That's Entertainment! 50th Anniversary Remastered Edition

M-G-M marked its 50th anniversary with this outstanding collection of musical performances from the studio's reign as the king of the genre during Hollywood's golden era. Drawing from more than 100 feature films, writer/producer/director Jack Haley Jr.'s compilation took the box-office by storm, becoming one of the highest grossing films of 1974, and brought excerpts from timeless gems from "An American in Paris" to "Ziegfeld Follies to audiences new and old in just 135 magical minutes. For this special occasion, Haley called upon talented stars to 'host' this brilliantly conceived cinematic event: Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly, Peter Lawford, Liza Minnelli, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Mickey Rooney, Frank Sinatra, James Stewart and Elizabeth Taylor. This celebration of the M-G-M musical has been painstakingly remastered from the best existing elements to yield a new presentation that finally does justice to Haley's dazzling cinematic achievement, which cemented the importance of the M-G-M musical's unique place in film history.

• documentary
• musical