Douglas McPhail

Movies10

• Movie7.1

  DocumentaryMusic

  Some of MGM's musical stars review the studio's history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929 to Brigadoon, from the first musical talkies to Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain.

  That's Entertainment! III

  1994 · 42 votes

• Movie7.4

  DocumentaryFamily

  Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.

  That's Entertainment!

  1974 · 73 votes

• Movie6.9

  MusicRomance

  Johnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brett as the new partner for Clare Bennett, but Brett, who thinks he is one of the people they lent money to, gives him the name of his partner.

  Broadway Melody of 1940

  1940 · 42 votes

• Movie6.8

  Documentary

  This 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.

  A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

  1940 · 8 votes

• Movie6.4

  ComedyMusic

  Mickey Moran, son of two vaudeville veterans, decides to put up his own vaudeville show with his girlfriend Patsy Barton. But child actress Rosalie wants to make a comeback and replace Patsy both professionally and as Mickey's girl.

  Babes in Arms

  1939 · 46 votes

• Movie6.5

  ComedyRomance

  Wanting a break from his overzealous fans, a famous movie star hires a Hawaiian plantation owner to switch places with him for a few weeks.

  Honolulu

  1939 · 8 votes

• Movie5.0

  Documentary

  An MGM short showing how materials are shipped by boat 'From the Ends of the Earth' to Hollywood. Featuring footage from the MGM films being made at the time. Such as The Women, Thunder Afloat, Siren of the Tropics, Ninotchka, Northwest Passage, and At the Circus.

  From the Ends of the Earth

  1939 · 1 votes

• Movie5.8

  MusicComedy

  The team behind a successful Broadway production tries to stop the married stars from transitioning to Hollywood.

  Sweethearts

  1938 · 13 votes

• Movie5.4

  CrimeAction

  A group of children put on a show in order to prove that a down and out musician was the real composer of a Broadway show's songs.

  Born to Sing

  1942 · 5 votes

• Movie6.8

  ComedyFamily

  Nellie Kelly, the daughter of Irish immigrants, patches up differences between her father and maternal grandfather while rising to the top on Broadway.

  Little Nellie Kelly

  1940 · 8 votes