Personalities

1942•10m

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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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Patricia Dane

(uncredited)

Carole Gallagher

Sheila Brooks (screen test footage) (uncredited)

Van Johnson

(uncredited)

Richard Ney

(uncredited)

Lucille Norman

(uncredited)

Susan Peters

(uncredited)

Frances Rafferty

Sheila Brooks (screen test footage) (uncredited)

Donna Reed

(uncredited)

Jean Rogers

(uncredited)

Mickey Rooney

Andy Hardy (screen test footage) (uncredited)

Robert Sterling

(uncredited)

Frank Whitbeck

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Esther Williams

Sheila Brooks (screen test footage) (uncredited)

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