That's Entertainment! [Blu-ray]

Overview

It's ironic that MGM, in such dire financial straits in 1974 that it was selling its fabled back lot and auctioning off artifacts from past movie triumphs, enjoyed one of its biggest box-office hits with That's Entertainment, a compilation of musical highlights from the studio's golden days. Onscreen hosts Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly, Peter Lawford, Liza Minnelli, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Mickey Rooney, James Stewart, and Elizabeth Taylor introduce the various film clips while standing on what was left of the MGM lot (Rooney delivers his comments from the Andy Hardy street). The vignettes, in both color and black-and-white, include generous slices of such classic MGM songfests as The Wizard of Oz, Meet Me in St. Louis, An American in Paris, Singin' in the Rain, and Gigi. The film includes the montage of Mickey Rooney's "Let's put on a show!" speeches, Clark Gable hoofing to "Puttin' on the Ritz" in Idiot's Delight, and James Stewart (!) serenading Eleanor Powell from Easy to Love. Assembled by Jack Haley Jr., That's Entertainment proved such a hit that the 1976 sequel, That's Entertainment II, was a foregone conclusion.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/26/2024
UPC:	0840418319536
Original Release:	1974
Rating:	G
Language:	English
Time:	2:15:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Fred Astaire	Narrator,Narrator,Narrator,Narrator
Gene Kelly	Narrator,Narrator,Narrator,Narrator
Bing Crosby	Narrator,Narrator,Narrator,Narrator
Peter Lawford	Narrator,Narrator,Narrator,Narrator
Liza Minnelli	Narrator,Narrator,Narrator,Narrator
Donald O'Connor	Narrator,Narrator,Narrator,Narrator
Debbie Reynolds	Narrator,Narrator,Narrator,Narrator
Mickey Rooney	Narrator,Narrator,Narrator,Narrator
Frank Sinatra	Narrator,Narrator,Narrator,Narrator
James Stewart	Narrator,Narrator,Narrator,Narrator
Elizabeth Taylor	Narrator,Narrator,Narrator,Narrator
Henry Mancini	Composer,Composer

Technical Credits

Jack Haley, Jr.

Jack Haley Jr.	Director,Director,Producer,Producer
Daniel Melnick	Executive Producer,Executive Producer
Jack Haley, Jr.	Director,Director,Producer,Producer,Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Harry Tetrick	Sound/Sound Designer,Sound/Sound Designer
Aaron Rochin	Sound/Sound Designer,Sound/Sound Designer
William McCaughey	Sound/Sound Designer,Sound/Sound Designer
Lyle J. Burbridge	Sound/Sound Designer,Sound/Sound Designer
Hal Watkins	Sound/Sound Designer,Sound/Sound Designer