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  • Great MGM Musicals Page

    At one time, there was a studio that boasted of “more stars than there are in heaven”. That studio was Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and from the mid-1920’s until the late 1950’s, they were the studio that was the benchmark that others were measured against. (Coincidentally, the head of this studio, Louis B. Mayer, was the driving force…

  • The Great MGM Musicals

    At one time, there was a studio that boasted of “more stars than there are in heaven”. That studio was Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and from the mid-1920’s until the late 1950’s, they were the studio that was the benchmark that others were measured against. The genre of film that they were most noted for, the musical, is…

  • The Great MGM Musicals Page

    At one time, there was a studio that boasted of “more stars than there are in heaven”. That studio was Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and from the mid-1920’s until the late 1950’s, they were the studio that was the benchmark that others were measured against. (Coincidentally, the head of this studio, Louis B. Mayer, was the driving force…

  • Holiday Inn

    Here it is, the big day has finally come, and is almost over. The presents are opened, the dinners have been eaten, and we are all facing at least a week of leftovers. But it has been a good season in our house, and hopefully in yours as well. Today’s FamSite takes a last look…

  • The Great MGM Musicals Page

    At one time, there was a studio that boasted of “more stars than there are in heaven”. That studio was Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and from the mid-1920’s until the late 1950’s, they were the studio that was the benchmark that others were measured against. The genre of film that they were most noted for, the musical, is…