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Documentary

In this "Romance of Celluloid", MGM showcases performers whose careers are just starting. Excerpts from their recently released films are included. The narrator says that moviegoers will have to decide whether these fledgling actors and actresses have that certain quality that made superstars out of MGM players Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, and Lana Turner.

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Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Patricia Dane

Patricia Dane

(uncredited)

Carole Gallagher

Carole Gallagher

Sheila Brooks (screen test footage) (uncredited)

Van Johnson

Van Johnson

(uncredited)

Richard Ney

Richard Ney

(uncredited)

Lucille Norman

Lucille Norman

(uncredited)

Susan Peters

Susan Peters

(uncredited)

Frances Rafferty

Frances Rafferty

Sheila Brooks (screen test footage) (uncredited)

Donna Reed

Donna Reed

(uncredited)

Jean Rogers

Jean Rogers

(uncredited)

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

Andy Hardy (screen test footage) (uncredited)

Robert Sterling

Robert Sterling

(uncredited)

Frank Whitbeck

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Esther Williams

Esther Williams

Sheila Brooks (screen test footage) (uncredited)

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