MGM Parade
| MGM Parade | |
|---|---|
 Marlon Brando in a series episode, with "Little Leo" | |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Starring | George Murphy (1955–56) Walter Pidgeon (1956) |
| Theme music composer | Arthur Schwartz Howard Dietz |
| Opening theme | "That's Entertainment" |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 34 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Leslie Petersen |
| Running time | 26 minutes (minus commercials) |
| Production company | MGM Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | September 14, 1955 – May 2, 1956 |
MGM Parade is a documentary television series produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and broadcast by the ABC network during the 1955–56 season on Wednesdays at 8:30pm (E.S.T.), under the alternate sponsorship of American Tobacco (Pall Mall), and General Foods (Instant Maxwell House).
The 30 minute MGM Parade, one of MGM's first TV programs, was produced by MGM's trailer department as one of the compilation and promotional shows that imitated
Background
History
The MGM Parade premiered on ABC in the fall of 1955., etc).
After Walter Pidgeon became the host, the format was slightly altered to include edited multi-part versions of "classic" MGM feature films, including Captains Courageous and The Pirate, as well as a tribute and biography of Greta Garbo.
An example of its use as a promotional tool can be seen in the 2008 DVD release of the 1955 musical film Kismet, which includes two episodes of MGM Parade in which actors from the film are interviewed, along with excerpts from the film plus behind-the-scenes footage.
Episodes of the series sporadically air between features on the Turner Classic Movies network in the United States.
References
- ^ ISBN 0786406542.
- ^ "Annual Report 1955" (PDF). University of Penn. American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres, Inc. p. 31. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
External links
- MGM Parade at IMDb
