Summary
Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+5)
Critics 87Audiences 82GoodWatch 83
Tomatometer100%
Metascore73
User score8.8
Audience score86%
IMDb7.8
Letterboxd · 5 K ratings3.7/5
Box office
6.0×its budget
- Budget
- $3 M
- Worldwide
- $19 M
Worldwide it earned $16 M more than it cost.
Running time
2 h 15 min
Longer than 9 in 10 documentaries, +39 min on the typical 96
typical 96135Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 7 more
Released
1974
June 21, 1974
52 years ago
Genres
DocumentaryFamilyMusicLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- GUnited States
Yes: it's rated G in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
and 96 more101 people
- Fred AstaireSelf - Host / Narrator
- Bing CrosbySelf - Host / Narrator
- Gene KellySelf - Host / Narrator
- Peter LawfordSelf - Host / Narrator
- Liza MinnelliSelf - Host / Narrator
- Donald O'ConnorSelf - Host / Narrator
- Debbie ReynoldsSelf - Host / Narrator
- Mickey RooneySelf - Host / Narrator
Frank SinatraSelf - Host / Narrator
James StewartSelf - Host / Narrator
Elizabeth TaylorSelf - Host / Narrator
June Allyson(archive footage) (uncredited)- KAKay Armen(archive footage) (uncredited)
Ray Bolger(archive footage) (uncredited)
Virginia Bruce(archive footage) (uncredited)
Jack Buchanan(archive footage) (uncredited)
Leslie Caron(archive footage) (uncredited)
Carleton Carpenter(archive footage) (uncredited)
Cyd Charisse(archive footage) (uncredited)
Maurice Chevalier(archive footage) (uncredited)
Joan Crawford(archive footage) (uncredited)
Virginia Dale(archive footage) (uncredited)
Vic Damone(archive footage) (uncredited)
Jimmy Durante(archive footage) (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Jack Haley Jr. Director, Writer, Producer
Production · 1
- Daniel Melnick Executive Producer
Editing · 3
- Bud Friedgen Editor
- David E. Blewitt Editor
- Todd C. Ramsay Assistant Editor
Sound · 1
- Henry Mancini Original Music Composer
Other crew · 1
- Harold Adamson Thanks
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- That's Entertainment! (1974)
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- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
GoodWatch score 70Film 2
- That's Entertainment! III (1994)
GoodWatch score 87Film 3
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