MGM Children's Matinees
MGM Children's Matinees were a series of vintage MGM family films that were re-released to theatres between 1970 and 1972. As the name implies, they were shown only as Saturday and Sunday matinées, usually just before the showing of the main feature which happened to be playing at the theatre at that time.
List of titles
The films ranged from old favorites such as
It also featured the 1970 Chuck Jones cult feature The Phantom Tollbooth.[3][4][5]
History
All the trailers for the films in the series were newly created, using footage from the original trailers of the films, and combining them with new narration. For example, the narration for the series trailer for Forbidden Planet targeted the boys in the audience and focused solely on the science fiction elements, and "Robby the Robot", and none of the romance between Leslie Nielsen and Anne Francis.
The series was discontinued after 1971.
Competitors
See also
- Atlantic Releasing Corporationthat ran from 1986 until 1987.
- Warner Bros. Entertainmentwhich lasted from 1992 to 2009.
- Turner Classic Movies
References
- ^ OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD (1967, U.S.) - Kiddie Matinee.com
- ^ MGM Joins In More Children's Films — The Catholic Transcript 18 September 1970 - Google Books
- ^ The Catholic Advocate 24 September 1970 – Catholic Advocate
- ^ Coming Back to a Theater Near You - Google Books (pg.218)
- ^ New York Magazine (March 8 1971) - Google Books
- ^ Beyond Famous: Paramount's Animated Films 1968 Onward | Cartoon Research
- ^ The Animated Movie Guide - Google Books (pg.9)