That's Entertainment! sequences

[Ayres]

Is there, anywhere online or in a book, a list of all clips used in That's Entertainment! (1974)

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[sandykaypax]

Ayres, have you checked the imdb?

I have an old book that is titled "Vocal Selections from That's Entertainment!". It doesn't have all the songs, but I could check it and list the films that are contained in it...

Other than that, maybe the thing to do is watch the dvd and jot down the films.

Sandy K

[Moraldo Rubini]

I guess I'll give this a go:

Introduction:

Singin' in the Rain from The Hollywood Revue with Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards.
Singin' in the Rain from Speak Easily with Jimmy Durante.
Singin' in the Rain from Little Nellie Kelly with Judy Garland.
Singin' in the Rain from Singin' in the Rain with Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds and Gene Kelly.

Frank Sinatra Section:

Broadway Melody from The Broadway Melody with Charles King.
Rosalie from Rosalie with Eleanor Powell.
Indian Love Call from Rose Marie with Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald.
A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody (et al.) from The Great Ziegfeld with Dennis Morgan (voiced by Allan Jones), Virginia Bruce (unvoiced) and a cast of thousands.
Begin the Beguine from Broadway Melody of 1940 with Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire.
The Song's Gotta Come from the Heart from It Happened in Brooklyn with Frank Sinatra and Jimmy Durante.

Elizabeth Taylor Section:

Spring Song(?) from Cynthia with Elizabeth Taylor with S.Z. "Cuddles" Sakal at the piano.
Honeysuckle Rose from Thousands Cheer with Lena Horne.
Take Me Out to the Ballgame from Take Me Out to the Ballgame with Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly.
Thou Swell from Words and Music with June Allyson and the Blackburn Twins (voiced by Eugene Cox and Pete Roberts).
Varsity Drag from Good News with June Allyson and Peter Lawford.

Peter Lawford Section:

"Backstage excerpt scene" from On an Island with You. This supposed look behind the scenes of the making of a musical is actually part of this film. Peter Lawford and Jimmy Durante are seen in the clip.
Abba Dabba Honeymoon from Two Weeks With Love with Debbie Reynolds and Carlton Carpenter.
It's a Most Unusual Day from A Date with Judy with Elizabeth Taylor, Jane Powell, S.Z. "Cuddles" Sakal, Scotty Beckett, Wallace Beery, Carmen Miranda, Robert Stack, and Xavier Cugat.
On the Atcheson Topeka and the Santa Fe from The Harvey Girls with Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Cyd Charisse, Virginia O'Brien, Marjorie Main, Benny Carter, The Seckler Group, The Williams Brothers, Ralph Blane and so many more.

James Stewart Section:

During Jimmy's talk about the transformation from silents to sound, footage from the 1925 silent short feature The MGM Studio Tour is seen.
It Must Be You from Free and Easy with Robert Montgomery and a rare sighting of silent film director Fred Niblo.
Gotta Feelin' For You from The Hollywood Revue with Joan Crawford introduced by Conrad Nagel.
Reckless from Reckless with Jean Harlow.
Do You Remember from Suzy with Jean Harlow (voiced by Virginia Verrill) and Cary Grant.
Easy To Love from Born To Dance with James Stewart and Eleanor Powell.
Puttin on the Ritz from Idiot's Delight with Clark Gable, Virginia Grey, Norma Shearer and Edward Arnold.
You Made Me Love You from Broadway Melody of 1938 with Judy Garland (and a montage of Clark Gable scenes*).

Mickey Rooney Section:

A cappella tap number from Broadway to Hollywood with Mickey Rooney (Frank Morgan stands in the background).
Solfeggio warm-up from Love Finds Andy Hardy with Judy Garland (warming-up) and Mickey Rooney.
Mickey & Judy Montage:
Babes on Broadway with Virginia Wiedler; Girl Crazy with Guy Kibbee and Nancy Walker; Babes in Arms with June Preisser and Rand Brooks; Babes on Broadway; Babes in Arms... these same films continue a pattern of intercutting wherein you'll also glimpses of Donald Meek, Douglas MacPhail and Betty Jaynes; culminating with
Hoe Down from Strike Up the Band with Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland.
Do the Conga from Strike Up the Band with Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland.
Waiting for the Robert E. Lee from Babes on Broadway with Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland.
Babes on Broadway from Babes on Broadway with Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Virginia Weidler, Ray MacDonald, Richard Quinne and Annie Rooney.
Strike Up the Band from Strike Up the Band with Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland.

Gene Kelly Segment:

The Babbit and the Bromide from The Ziegfeld Follies with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly.
They Can't Take That Away From Me from The Barkleys of Broadway with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
Heigh Ho, the Gang's All Here from Dancing Lady with Fred Astaire and Joan Crawford.
I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plans from The Band Wagon with Jack Buchannan and Fred Astaire.
Sunday Jumps(?) from Royal Wedding with Fred Astaire and a hat rack.
Shoes with Wings On from The Barkleys of Broadway with Fred Astaire and shoes.
You're All the World To Me from Royal Wedding with Fred Astaire and without gravity.
Dancing in the Dark from The Band Wagon with Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse.

Donald O'Connor Segment:

Esther Williams Montage:

I need help here as I mix all these up, so uncertain of the first two cuts. Then: Pagan Love Song with Howard Keel; Dangerous When Wet with Fernando Lamas; Duchess of Idaho with Van Johnson; On an Island with You with Peter Lawford; Unknown with Ricardo Montalban; Dangerous When Wet with Tom and Jerry; On an Island with You with Jimmy Durante; Neptune's Daughter with Red Skelton.
The montage continues with more of her movies including Ziegfeld Follies. I'll be able to sort these out better after the upcoming Esther Williams Collection is released July 24, 2007!

Debbie Reynolds Segment:

I Wanna Be Loved By You from Three Little Words with Debbie Reynolds (Helen Kane's voice), Fred Astaire, Red Skelton, Carlton Carpenter.
Footage from the 25th Anniversary MGM luncheon.
I've Gotta Hear that Beat from Small Town Girl with Ann Miller.
Be My Love from Toast of New Orleans with Kathryn Grayson, Mario Lanza and David Niven (silently at the table).
Make 'em Laugh from Singin' in the Rain with Donald O'Connor.
Show Boat medley featuring with Joe E. Brown, the MGM Chorus, Ava Gardner; Howard Keel and Kathryn Grayson (Make Believe); William Warfield (Old Man River).
By Myself from The Band Wagon with Fred Astaire.

Fred Astaire Segment:

Be a Clown from The Pirate with Gene Kelly and The Nicholas Brothers.
Acrobatics from Living in a Big Way with Gene Kelly.
Pirate Ballet from The Pirate with Gene Kelly.
Douglas Fairbanks homage from Anchors Aweigh with Gene Kelly and Kathyrn Grayson.
New York, New York from On the Town with Frank Sinatra, Jules Munshin, Gene Kelly and the burrough of Manhattan.
The Worry Song from Anchors Aweigh with Gene Kelly and Jerry.
Singin in the Rain from Singin in the Rain with Gene Kelly.
Excerpt from the Broadway Melody Ballet from Singin' in the Rain with Gene Kelly.

Liza Minnelli Segment:

Excerpt from finale of In the Good Old Summertime with Judy Garland, Van Johnson and Liza Minnelli.
La Cucuracha from La Fiesta de Santa Barbara with The Garland Singers (Mary Jane, Virginia and Frances Gumm).
Opera vs. Jazz (Americana Reprise) from Every Sunday with Deanna Durbin and Judy Garland.
Your's and Mine from Broadway Melody of 1938 with Buddy Ebsen and Judy Garland.
You're Off to See the Wizard from The Wizard of Oz with The Singer Midgets.
If I Only Had the Nerve/We're Off to See the Wizard from The Wizard of Oz with Bert Lahr, Judy Garland, Jack Haley, and Ray Bolger.
Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz with Judy Garland.
But Not For Me from Girl Crazy with Judy Garland.
The Trolly Song from Meet Me In St. Louis with Judy Garland and that mysterious extra in the blue dress.
Under the Bamboo Tree from Meet Me In St. Louis with Judy Garland and Margaret O'Brien.
The Boy Next Door from Meet Me In St. Louis with Judy Garland.
Get Happy from Summer Stock with Judy Garland. Apparently they can't just let Judy sing, as -- like You Made Me Love You (above) -- they have a montage during this number. It includes scenes from: The Harvey Girls; Meet Me In St. Louis; Til the Clouds Roll By; Easter Parade with Fred Astaire; The Pirate with Gene Kelly; Girl Crazy with Mickey Rooney; For Me and My Gal with Gene Kelly and George Murphy; Ziegfeld Girl; Girl Crazy; The Wizard of Oz; and Broadway Melody of 1938.

Bing Crosby Segment:

Going Hollywood from Going Hollywood with Bing Crosby.
Well Did You Evah? from High Society with Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby.
True Love from High Society with Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly.
Hallelujah! from Hit the Deck with Kay Armen, Jane Powell, Debbie Reynolds, Ann Miller, Russ Tamblyn, Tony Martin, and Vic Damone.
Barn Raising from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers with Russ Tamblyn, Tommy Rall, Jacques D'Amboise, Jeff Richards, Marc Platt, Matt Maddox, John Daheim, Charles Horvath, John Indrisano, Dale Van Sickel, Bud Wolfe and more burly (Jack?) dancers.
Gigi from Gigi with Louis Jourdan, Hermione Gingold and Leslie Caron.
Thank Heaven for Little Girls from Gigi with Maurice Chevalier.
An American in Paris Ballet excerpt from An American in Paris with Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron.

There ya go! The end credits shows shots from:

The Wizard of Oz
Broadway Melody of 1940
Singin' in the Rain
Idiot's Delight
One of those Esther Williams extravaganzas
Ziegfeld Follies
Babes on Broadway
It Happened in Brooklyn
Rose Marie
Show Boat
The Broadway Melody
__________
* Included in the Gable montage are: Gone With the Wind (in black/white); [unknown 1950's smoking clip]; [unknown 1930's smoking clip w/"blonde"]; Saratoga with Jean Harlow; A Free Soul with Norma Shearer; Dancing Lady with Joan Crawford; Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) with Greta Garbo; Mutiny on the Bounty; Test Pilot; To Please a Lady; San Francisco with Spencer Tracy; Boom Town with Claudette Colbert and Spencer Tracy; Honky Tonk with Lana Turner; Gone With the Wind (in color), and its premiere with Carole Lombard.

[sandykaypax]

That's great! Thanks for posting that.

Sandy K

[feaito]

Awesome job Moraldo!! Impressive.

BTW, the following clip: unknown 1930's smoking clip w/"blonde"from the Gable segment, features Natalie Moorhead and Gable in a scene taken from the 1931 movie "Dance, Fools, Dance". You know, since I was kid I'd been so intrigued by the identity of the actress in this clip.....not until I watched "The Thin Man", could I identify Mrs. Moorhead. She looks super-sophisticated in this scene.

[Moraldo Rubini]

Awesome job Moraldo!! Impressive.

BTW, the following clip: unknown 1930's smoking clip w/"blonde"from the Gable segment, features Natalie Moorhead and Gable in a scene taken from the 1931 movie "Dance, Fools, Dance". You know, since I was kid I'd been so intrigued by the identity of the actress in this clip.....not until I watched "The Thin Man", could I identify Mrs. Moorhead. She looks super-sophisticated in this scene.

Thanks Fernando! It took a couple of nights of hitting play/pause to get that done. And thank you for filling in one of the blanks! Can you fill in the other Gable blank? The clip looks so familiar; I'm afraid I'll kick myself when the answer becomes apparent. Teacher's Pet maybe?

[feaito]

Thanks Fernando! It took a couple of nights of hit play/pause to get that done. And thank you for filling in one of the blanks! Can you fill in the other Gable blank? The clip looks so familiar; I'm afraid I'll kick myself when the answer becomes apparent. Teacher's Pet maybe?

It's nothing Moraldo, you did the big job here! I just contributed with a grain of sand.

I don't think that clip is from "Teacher's Pet" (Paramount-1958), because all the clips seem to be taken only from MGM films. I'll try to check it.

[klondike]

Awesome job Moraldo!! Impressive.

BTW, the following clip: unknown 1930's smoking clip w/"blonde"from the Gable segment, features Natalie Moorhead and Gable in a scene taken from the 1931 movie "Dance, Fools, Dance". You know, since I was kid I'd been so intrigued by the identity of the actress in this clip.....not until I watched "The Thin Man", could I identify Mrs. Moorhead. She looks super-sophisticated in this scene.

Thanks Fernando! It took a couple of nights of hit play/pause to get that done. And thank you for filling in one of the blanks! Can you fill in the other Gable blank? The clip looks so familiar; I'm afraid I'll kick myself when the answer becomes apparent. Teacher's Pet maybe?

And that, Gentlemen, is why I stick to the umbrella concession at the back door!

[feaito]

I'm quite sure I solved the mystery Moraldo. I'm really certain that the smoking clip in which you can see gambling/roulette tables from a casino of sorts is from the 1949 film "Any Number Can Play".

[Moraldo Rubini]

That's great, Fernando. With that information we can close the Gable case. I don't remember ever hearing of Any Number Can Play. Perhaps I should suggest it over at TCM. Now I just have to delineate all of those Esther Williams clips. July will tell...

[feaito]

Hi Moraldo!

I played the DVD again today to check Esther's segment.

I think the first cuts from the Esther Williams segment are from "Bathing Beauty". I also think that the segment with Ricardo Montalbán is from "Neptune's Daughter" and that the scene with Jimmy Durante is from "This Time for Keeps". Then, I saw segments from "Bathing Beauty", "Z. Follies" and "Million Dollar Mermaid".

Regards,

Fernando

[Ayres]

Warm thanks to Jack and everyone who helped compile all this! It will be a great reference.

Love,
Chris