MGM Parade — Season 1, Episode 24: Episode 24
30 min • 1 season, 34 episodes • ★ 9.0/10
Episode synopsis
Host George Murphy introduces long clips from Strike Up the Band (1940) featuring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland in "Our Love Affair" number, the farewell scene with John Gilbert and Renée Adorée from The Big Parade (1925), and documentary footage on Thomas A. Edison in his Menlo Park laboratory from the documentary Servant of Mankind (1940). He also shows shorter clips of Allan Jones and Jeanette MacDonald in "The Donkey Song" number from The Firefly (1937) and a comedic exchange between Jean Harlow and Wallace Beery from Dinner at Eight (1933). A promotional dramatic clip from The Last Hunt (1956) with Robert Taylor and Stewart Granger is also previewed.
About MGM Parade
The original concept of the show was to allow the viewer to see the inner workings of a movie studio and featured interviews with MGM stars and explanations of how movies were made. Later, the format changed to show edited versions of MGM films.