In these days when there are sometimes more documentaries than actual film on a DVD.
Here is a recommendation for a great documentary
On the Meet Me in St Louis DVD 60th Anniversary DVD there is a documentary called Hollywood The Dream Factory which was made and aired in 1972 and was an Emmy Winning movie.
It is approximately 45-50 minutes in length and relates to the story of MGM from its beginnings to the sale of the studio and all its sets and props in 1970. Fascinating story with lots of rare footage of it stars and films present throughout film althroughadmittedly no Duke but a great show for fans of MGM movies and a classic Judy Garland musical is an added bonus plus other material.
Mike
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- 2 discs
- New Introduction by Liza Minnelli
- New Commentary by Garland biographer John Fricke with Margaret O'Brien, screenwriter Irving Brecher, songwriter Hugh Martin and daughter of producer Arthur Freed, Barbara Freed-Saltzman
- Music-only track (without vocals)
- Vincente Minnelli trailer gallery with trailers from eight of his most treasured films including Meet Me in St. Louis, Father of the Bride, An American in Paris, The Bad and the Beautiful, Brigadoon, Designing Woman, Gigi, and The Courtship of Eddie's Father
- Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic (Narrated by Roddy McDowall)
- Hollywood: The Dream Factory (Emmy-Award winning 1972 MGM-TV special, narrated by Dick Cavett-- First time on home video)
- Becoming Attractions: Judy Garland (1996 TCM special)
- Meet Me in St. Louis (1966 TV pilot with Shelley Fabares and Celeste Holm)
- Bubbles (1930 Warner Bros. short featuring Judy Garland at age 7)
- Skip To My Lou (Rare 1941 musical short with Meet Me in St. Louis composers Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane)
- Boys and Girls Like You and Me outtake (re-construction using still photographs)
- Lux Radio Theater Broadcast from December 2, 1946
- Stills Gallery