The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention (1937)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 17M

Synopsis

This short film chronicles various events associated with MGM's 1937 convention for the studio's national sales and distribution staff.

Actors

Louis B. Mayer
Louis B. Mayer
Himself
Al Lichtman
Al Lichtman
Himself
William F. Rodgers
William F. Rodgers
Himself
William Koenig
William Koenig
Himself
J.G. Mayer
J.G. Mayer
Himself
E.J. Mannix
E.J. Mannix
Himself
Harry Rapf
Harry Rapf
Himself
Frank Whitbeck
Frank Whitbeck
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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