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The second installment in the "That's Entertainment" trilogy features more classic scenes from MGM's vast musical library with the addition of comedy and drama films.The second installment in the "That's Entertainment" trilogy features more classic scenes from MGM's vast musical library with the addition of comedy and drama films.The second installment in the "That's Entertainment" trilogy features more classic scenes from MGM's vast musical library with the addition of comedy and drama films.
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations
Judy Garland
- Jo Hayden
- (archive footage)
- …
Mickey Rooney
- Clips from 'Girl Crazy' & 'Words and Music' etc.
- (archive footage)
Bing Crosby
- Clip from 'Going Hollywood'
- (archive footage)
Robert Taylor
- Clip from 'Broadway Melody of 1936'
- (archive footage)
Greer Garson
- Katherine
- (archive footage)
Clark Gable
- Clips from 'Gone with the Wind' & 'Strange Cargo' etc.
- (archive footage)
Kathryn Grayson
- Clip from 'Lovely to Look At'
- (archive footage)
Leslie Caron
- Lili
- (archive footage)
- …
Jeanette MacDonald
- Clips from 'New Moon' & 'Broadway Serenade'
- (archive footage)
Nelson Eddy
- Clip from 'New Moon'
- (archive footage)
Doris Day
- Ruth Etting
- (archive footage)
Ann Miller
- Clip from 'Kiss Me Kate'
- (archive footage)
Ann Sothern
- Dixie Donegan
- (archive footage)
Frank Sinatra
- Clarence Doolittle
- (archive footage)
- …
Eleanor Powell
- Clips from 'Born to Dance' & 'Lady Be Good'
- (archive footage)
- Director
- Gene Kelly(new sequences)
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaThis was Fred Astaire's final dance performance on film.
- GoofsDuring the clip from Kiss Me Kate (1953), Gene Kelly identifies the choreographer as Hermes Pan. But the clip shown, "From This Moment On", was actually choreographed by Bob Fosse, one of the dancers.
- Quotes
Gene Kelly: Fred, I hear tap dancing is popular again.
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits introduce not only hosts Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, but mention all the other performers from the clips before the movie's title card; all are done in different styles: names drawn in the sand, scrolls, inside a book, tiles spelled out on satin, inside a file cabinet, typed on stationery, branding iron, the 'Rank Organisation' gong, etc.
- Alternate versionsThe original release print ran 133 minutes and contained a handful of sequences that were ultimately shorn from the general release print. In the first section, you can see Astaire and Kelly rotating enormous photos of each song that appears in that section. One of them is "You Stepped Out of a Dream" from Ziegfeld Girl (1941), which originally appeared between "La Chica Choca" and "I Wanna Be a Dancin' Man." In the Great Songwriters section, "Lonesome Polecat" from Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (1954) originally appeared between "All of You" and "The Lady is a Tramp." In the 'Shubert Alley' sequence, Astaire and Kelly dance among a series of marquee song titles that eventually appear in the section. Among them are "Concerto in F" from An American In Paris (1951) which originally appeared between "Triplets" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (in fact, due to hasty editing, Oscar Levant's final "Bravo!" can still be heard over the first image of Judy Garland and Margaret O'Brien on all VHS and laserdisc editions; it was edited out of the DVD and Blu-ray issues). Fred Astaire's "Drum Crazy" from Easter Parade (1948) was also slated for this sequence (replaced by "Steppin' Out With My Baby"), as was "The Stanley Steamer" from Summer Holiday (1948), which was to have capped the entire section (it was ultimately replaced by Gene Kelly's "I Got Rhythm").
- ConnectionsFeatured in MGM/UA Home Video Laserdisc Sampler (1990)
- SoundtracksOverture
(1976) (uncredited)
"That's Entertainment" (1953) (uncredited)
Music by Arthur Schwartz
Lyrics by Howard Dietz
"Temptation" (1933) (uncredited)
Music by Nacio Herb Brown
Lyrics by Arthur Freed
"Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo" (1953) (uncredited)
Music by Bronislau Kaper
Lyrics by Helen Deutsch
"Be A Clown" (1948) (uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
"Good Morning" (1939) (uncredited)
Music by Nacio Herb Brown
Lyrics by Arthur Freed
"Broadway Rhythm" (1935) (uncredited)
Music by Nacio Herb Brown
Lyrics by Arthur Freed
"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" (1944) (uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane
Performed by the M-G-M Studio Orchestra Conducted by Nelson Riddle
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Almost as good as Part 1
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire introduce more wonderful numbers from MGM musicals. This time drama and comedy clips have been added.
OK--there was no way this could be as good as Part 1. Most of the good material had been used there already. Also Astaire and Kelly were given some dreadful new lyrics to classic songs to sing and their introductions to segments were just terrible. It was NOT a good idea to have them dancing either. And I could have lived without the travelogue of Paris. Still, there's plenty of incredible material here.
Among the highlights: Wonderful opening credits (done by Saul Bass); Eleanor Powell tap-dancing; Greta Grabo dancing (!!); Robert Taylor singing (!!!); the Marx Brothers stateroom sequence from "A Night at the Opera" (unfortunately edited); From This Moments On from "Kiss Me Kate"; early Bing Crosby; Abbott & Costello; Tales from the Vienna Woods (which is actually pretty funny); Judy Garland singing "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"; clips of dramatic and comedic stars; the I'll Build A Stairway to Paradise number; Bobby Van from "Small Town Girl"; etc etc.
The clips are put together without rhyme or reason--but that helps. You never know what's coming next. Worth catching but try to see the first one too.
OK--there was no way this could be as good as Part 1. Most of the good material had been used there already. Also Astaire and Kelly were given some dreadful new lyrics to classic songs to sing and their introductions to segments were just terrible. It was NOT a good idea to have them dancing either. And I could have lived without the travelogue of Paris. Still, there's plenty of incredible material here.
Among the highlights: Wonderful opening credits (done by Saul Bass); Eleanor Powell tap-dancing; Greta Grabo dancing (!!); Robert Taylor singing (!!!); the Marx Brothers stateroom sequence from "A Night at the Opera" (unfortunately edited); From This Moments On from "Kiss Me Kate"; early Bing Crosby; Abbott & Costello; Tales from the Vienna Woods (which is actually pretty funny); Judy Garland singing "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"; clips of dramatic and comedic stars; the I'll Build A Stairway to Paradise number; Bobby Van from "Small Town Girl"; etc etc.
The clips are put together without rhyme or reason--but that helps. You never know what's coming next. Worth catching but try to see the first one too.
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- That's Entertainment, Part 2
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- Gross US & Canada
- $4,979,380
- Gross worldwide
- $4,979,380
- Runtime2 hours 13 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) officially released in Canada in English?
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