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That's Entertainment! is a 1974 American compilation film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to celebrate the studio's 50th anniversary. The success of the retrospective prompted a 1976 sequel, the related 1985 film That's Dancing!, and a third installment in 1994.
Jun 21, 1974 · That's Entertainment!: Directed by Jack Haley Jr.. With Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly, Peter Lawford. Various MGM stars from yesteryear present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50-year history.
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- Documentary, Family, Musical
- Jack Haley Jr.
- 1974-06-21
That's Entertainment! (1974) -- (Movie Clip) You'll Never See The Likes Near the end of Frank Sinatra’s opening narrated segment, something of a climax with Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell’s brilliant single-take tap number to “Begin The Beguine,” from Broadway Melody Of 1940, in MGM’s 50th anniversary clip-fest, That’s ...
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Eleanor Torrey Powell (November 21, 1912 – February 11, 1982) was an American dancer and actress. Best remembered for her tap dance numbers in musical films in the 1930s and 1940s, she was one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 's top dancing stars during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
She started her career on Broadway in 1929, where her machine-gun foot work gained her the title of world champion in tapping. In 1935 she came to Hollywood where she starred in the great MGM musicals in the late 1930s, establishing herself as a Queen of Ra-Ta-Taps.
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That's Entertainment! (1974) -- (Movie Clip) You'll Never See The Likes Near the end of Frank Sinatra’s opening narrated segment, something of a climax with Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell’s brilliant single-take tap number to “Begin The Beguine,” from Broadway Melody Of 1940, in MGM’s 50th anniversary clip-fest, That’s ...
"That's Entertainment, Part Two," a sequel inspired by the box office success of the original, reverses the earlier formula. The introductions and narration are slick and polished - Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly sing and dance their way through some of the intervals - but the scenes themselves aren't as indispensable.
