MGM Parade — Season 1, Episode 31: Episode 31
30 min • 1 season, 34 episodes • ★ 9.0/10
Episode synopsis
Host Walter Pidgeon continues with the film career retrospective of Greta Garbo, stating that this and the last show were the most highly anticipated ever since they were announced. The retrospective continues from the mid 1930s and the remake of Anna Karenina (1935) (There was an earlier silent version which also starred Garbo.) to her comedy success in Ninotchka (1939). Director George Cukor, who directed Garbo in Camille (1936), provides his insight into her as an actress and person. Pidgeon ends the retrospective with a fan letter writing campaign to encourage Garbo to return to making movies. As an upcoming feature, Pidgeon discusses the new movie Gaby (1956), starring Leslie Caron and John Kerr. And he provides a preview of upcoming episodes, which will feature scenes from The Pirate (1948) and The Swan (1956).
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.