niven, Jr.
Associate Producer: Bud Friedgen
Executive Producer: Gene Kelly
Original music by: Henry Mancini and Gary S. Scott (breakdance music)
Costume Design by: Ron Talsky
Cinematography by: Andrew Laszlo
Film Editing by: Michael J. Sheridan
Hosts:
Shirley Temple,
Fred Astaire,
Donald O'Connor,
Gene Kelly,
John Travolta
Archive Footage:
Tommy Abbott,
June Allyson,
Ann-Margret,
Fred Astaire,
Lucille Ball,
Robert Banas,
Mikhail Baryshnikov,
Jennifer Beals,
David Bean,
Francesca Bellini,
Busby Berkeley,
Eric Blore,
Monte Blue,
Ray Bolger,
John Brascia,
Lucille Bremer,
James Cagney,
Irene Cara,
Leslie Caron,
Betty Carr,
Gower Champion,
Marge Champion,
Cyd Charisse,
Joan Crawford,
Carole D'Andrea,
Dan Dailey,
Leroy Daniels,
Sammy Davis Jr.,
Doris Day,
Gloria DeHaven,
Norma Doggett,
Isadora Duncan,
Buddy Ebsen,
Taina Elg,
Eliot Feld,
Margot Fonteyn,
Loie Fuller,
Clark Gable,
Judy Garland,
Virginia Gibson,
Cary Grant,
Jack Haley,
Carol Haney,
June Haver,
Robert Helpmann,
Harvey Hohnecker,
Judy Holliday,
Jose Iturbi,
Michael Jackson,
Marine Jahan,
Van Johnson,
Ruby Keeler,
Paula Kelly,
Michael Kidd,
Nancy Kilgas,
Charles Laskey,
Ruta Lee,
Vivien Leigh,
Bambi Linn,
Peter Lorre,
Susan Luckey,
Shirley MacLaine,
Dean Martin,
Léonide Massine,
Matt Mattox,
Joan McCracken,
Ray McDonald,
Bert Michaels,
Ann Miller,
Liza Minnelli,
James Mitchell,
Ricardo Montalban,
Annabelle Moore,
Tony Mordente,
George Murphy,
Gene Nelson,
Julie Newmar,
Rudolf Nureyev,
Donald O'Connor,
Susan Oakes,
Anna Pavlova,
Marc Platt,
Dick Powell,
Eleanor Powell,
Jane Powell,
Tommy Rall,
Debbie Reynolds,
Jeff Richards,
Bill Robinson,
Mickey Rooney,
Wini Shaw,
Moira Shearer,
Frank Sinatra,
Red Skelton,
Tucker Smith,
James Stewart,
Lyle Talbot,
Russ Tamblyn,
Tarita,
Lilyan Tashman,
Robert Taylor,
Anthony "Scooter" Teague,
Tamara Toumanova,
Gina Trikonis,
Lana Turner,
Bobby Van,
Vera-Ellen,
Ethel Waters,
Bobby Watson,
Esther Williams,
David Winters,
Vera Zorina,
Jacques d'Amboise.
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That's Entertainment!
MGM, 1974, Color and B/W, 134 minutes, ****
Premiere release May, 1974
General release June, 1974
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MGM musicals anthology. Very entertaining and lots of fun. Features many, many clips of magic moments from some of the best movie musicals ever made!
Producer: Jack Haley, Jr.
Executive Producer: Daniel Melnick
Director: Jack Haley, Jr.
Music Director: Jesse Kaye and Henry Mancini
Writer: Jack Haley, Jr.
Film Editiong: David E. Blewitt, Bud Friedgen
Program:
[0:00] Overture
[0:03] Frank Sinatra hosts: Introduction;
Clip from Hollywood Revue of 1929, Cliff Edwards singing "Singing in the Rain," chorus dancing;
Jimmy Durante singing "Singing in the Rain," from Speak Easily, 1932;
Judy Garland singing "Singing in the Rain," from Little Nellie Kelly, 1940;
Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor with umbrellas, singing "Singing in the Rain," from Singin' in the Rain, 1952.
[0:06] Theme music, titles
[0:08] Frank Sinatra continues:
Charles King singing "Broadway Melody" from The Broadway Melody, 1929;
[0:10] Chorus singing "Rosalie," Eleanor Powell dancing on big drums, from Rosalie, 1937;
[0:11] Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy singing "Indian Love Call" from Rose-Marie, 1936;
[0:13] Dennis Morgan and Chorus singing "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody" with huge spiral staircase "cluttered with beautiful women," from The Great Ziegfeld, 1936;
Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire dancing to "Begin the Beguine," from Broadway Melody of 1940, 1940;
Frank Sinatra and Jimmy Durante performing "The Song's Gotta Come from the Heart," from It Happened in Brooklyn, 1947.
[0:20] Liz Taylor hosts:
Liz singing "The Music of Spring," from Cynthia (Cuddles Sakall at piano), 1947;
[0:22] Lena Horne singing "Honeysuckle Rose" from Thousands Cheer, 1943;
[0:23] Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly singing and dancing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" from Take Me Out to the Ball Game, 1949;
[0:24] June Allyson and the Blackburn Twins singing "Thou Swell" from Words and Music, 1949;
June Allyson, Peter Lawford and Chorus singing and dancing "The Varsity Drag" from Good News, 1947
[0:27] Peter Lawford hosts:
Big production number with "native" dancers from On an Island with You, 1948;
Debbie Reynolds and Carleton Carpenter singing "Aba Daba Honeymoon" from Two Weeks with Love, 1950;
Elizabeth Taylor singing "It's a Most Unusual Day" from A Date with Judy, 1948;
Jane Powell and Company singing "It's a Most Unusual Day" from A Date with Judy, 1948;
Judy Garland and Company singing "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" from The Harvey Girls, 1946
[0:33] Jimmy Stewart hosts dramatic actors doing musical numbers:
Robert Montgomery singing "It Must Be You" from Free and Easy, 1930;
Joan Crawford singing and dancing "Gotta Feelin' for You" from Hollywood Revue of 1929, 1929;
Jean Harlow and Chorines singing "Reckless" from Reckless, 1935;
Jean Harlow and Cary Grant singing "Did I Remember" from Suzy, 1936;
Jimmy Stewart singing "Easy to Love" from Born to Dance, 1936;
Clark Gable and Girls singing "Puttin' on the Ritz" from Idiot's Delight, 1939;
Judy Garland singing "Dear Mr. Gable" from Broadway Melody of 1938, 1937
[0:45] Mickey Rooney hosts "backyard musicals" segment:
[0:47] montage of scenes from Mickey/Judy films;
[0:49] Mickey, Judy and Company singing "Babes in Arms" from Babes in Arms, 1939;
[0:50] Mickey, Judy and Ensemble singing and dancing "Hoe Down" from Babes on Broadway, 1941;
[0:50] Mickey, Judy and Ensemble singing and dancing "Do the La Conga" from Strike Up the Band, 1940;
[0:51] Mickey, Judy and Company singing and dancing "Waiting for the Robert E. Lee" from the finale of Babes on Broadway, 1941;
[0:52] Judy, Mickey, Richard Quine and Virginia Weidler singing "Babes on Broadway" from the finale of Babes on Broadway, 1941;
[0:52] Mickey, Judy and Ensemble singing "Strike Up the Band" from the finale of Strike Up the Band, 1940
[0:53] Gene Kelly hosts Fred Astaire segment:
[0:54] Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire dancing "The Babbitt and the Bromide" from Ziegfeld Follies, 1946;
Fred Astaire singing and Fred and Ginger Rogers dancing "They Can't Take That Away from Me" from The Barkleys of Broadway, 1949;
Fred Astaire and Joan Crawford dancing "Let's Go Bavarian" from Dancing Lady, 1933;
Fred Astaire and Jack Buchanan singing and dancing "I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan" from The Band Wagon, 1953;
Fred Astaire dancing to "Sunday Jumps" with a hat rack from Royal Wedding, 1951;
Fred Astaire dancing "Shoes with Wings On" from The Barkleys of Broadway, 1949;
Fred Astaire singing and dancing "You're All the World to Me" (on walls and ceiling) from Royal Wedding, 1951;
Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse dancing "Dancing in the Dark" from The Band Wagon, 1953
[1:06] Donald O'Connor hosts Esther Williams segment:
[1:06] Montage of clips from Esther's films; montage of clips of Esther swimming with Howard Keel in Pagan Love Song;
Fernando Lamas in Dangerous When Wet;
Van Johnson in Thrill of a Romance;
Peter Lawford in On an Island with You;
Ricardo Montalban in On an Island with You;
Tom and Jerry (cartoon characters) in Dangerous When Wet;
Jimmy Durante in This Time for Keeps;
Red Skelton in Bathing Beauty;
[1:08] Big swimming finale number from Bathing Beauty;
[1:09] montage of big swimming production numbers
[1:13] Debbie Reynolds hosts:
[1:13] Debbie Reynolds with Fred Astaire and Red Skelton and Debbie Reynolds with Carleton Carpenter singing "I Wanna Be Loved By You" from Three Little Words, 1950;
[1:16] Ann Miller dancing and singing "I've Gotta Hear That Beat" from Small Town Girl, 1953;
[1:18] Mario Lanza and Kathryn Grayson singing "Be My Love" from The Toast of New Orleans, 1950;
[1:19] Donald O'Connor singing and dancing "Make 'Em Laugh" from Singin' in the Rain, 1952;
[1:22] Chorus singing and dancing "Cotton Blossom" from Show Boat, 1951;
[1:24] Howard Keel and Kathryn Grayson singing "Make Believe" from Show Boat, 1951;
[1:25] William Warfield singing "Ol' Man River" from Show Boat, 1951
[1:27] Fred Astaire hosts Gene Kelly segment:
[1:28] Gene Kelly and the Nicholas Brothers sing and dance "Be a Clown" from The Pirate, 1948;
[1:29] Gene Kelly stunts as a construction worker (unidentified film);
[1:30] Gene Kelly dances "The Pirate Ballet" from The Pirate, 1948;
[1:30] Gene Kelly dances Ballet scene from Anchors Aweigh, 1945;
[1:31] Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Jules Munshin sing "New York, New York" from On the Town, 1949;
[1:33] Gene Kelly and Jerry the mouse dance "The Worry Song" from Anchors Aweigh, 1945;
[1:34] Gene Kelly sings and dances "Sinin' in the Rain" from Singin' in the Rain, 1952;
Gene Kelly and Ensemble Dance "The Broadway Ballet" from Singin' in the Rain, 1952
[1:40] Liza Minnelli hosts Judy Garland segment:
[1:40] finale scene with Liza as toddler from In the Good Old Summertime, 1949;
[1:41] The Garland Sisters sing "La Cucaracha" from La Fiesta de Santa Barbara, 1935;
[1:42] Judy and Edna Mae (Deanna) Durbin sing "Americana" from Every Sunday, 1936;
Judy and Buddy Ebsen dance in the finale of Broadway Melody of 1938, 1937;
[1:44] Judy and Munchkins sing and dance "You're Off to See the Wizard" from The Wizard of Oz, 1939;
Judy, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley and Bert Lahr sing "If I Only Had the Nerve" from The Wizard of Oz, 1939;
[1:45] Judy sings "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz, 1939;
[1:46] Judy sings "But Not for Me" from Girl Crazy, 1943;
[1:47] Judy and Chorus sing "The Trolley Song" from Meet Me in St. Louis, 1944;
[1:48] Judy and Margaret O'Brien sing "Under the Bamboo Tree" from Meet Me in St. Louis, 1944;
[1:48] Judy sings "The Boy Next Door" from Meet Me in St. Louis, 1944;
[1:49] Judy sings "Get Happy" (partially over montage of clips from Judy's films) from Summer Stock, 1950
[1:51] Bing Crosby hosts:
[1:52] Bing sings "Going Hollywood" from Going Hollywood, 1933;
[1:53] Bing and Frank Sinatra sing "Well, Did You Evah" from High Society, 1956;
Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly sing "True Love" from High Society, 1956;
[1:57] Cast and Chorus sing and dance "Hallelujah" from Hit the Deck, 1956;
[1:59] Ensemble dances the "Barn Dance" ballet from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, 1954;
[2:01] Louis Jourdan sings "Gigi" from Gigi, 1958;
[2:03] Maurice Chevalier sings "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" from Gigi, 1958
[2:04] Frank Sinatra concludes:
[2:05] Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron and Ensemble dance "An American in Paris Ballet" from An American in Paris, 1951
[2:10] Theme music, end titles
[2:12] Exit music
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That's Entertainment, Part 2
MGM, 1976, Color and B/W, 129 minutes, ***½
Released May, 1976
MGM musicals anthology; sequel to That's Entertainment. Not quite as spectacular as the first, but still a lot of fun.
Producer: Saul Chaplin and Daniel Melnick
Director: Gene Kelly
Writer: Leonard Gershe
Music Directors: Harry V. Lojewski and Nelson Riddle
Production Design: John De Cuir
Film Editing: David Blewitt, David Bretherton, Bud Friedgen, Peter C. Johnson
Program:
[0:00] Overture
[0:03] Introduction: Titles over montage of clips from MGM musicals
[0:06] Jack Buchanan, Fred Astaire, Oscar Levant and Nanette Fabray sing "That's Entertainment," from The Band Wagon, 1953; partially over clips from other musicals.
[0:08] Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire host:
[0:10] Judy Garland and Gene Kelly sing and dance "For Me and My Gal" from For Me and My Gal, 1942;
[0:11] "Fascinating Rhythm" sung by Chorus and danced by Eleanor Powell from Lady Be Good, 1941;
Robert Taylor sings "I've Got a Feelin' You're Foolin'" to June Knight from Broadway Melody of 1936, 1936;
[0:13] clip of Greta Garbo dancing in unidentified film;
[0:13] "I Wanna Be a Dancin' Man" sung and danced by Fred Astaire from The Belle of New York, 1952;
[0:15] "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo" sung by Leslie Caron and Carrot Top from Lili, 1953;
[0:16] "Be a Clown" sung and danced by Judy Garland and Gene Kelly from The Pirate, 1948 (partially over montage of clips of comedy scenes)
Fred Astaire hosts:
[[0:18] the stateroom scene from A Night at the Opera, 1935;
[0:21] "From This Moment On" sung and danced by Ann Miller, Tommy Rall, Bobby Van and Bob Fosse; danced by Ann Miller and Tommy Rall, Bob Fosse and Carol Haney, Bobby Van and Jeanne Coyne; from Kiss Me Kate, 1953;
[0:23] "All of You" sung by Fred Astaire from Silk Stockings, 1957;
[0:24] Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse dancing to "All of You" from Silk Stockings, 1957;
[0:26] "The Lady Is a Tramp" sung by Lena Horne from Words and Music, 1948;
[0:27] "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" sung by Kathryn Grayson from Lovely to Look At, 1952;
"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" danced by Marge and Gower Champion from Lovely to Look At, 1952;
[0:29] "Easter Parade" sung by Judy Garland, Fred Astaire and Chorus from Easter Parade, 1948
Gene Kelly hosts:
Bing Crosby sings "Temptation" to Fifi D'Orsay from Going Hollywood, 1933;
Judy Garland sings "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" from Listen, Darling, 1938;
Ethel Waters and Rochester sing "Taking a Chance on Love" from Cabin in the Sky, 1943;
[0:35] "Swingin' the Jinx Away" sung by Chorus and danced by Eleanor Powell from Born to Dance, 1936;
[0:37] "Stout Hearted Men" sung by Nelson Eddy from New Moon, 1940;
[0:38] "Lover Come Back to Me" sung by Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy from New Moon, 1940;
"Inka Dinka Doo" sung by Jimmy Durante from Two Girls and a Sailor, 1944;
[0:41] "I Got Rhythm" finale sung and danced by Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney and Chorus with Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra, from Girl Crazy, 1943
[0:43] Gene Kelly hosts and sings and bit of "Be a Clown";
[0:43] Laurel and Hardy clip;
[0:44] Abbott and Costello clip;
[0:45] Jack Benny introduces Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed, "Wedding of the Painted Doll" sung by Arthur Freed with Nacio Herb Brown at the piano and dancing Chorus Girls, from The Song Writers' Revue
[0:47] Sammy Cahn hosts:
[0:48] Ann Sothern and Robert Young composing "Oh Lady Be Good" from Lady Be Good, 1941;
[0:48] Lew Ayres, encouraged by Al Shean, composing "Broadway Serenade for Every Lonely Heart" from Broadway Serenade, 1939;
[0:50] Mickey Rooney as Lorenz Hart singing his new lyric to "Manhattan" from Words and Music, 1948;
[0:41] Fred Astaire and Red Skelton working on the lyric to "Three Little Words" from Three Little Words, 1950;
Fernand Gravet, Miliza Korjus and Christian Rub composing "Tales from the Vienna Woods" from The Great Waltz, 1938
Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly host:
Fred and Gene dance together;
[0:54] Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reyonolds and Gene Kelly singing "Good Morning" from Singin' in the Rain, 1952;
[0:56] Nanette Fabray, Fred Astaire and Jack Buchanan sing "Triplets" from The Band Wagon, 1953;
[0:57] Judy Garland sings "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" from Meet Me in St. Louis, 1944;
[0:59] Fred Astaire sings and dances to "Steppin' Out with My Baby" from Easter Parade, 1948;
[1:01] Doris Day sings "Ten Cents a Dance" from Love Me or Leave Me, 1955;
[1:03] Gene Kelly and Children sing "I Got Rhythm" from An American in Paris, 1951
Frank Sinatra sequence:
[1:04] Frank sings "The Tender Trap" from The Tender Trap, 1955;
[1:05] clip of Frank singing "I'll Walk Alone" in concert;
[1:06] Frank singing "Ol' Man River" from Till the Clouds Roll By, 1946;
[1:07] Frank sings "I Fall in Love Too Easily" from Anchors Aweigh, 1945;
[1:08] Frank, Billy Roy and Jimmy Durante sing "I Believe" from It Happened in Brooklyn, 1947;
[1:09] Frank sings "You're Sensational" from High Society, 1956;
[1:10] Frank and Gene Kelly sing and dance "I Begged Her" from Anchors Aweigh, 1945;
[1:11] Frank singing "Ol' Man River" from Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) over a montage of clips from various Frank Sinatra movies
[1:12] Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly host:
[1:12] Fred and Gene dance;
[1:12] clips from various MGM movies, including David Copperfield, Grand Hotel, Dinner at Eight, "Traveltalks," Tarzan, Jumbo, Ziegfeld Girl,
The Thin Man, A Night at the Opera, A Tale of Two Cities, Lassie Come Home, Gone with the Wind and others
[1:18] Gene Kelly hosts:
[1:18] Maurice Chevalier sings "Maxim's" from The Merry Widow, 1934;
[1:19] Maurice Chevalier sings "Girls, Girls, Girls" from The Merry Widow, 1934;
[1:20] Dinah Shore sings "The Last Time I Saw Paris" (outtake version) from Till the Clouds Roll By, 1946;
[1:21] Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron dance to "Love Is Here to Stay" from An American in Paris, 1951;
Georges Guetary sings "(I'll Build A) Stairway to Paradise" from An American in Paris, 1951;
[1:25] Gwen Verdon and Ensemble dance a Can Can from Can-Can, 1960;
[1:26] "The Merry Widow Waltz" danced by Chorus from The Merry Widow, 1934
Gene Kelly hosts:
[1:28] Gene Kelly dancing with animated genies from Invitation to the Dance, 1956;
[1:31] Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong sing "Now You Has Jazz" from High Society, 1956;
[1:33] Judy Garland and Fred Astaire sing and dance "A Couple of Swells" from Easter Parade, 1948;
[1:35] Bobby Van performs his Pogo Dance from Small Town Girl, 1953;
Gene Kelly, Cyd Charisse and Chorus in a segment of the "Broadway Ballet" from Singin' in the Rain, 1952;
[1:41] Louis Calhern, Betty Hutton, Howard Keel and Keenan Wynn sing "There's No Business Like Show Business" from Annie Get Your Gun, 1950
Gene Kelly hosts Tracy / Hepburn segment: Clips from Boys Town, Boom Town, The Philadelphia Story, Adam's Rib ... and many others
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire host:
[1:51] Gene Kelly sings and dances on roller skates to "I Like Myself" from It's Always Fair Weather, 1955;
[1:53] Hermione Gingold and Maurice Chevalier perform "I Remember It Well" from Gigi, 1958;
[1:55] Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance "Bouncin' the Blues" from The Barkleys of Broadway, 1949;
[1:57] Big Esther Williams water skiing production number
[2:02] Finale sung and danced by Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly
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That's Entertainment! III
MGM, 1994, Color and B/W, 113 minutes, ****
Released May, 1994
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MGM musicals anthology sequel. As spectacular as the original. Lots of Judy Garland in this one. Note: Program outlined below is from the "Director's Cut" version
released in the box set (now out of print). There are at least two versions of this film: the regular issue, and the "Director's Cut." The Director's Cut is (apparently) only available as
part of the collectors box set (VHS or laser disc).
Producer: Bud Friedgen and Michael J. Sheridan
Exec. Producer: Peter Fitzgerald
Director: Bud Friedgen and Michael J. Sheridan
Writer: Bud Friedgen and Michael J. Sheridan
Film Editing: Bud Friedgen, Michael J. Sheridan
[0:00] Overture
[0:06] "Here's to the Girls" performed by Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball and Chorus Girls from Ziegfeld Follies, 1946
[0:06] Introduction
[0:08] Titles (over montage of clips from MGM musicals)
[0:09] Introduction (continued)
[0:09] Gene Kelly hosts:
[0:10] The Five Locust Sisters sing "My Beth" (?) from unidentified film;
[0:11] "Singing in the Rain" performed by Cliff Edwards and Chorus from Hollywood Revue of 1929, 1929;
[0:11] montage of clips from early musical talkies;
[0:12] "The Lock Step" sung by the Dodge Twins and danced by Chorus from the unfinished film, March of Time, ca. 1930;
[0:13] "Clean as a Whistle" sung by nude (but carefully hidden in water) chorus girls from unidentified film;
[0:14] "Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life" sung by Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy from Naughty Marietta, 1935;
"Hollywood Party" performed by Ensemble from Hollywood Party, 1934;
"Follow in My Footsteps" sung and danced by Eleanor Powell, Buddy Ebsen and George Murphy from Broadway Melody of 1938, 1937;
"Fascinating Rhythm" danced by Eleanor Powell, with footage of the segment being filmed, from Lady Be Good, 1941;
[0:21] "Good Morning" sung by Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland from Babes in Arms, 1939;
[0:22] Finale from Babes in Arms, 1939
[0:23] Esther Williams hosts:
[0:24] "Ten Percent Off" performed by Jimmy Durante, Esther Willams and Chorus Girls from This Time for Keeps, 1947;
[0:26] montage of Esther Williams water pageant production numbers;
[0:29] "Cleopatterer" sung and danced by June Allyson, Ray McDonald and Chorus from Till the Clouds Roll By, 1946
[0:31] June Allyson hosts:
[0:31] "The Three B's" sung and danced by June Allyson, Gloria DeHaven and Nancy Walker from Best Foot Forward, 1943;
"Waltz from Serenade for Strings" sung by Kathryn Grayson from Anchors Aweigh, 1945;
[0:35] "Shaking the Blues Away" sung and danced by Ann Miller from Easter Parade, 1948;
[0:36] "Pass That Peace Pipe" sung and danced by Joan McCracken, Ray McDonald and Chorus from Good News, 1947;
[0:38] "Solid Potato Salad" sung and "danced" by the Ross Sisters from Broadway Rhythm, 1944;
[0:39] "On the Town" performed by Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Jules Munshin, Vera-Ellen, Betty Garrett and Ann Miller from On the Town, 1949;
[0:41] "Baby, You Knock Me Out" performed by Cyd Charisse and Chorus from It's Always Fair Weather, 1955
[0:42] Cyd Charisse hosts:
[0:43] "Ballin' the Jack" performed by Judy Garland and Gene Kelly from For Me and My Gal, 1942;
[0:44] "You Wonderful You" danced with newspaper by Gene Kelly from Summer Stock, 1950;
[0:46] "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" ballet danced by Gene Kelly and Vera-Ellen from Words and Music, 1948;
[0:48] "An American in Paris Ballet" danced by Gene Kelly from An American in Paris, 1951;
[0:49] "Fit as a Fiddle" performed by Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor from Singin' in the Rain, 1952;
[0:51] "The Heather on the Hill" performed by Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse from Brigadoon, 1954;
[0:53] "You Are My Lucky Star" sung by Debbie Reynolds from Singin' in the Rain, 1952
[0:54] Debbie Reynolds hosts:
A tour of the MGM makeup department;
[0:57] "You Stepped out of a Dream" performed by Tony Martin, Lana Turner, Hedy Lamarr and Ziegfeld Girls from Ziegfeld Girl, 1941;
[0:58] "A Lady Loves" performed by Debbie Reynolds and Mens Chorus (interleaved with outtake version in barnyard) from I Love Melvin, 1953;
[0:59] "Thanks a Lot, But No Thanks" performed by Dolores Gray and Mens Chorus from It's Always Fair Weather, 1955;
[1:01] "Two Faced Woman" performed by Joan Crawford, shown side-by-side with Cyd Charisse's version (both to same voice recording by India Adams), from Torch Song, 1953;
[1:03] short excerpt of number by Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra;
[1:05] "Dance of Fury" danced by Ricardo Montalban, Cyd Charisse and Ann Miller from The Kissing Bandit, 1948;
[1:06] "Caroom Pa Pa" performed by Carmen Miranda from Nancy Goes to Rio, 1950;
[1:08] "Mama, Yo Quiero" performed by Mickey Rooney from Babes on Broadway, 1941;
[1:08] "Where or When" sung by Lena Horne from Words and Music, 1948
[1:09] Lena Horne hosts:
[1:10] "Just One of Those Things" sung by Lena Horne from Panama Hattie, 1942;
[1:11] "Ain't It the Truth" outtake by Lena Horne in bubblebath from Cabin in the Sky, 1943;
[1:13] "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" sung by Ava Gardner (with and without voiceover) from Show Boat, 1951;
[1:15] "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" sung by Lena Horne from Till the Clouds Roll By, 1946;
[1:16] "I'm an Indian Too" Betty Hutton's version and Judy Garland's version, from Annie Get Your Gun, 1950;
[1:18] "Doin' What Comes Natur'lly" performed by Judy Garland, outtake from Annie Get Your Gun, 1950;
[1:19] "I Wish I Were in Love Again" performed by Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney from Words and Music, 1948
[1:20] Mickey Rooney hosts:
[1:21] "Swing Mr. Mendelssohn" performed by Judy Garland and Chorus from Everybody Sing, 1938;
[1:22] "In-Between" sung by Judy Garland from Love Finds Andy Hardy, 1938;
[1:23] "Follow the Yellow Brick Road" sung by the Munchkins over a montage of clips from The Wizard of Oz, 1939;
[1:24] news reel clip of Mickey presenting Judy with her Academy Award, 1940;
[1:25] "Over the Rainbow" sung by Judy Garland from The Wizard of Oz, 1939;
[1:25] "How About You?" performed by Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland from Babes on Broadway, 1941;
[1:26] "Minnie from Trinidad" performed by Judy Garland and Chorus from Ziegfeld Girl, 1941;
[1:28] "Who?" performed by Judy Garland and Mens Chorus from Till the Clouds Roll By, 1946;
[1:30] "March of the Doagies" outtake performed by Judy Garland and Chorus from The Harvey Girls, 1945;
[1:32] "Mr. Monotony" outtake performed by Judy Garland from Easter Parade, 1948;
"It Only Happens When I Dance with You" performed by Fred Astaire and Ann Miller from Easter Parade, 1948
[1:35] Ann Miller hosts:
[1:36] "Let's Go Bavarian" performed by Joan Crawford and Fred Astaire from Dancing Lady, 1933;
[1:37] "Juke Box Dance" danced by Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire from Broadway Melody of 1940, 1940;
[1:38] "Coffee Time" danced by Fred Astaire and Lucille Bremer from Yolanda and the Thief, 1945;
[1:39] "Drum Crazy" performed by Fred Astaire from Easter Parade, 1948;
[1:41] "Girl Hunt Ballet" performed by Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse from The Band Wagon, 1953;
[1:43] "Swing Trot" performed by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers from The Barkleys of Broadway, 1949;
[1:44] "I Wanna Be a Dancin' Man" (outtake and final version played side-by-side) performed by Fred Astaire from The Belle of New York, 1952;
[1:46] "Anything You Can Do" performed by Howard Keel and Betty Hutton from Annie Get Your Gun, 1950
[1:48] Howard Keel hosts:
[1:49] "Stereophonic Sound" performed by Fred Astaire and Janis Paige from Silk Stockings, 1957;
[1:50] "Shaking the Blues Away" performed by Doris Day and Mens Chorus from Love Me or Leave Me, 1955;
[1:53] "Jailhouse Rock" performed by Elvis Presley and Mens Chorus from Jailhouse Rock, 1957;
[1:54] "Gigi" performed by Louis Jourdan over a montage of clips from the film, Gigi, 1958;
[1:56] "That's Entertainment" performed by Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan, Oscar Levant and Nanette Fabray (over a montage of clips from MGM musicals) from The Band Wagon, 1953
[1:58] End titles
That's Entertainment III Collector's Treasury
Second tape available only with the collectors box set
[0:01] "Behind the Screen" Interviews with the cast and crew of That's Entertainment III
[0:53] Outtakes:
[0:53] "My Intuition," Judy Garland and John Hodiak, cut from The Harvey Girls, 1945
[0:56] "Boys and Girls Like You and Me," Frank Sinatra singing to Betty Garrett, cut from Take Me Out to the Ball Game, 1949
[1:00] "Why So Gloomy," Jane Powell and unidentified child actor, cut from Holiday in Mexico, 1946
[1:03] "An Easier Way," June Allyson, Patricia Marshall and Girls Ensemble, cut from Good News, 1947
[1:08] "Why Is Love So Crazy," Esther Williams (unknown dubbing artist), cut from Pagan Love Song, 1950
[1:10] "Sea of the Moon" Fantasy Sequence, sung and danced by Esther Williams (unknown dubbing artist) and Girls Chorus, cut from Pagan Love Song, 1950
[1:13] "Love and Kisses," Bert Lahr and Marjorie Main comic routine, cut from Rose Marie, 1954
[1:16] "Last Night When We Were Young," Judy Garland, cut from In the Good Old Summertime, 1949
[1:19] "Is It a Crime?" Judy Holliday, cut from Bells Are Ringing, 1960
[1:24] "You Got Looks," Lena Horne, cut from Meet Me in Las Vegas, 1956
[1:27] "Mr. Monotony," Judy Garland, cut from Easter Parade, 1948
[1:30] Original theatrical trailer for That's Entertainment III
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Academy Award for Best Score - Musical (Ray Heindorf).
Academy Award nominations for Best Interior Decoration - Color and Best Sound Recording
