01 Dec 1957
The Song of Styrene
Le chant du Styrène is a 1958 French documentary film directed by Alain Resnais. The film was an order by French industrial group Pechiney to highlight the merits of plastics.
Personalities
In this "Romance of Celluloid", MGM showcases performers whose careers are just starting. Excerpts from their recently released films are included. The narrator says that moviegoers will have to decide whether these fledgling actors and actresses have that certain quality that made superstars out of MGM players Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, and Lana Turner.
Top Billed Cast
Patricia Dane (uncredited)
Carole Gallagher Sheila Brooks (screen test footage) (uncredited)
Van Johnson (uncredited)
Richard Ney (uncredited)
Lucille Norman (uncredited)
Susan Peters (uncredited)
Frances Rafferty Sheila Brooks (screen test footage) (uncredited)
Donna Reed (uncredited)
Jean Rogers (uncredited)
Mickey Rooney Andy Hardy (screen test footage) (uncredited)
Robert Sterling (uncredited)
Frank Whitbeck Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Esther Williams Sheila Brooks (screen test footage) (uncredited)
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