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.
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Lionel Barrymore
- Lionel Barrymore - Stephen Ashe in 'A Free Soul'
- (archive footage)
- …
Renée Adorée
- Melisande in The Big Parade
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
John Barrymore
- The Baron in Grand Hotel
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- …
Freddie Bartholomew
- Harvey in Captains Courageous
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Wallace Beery
- Butch
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- …
Edwina Booth
- Nina Trent - The White Goddess in Trader Horn
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Francis X. Bushman
- Messala in Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Harry Carey
- Aloysius 'Trader' Horn in Trader Horn
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
John Carradine
- Long Jack in Captains Courageous
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Lon Chaney
- Sergeant O'Hara in Tell It to the Marines
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Ronald Colman
- Charles Rainier in Random Harvest
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Alec Craig
- McCoy in Mutiny on the Bounty
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Joan Crawford
- Flaemmchen
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Robert Donat
- Mr. Chips
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Marie Dressler
- Min
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- …
Nelson Eddy
- Warrington in Naughty Marietta
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Clark Gable
- Blackie Norton in San Francisco
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- …
Storyline
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Featured review
Great retrospective
This compilation should be enjoyed within the context of the time it was made. This was made in a time with viewing previously released films was impossible unless the studio wanted to re-release it. There was no videotapes, DVD's, or television to show them. Once a movie was exhibited, that was about that...probably never to be seen again. That is why this film is historically interesting. It must have been thrilling to audiences then to relive those great moments that they only remembered.
It is also interesting to note what films that they considered were worthy of remembering, which is quite different from todays thoughts on what films are worth remembering. For example, no one talks about "Min and Bill" anymore and is barely mentioned when discussing "Film Classics". However I do remember my parents talking lovingly about that movie and "Some of the Best" considered it also worthy enough to showcase it. And after seeing that clip from "Min and Bill" I plan on watching it soon...fortunately I can rent it whenever I want!
It is also interesting to note what films that they considered were worthy of remembering, which is quite different from todays thoughts on what films are worth remembering. For example, no one talks about "Min and Bill" anymore and is barely mentioned when discussing "Film Classics". However I do remember my parents talking lovingly about that movie and "Some of the Best" considered it also worthy enough to showcase it. And after seeing that clip from "Min and Bill" I plan on watching it soon...fortunately I can rent it whenever I want!
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- rogerdob
- May 22, 2011
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Some of the Best: A Part of the Twenty Year Anniversary
- Filming locations
- Production company
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- Runtime49 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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