01 Jan 1937
The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention
This short film chronicles various events associated with MGM's 1937 convention for the studio's national sales and distribution staff.
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Dick Cavett Narrator (voice)
Bud Abbott Self (archive footage)
Constance Bennett Self (archive footage)
Humphrey Bogart Self (archive footage)
Lucille Bremer Self (archive footage)
Billie Burke Self (archive footage)
Lou Costello Self (archive footage)
Marion Davies Self (archive footage)
Nelson Eddy Self (archive footage)
Betty Garrett Self (archive footage)
Margaret Hamilton Self (archive footage)
Janet Leigh Self (archive footage)
Una Merkel Self (archive footage)
Natalie Moorhead Self (archive footage)
Mae Murray Self (archive footage)
Anita Page Self (archive footage)
Gregory Peck Self (archive footage)
Norma Shearer Self (archive footage)
Fred Astaire Self (archive footage)
John Barrymore Self (archive footage)
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