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Word: mgm (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...struck Newark boy who acted on Broadway, then switched to writing. After six years as a Hollywood scripter, Dore Schary (rhymes, in Hollywood, with hoary sherry) won an Oscar for his work on Boys Town (1938). He moved forward fast-right into a producer's office, first with MGM, later with David Selznick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: New Broom | 7/12/1948 | See Source »

Easter Parade (MGM) would have more than enough if it presented nobody but Fred Astaire. Besides Astaire, it has Judy Garland, Peter Lawford, Technicolor, several old, durable songs by Irving Berlin, and some perishable but pleasant new tunes, also by Berlin. Besides all that, it gives the best role of her career to Ann Miller, who sports the most interesting thighs since the unveiling of Linda Darnell. There is also a story (Lawford-loves-Judy-loves-Astaire-loves-Ann), but nothing much need be said about that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, Jul. 5, 1948 | 7/5/1948 | See Source »

...Bride Goes Wild (MGM) is a title that goes begging for any conceivable meaning until the last reel. But those who put aside that negligible worry may have a rather good time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Pictures, Jun. 21, 1948 | 6/21/1948 | See Source »

...State of the Union (MGM...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Few Are Colossal | 6/21/1948 | See Source »

...Homecoming (MGM...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Few Are Colossal | 6/21/1948 | See Source »

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