METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER (MGM) 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
MGM'S NOTABLE FILMS AND MOVIE STARS
Founded on this day, April 17, 1924 by Marcus Loew, Samuel Goldwyn, and Louis B. Mayer, MGM was the biggest of the five major studios and often reigned as the box office king throughout the 1930s. For over a decade during the Golden Age, MGM was the most financially successful studio. Led by movie mogul Louis B. Mayer, MGM grew a powerhouse roster of talent dubbed under their “star system.” This also meant the studio fully controlled talent both on and off-screen.
The talent roster included legendary names like Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Lon Chaney, William Powell, Buster Keaton, Wallace Beery, Jean Harlow, Robert Montgomery, Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Laurel and Hardy, and many more.
At its peak, MGM had 16-18 pictures shooting at the same time. The studio had six lots with over 40 cameras and 60 sound machines.
Some of MGM's notable films during Hollywood's Golden Age include, but by no means is limited to, the following:
The Merry Widow (1925)
The Big Parade (1925)
La Bohème (1926)
The Scarlet Letter (1926)
The Patsy (1928)
Perfect Day (1929)
The Kiss (1929)
Freaks (1932)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
A Night at the Opera (1935)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
Gaslight (1944)
An American in Paris (1951)
Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Ben-Hur (1959)
North by Northwest (1959)
The Time Machine (1960)
Lolita (1962)
How the West Was Won (1962)
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