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Some of the Best

  • 1944
  • 49m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
117
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Some of the Best (1944)
Documentary

Released as part of the studio's 20th anniversary celebration, the film shows highlights of MGM's major productions from 1924 through 1943.Released as part of the studio's 20th anniversary celebration, the film shows highlights of MGM's major productions from 1924 through 1943.Released as part of the studio's 20th anniversary celebration, the film shows highlights of MGM's major productions from 1924 through 1943.

  • Stars
    • Lewis Stone
    • Lionel Barrymore
    • Renée Adorée
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    117
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    • Stars
      • Lewis Stone
      • Lionel Barrymore
      • Renée Adorée
    • 5User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Lewis Stone
    Lewis Stone
    • Self - Commentator
    Lionel Barrymore
    Lionel Barrymore
    • Lionel Barrymore - Stephen Ashe in 'A Free Soul'
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    Renée Adorée
    Renée Adorée
    • Melisande in The Big Parade
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    John Barrymore
    John Barrymore
    • The Baron in Grand Hotel
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    Freddie Bartholomew
    Freddie Bartholomew
    • Harvey in Captains Courageous
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    Wallace Beery
    Wallace Beery
    • Butch
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    Edwina Booth
    Edwina Booth
    • Nina Trent - The White Goddess in Trader Horn
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    • (uncredited)
    Francis X. Bushman
    Francis X. Bushman
    • Messala in Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
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    • (uncredited)
    Harry Carey
    Harry Carey
    • Aloysius 'Trader' Horn in Trader Horn
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    • (uncredited)
    John Carradine
    John Carradine
    • Long Jack in Captains Courageous
    • (archive footage)
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    Lon Chaney
    Lon Chaney
    • Sergeant O'Hara in Tell It to the Marines
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Ronald Colman
    Ronald Colman
    • Charles Rainier in Random Harvest
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    • (uncredited)
    Alec Craig
    Alec Craig
    • McCoy in Mutiny on the Bounty
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    • (uncredited)
    Joan Crawford
    Joan Crawford
    • Flaemmchen
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    Robert Donat
    Robert Donat
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    Marie Dressler
    Marie Dressler
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    Nelson Eddy
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    Clark Gable
    Clark Gable
    • Blackie Norton in San Francisco
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    10/10

    Excellent M-G-M short showcasing their history

    Oooh, this was great. Nice clean crisp digital video clips from some of M-G-M's best silent films and early talkie classics. Shown on Turner Classic Movies from time to time, it is well worth watching. Clips from the silent version of Ben-Hur are shown, and also clips from Greta Garbo and John Gilbert and John and Renee Adoree in The Big Parade, and Lon Chaney and William Haines and Eleanor Boardman in "Tell It To The Marines". Makes me wish that Turner would get on the ball and release these silent classics on DVD format...finally!

    Talkie clips shown are from Min and Bill, Broadway Melody, The Good Earth, and Grand Hotel, among many others. See if you find this gem in between showings of silent classics on Silent Sunday nights on TCM.
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    • Release date
      • 1944 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Some of the Best: A Part of the Twenty Year Anniversary
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Runtime
      49 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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