The MGM Story: The Complete History of Fifty Roaring Years

The MGM Story: The Complete History of Fifty Roaring Years
ISBN-10
0517526131
ISBN-13
9780517526132
Series
The MGM Story
Category
Cinema
Pages
400
Language
English
Published
1975
Publisher
Crown
Author
John Douglas Eames

Description

This revised edition includes all the films produced and distributed by MGM from the early days of silent films, through the golden age of the 1930s and 1940s right up to the blockbusters of the 80s and 90s. Year by year every film is appraised alongside a still from the movie.

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