That's Entertainment! Cast and Crew

That's Entertainment!

Plot: Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.

Release Date: Friday, June 21 1974
50 years ago

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Cast

Fred Astaire. Fred Astaire was 75 in That's Entertainment! as 'Self - Host / Narrator'.

Birthday: Wed, May 10 1899 –
Died: Mon, Jun 22 1987

Bing Crosby. Bing Crosby was 71 in That's Entertainment! as 'Self - Host / Narrator'.

Birthday: Sun, May 03 1903 –
Died: Fri, Oct 14 1977

Gene Kelly. Gene Kelly was 61 in That's Entertainment! as 'Self - Host / Narrator'.

Birthday: Fri, Aug 23 1912 –
Died: Fri, Feb 02 1996

Peter Lawford. Peter Lawford was 50 in That's Entertainment! as 'Self - Host / Narrator'.

Birthday: Fri, Sep 07 1923 –
Died: Mon, Dec 24 1984

Liza Minnelli. Liza Minnelli was 28 in That's Entertainment! as 'Self - Host / Narrator'.

Birthday: Tue, Mar 12 1946

Donald O'Connor. Donald O'Connor was 48 in That's Entertainment! as 'Self - Host / Narrator'.

Birthday: Fri, Aug 28 1925 –
Died: Sat, Sep 27 2003

Debbie Reynolds. Debbie Reynolds was 42 in That's Entertainment! as 'Self - Host / Narrator'.

Birthday: Fri, Apr 01 1932 –
Died: Wed, Dec 28 2016

Mickey Rooney. Mickey Rooney was 53 in That's Entertainment! as 'Self - Host / Narrator'.

Birthday: Thu, Sep 23 1920 –
Died: Sun, Apr 06 2014

Frank Sinatra. Frank Sinatra was 58 in That's Entertainment! as 'Self - Host / Narrator'.

Birthday: Sun, Dec 12 1915 –
Died: Thu, May 14 1998

James Stewart. James Stewart was 66 in That's Entertainment! as 'Self - Host / Narrator'.

Birthday: Wed, May 20 1908 –
Died: Wed, Jul 02 1997

Elizabeth Taylor. Elizabeth Taylor was 42 in That's Entertainment! as 'Self - Host / Narrator'.

Birthday: Sat, Feb 27 1932 –
Died: Wed, Mar 23 2011

June Allyson. June Allyson was 56 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Oct 07 1917 –
Died: Sat, Jul 08 2006

Kay Armen. Kay Armen was 58 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Tue, Nov 02 1915 –
Died: Mon, Oct 03 2011

Ray Bolger. Ray Bolger was 70 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Jan 10 1904 –
Died: Thu, Jan 15 1987

Virginia Bruce. Virginia Bruce was 63 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Sep 29 1910 –
Died: Wed, Feb 24 1982

Jack Buchanan. Jack Buchanan would have been no older than 66 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Apr 02 1891 –
Died: Sun, Oct 20 1957

Leslie Caron. Leslie Caron was 42 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Wed, Jul 01 1931

Carleton Carpenter. Carleton Carpenter was 47 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, Jul 10 1926 –
Died: Mon, Jan 31 2022

Cyd Charisse. Cyd Charisse was 52 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Wed, Mar 08 1922 –
Died: Mon, Jun 16 2008

Maurice Chevalier. Maurice Chevalier would have been no older than 83 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Wed, Sep 12 1888 –
Died: Sat, Jan 01 1972

Joan Crawford. Joan Crawford was 68 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Fri, Mar 23 1906 –
Died: Tue, May 10 1977

Virginia Dale. Virginia Dale was 56 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Jul 01 1917 –
Died: Mon, Oct 03 1994

Vic Damone. Vic Damone was 46 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Tue, Jun 12 1928

Jimmy Durante. Jimmy Durante was 81 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Feb 09 1893 –
Died: Tue, Jan 29 1980

Deanna Durbin. Deanna Durbin was 52 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Dec 04 1921 –
Died: Sat, Apr 20 2013

Buddy Ebsen. Buddy Ebsen was 66 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Apr 02 1908 –
Died: Sun, Jul 06 2003

Nelson Eddy. Nelson Eddy would have been no older than 65 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, Jun 29 1901 –
Died: Mon, Mar 06 1967

Cliff Edwards. Cliff Edwards would have been no older than 76 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Jun 13 1895 –
Died: Sat, Jul 17 1971

Clark Gable. Clark Gable would have been no older than 59 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Fri, Feb 01 1901 –
Died: Wed, Nov 16 1960

Ava Gardner. Ava Gardner was 51 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Dec 24 1922 –
Died: Thu, Jan 25 1990

Judy Garland. Judy Garland would have been no older than 47 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, Jun 10 1922 –
Died: Sun, Jun 22 1969

Cary Grant. Cary Grant was 70 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, Jan 18 1904 –
Died: Sat, Nov 29 1986

Kathryn Grayson. Kathryn Grayson was 52 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Feb 09 1922 –
Died: Wed, Feb 17 2010

Virginia Grey. Virginia Grey was 57 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Mar 22 1917 –
Died: Sat, Jul 31 2004

Jack Haley. Jack Haley was 76 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, Aug 09 1897 –
Died: Wed, Jun 06 1979

Jean Harlow. Jean Harlow would have been no older than 26 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Fri, Mar 03 1911 –
Died: Mon, Jun 07 1937

Bernadene Hayes. Bernadene Hayes was 62 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Fri, Mar 15 1912 –
Died: Sat, Aug 29 1987

Lena Horne. Lena Horne was 56 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, Jun 30 1917 –
Died: Sun, May 09 2010

Lottice Howell. Lottice Howell was 76 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Nov 14 1897 –
Died: Sun, Oct 24 1982

Van Johnson. Van Johnson was 57 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Fri, Aug 25 1916 –
Died: Fri, Dec 12 2008

Allan Jones. Allan Jones was 66 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, Oct 14 1907 –
Died: Sat, Jun 27 1992

Louis Jourdan. Louis Jourdan was 53 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, Jun 20 1921 –
Died: Sat, Feb 14 2015

Howard Keel. Howard Keel was 55 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Apr 13 1919 –
Died: Sun, Nov 07 2004

Charles King. Charles King would have been no older than 62 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Wed, Feb 20 1895 –
Died: Tue, May 07 1957

Lorraine Krueger. Lorraine Krueger was 56 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Wed, Feb 27 1918 –
Died: Tue, Jul 15 2003

Bert Lahr. Bert Lahr would have been no older than 72 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Tue, Aug 13 1895 –
Died: Mon, Dec 04 1967

Mario Lanza. Mario Lanza would have been no older than 38 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, Jan 31 1921 –
Died: Wed, Oct 07 1959

Jeanette MacDonald. Jeanette MacDonald would have been no older than 61 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Jun 18 1903 –
Died: Thu, Jan 14 1965

Joan Marsh. Joan Marsh was 59 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Fri, Jul 10 1914 –
Died: Thu, Aug 10 2000

Tony Martin. Tony Martin was 60 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Dec 25 1913 –
Died: Fri, Jul 27 2012

Douglas McPhail. Douglas McPhail would have been no older than 30 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Apr 16 1914 –
Died: Wed, Dec 06 1944

Ann Miller. Ann Miller was 51 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Apr 12 1923 –
Died: Thu, Jan 22 2004

Robert Montgomery. Robert Montgomery was 70 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, May 21 1904 –
Died: Sun, Sep 27 1981

Natalie Moorhead. Natalie Moorhead was 72 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, Jul 27 1901 –
Died: Tue, Oct 06 1992

Dennis Morgan. Dennis Morgan was 65 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Dec 20 1908 –
Died: Wed, Sep 07 1994

Jules Munshin. Jules Munshin would have been no older than 54 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, Feb 22 1915 –
Died: Thu, Feb 19 1970

Fayard Nicholas. Fayard Nicholas was 59 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Tue, Oct 20 1914 –
Died: Tue, Jan 24 2006

Harold Nicholas. Harold Nicholas was 53 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Mar 27 1921 –
Died: Mon, Jul 03 2000

Margaret O'Brien. Margaret O'Brien was 37 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Fri, Jan 15 1937

Eleanor Powell. Eleanor Powell was 61 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Nov 21 1912 –
Died: Thu, Feb 11 1982

Jane Powell. Jane Powell was 45 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, Apr 01 1929 –
Died: Thu, Sep 16 2021

Ginger Rogers. Ginger Rogers was 62 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Jul 16 1911 –
Died: Tue, Apr 25 1995

Paula Stone. Paula Stone was 62 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, Jan 20 1912 –
Died: Tue, Dec 23 1997

Russ Tamblyn. Russ Tamblyn was 39 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Dec 30 1934

William Warfield. William Warfield was 54 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Jan 22 1920 –
Died: Sun, Aug 25 2002

Esther Williams. Esther Williams was 52 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, Aug 08 1921 –
Died: Thu, Jun 06 2013

Leon Ames. Leon Ames was 72 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Mon, Jan 20 1902 –
Died: Tue, Oct 12 1993

Edward Arnold. Edward Arnold would have been no older than 66 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Mon, Feb 17 1890 –
Died: Thu, Apr 26 1956

Ethel Barrymore. Ethel Barrymore would have been no older than 79 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Tue, Aug 12 1879 –
Died: Thu, Jun 18 1959

Lionel Barrymore. Lionel Barrymore would have been no older than 76 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Apr 28 1878 –
Died: Mon, Nov 15 1954

Wallace Beery. Wallace Beery would have been no older than 64 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Tue, Mar 31 1885 –
Died: Fri, Apr 15 1949

Joe E. Brown. Joe E. Brown would have been no older than 81 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Jul 26 1891 –
Died: Fri, Jul 06 1973

Xavier Cugat. Xavier Cugat was 74 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Mon, Jan 01 1900 –
Died: Sat, Oct 27 1990

Arlene Dahl. Arlene Dahl was 48 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Tue, Aug 11 1925 –
Died: Mon, Nov 29 2021

Lili Damita. Lili Damita was 69 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sat, Jul 09 1904 –
Died: Mon, Mar 21 1994

Gloria DeHaven. Gloria DeHaven was 48 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, Jul 23 1925 –
Died: Sat, Jul 30 2016

Errol Flynn. Errol Flynn would have been no older than 50 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Jun 20 1909 –
Died: Wed, Oct 14 1959

Betty Garrett. Betty Garrett was 55 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, May 23 1919 –
Died: Sat, Feb 12 2011

Greer Garson. Greer Garson was 69 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, Sep 29 1904 –
Died: Sat, Apr 06 1996

Hermione Gingold. Hermione Gingold was 76 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, Dec 09 1897 –
Died: Sun, May 24 1987

Van Heflin. Van Heflin would have been no older than 60 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Tue, Dec 13 1910 –
Died: Fri, Jul 23 1971

Katharine Hepburn. Katharine Hepburn was 67 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, May 12 1907 –
Died: Sun, Jun 29 2003

Claude Jarman Jr.. Claude Jarman Jr. was 39 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, Sep 27 1934 –
Died: Sun, Jan 12 2025

Jennifer Jones. Jennifer Jones was 55 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Mar 02 1919 –
Died: Thu, Dec 17 2009

Buster Keaton. Buster Keaton would have been no older than 70 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, Oct 03 1895 –
Died: Tue, Feb 01 1966

Angela Lansbury. Angela Lansbury was 48 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Oct 16 1925 –
Died: Tue, Oct 11 2022

Carmen Miranda. Carmen Miranda would have been no older than 46 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Tue, Feb 09 1909 –
Died: Fri, Aug 05 1955

Agnes Moorehead. Agnes Moorehead would have been no older than 73 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, Dec 06 1900 –
Died: Tue, Apr 30 1974

Frank Morgan. Frank Morgan would have been no older than 59 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Jun 01 1890 –
Died: Sun, Sep 18 1949

George Murphy. George Murphy was 71 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Jul 04 1902 –
Died: Sun, May 03 1992

Conrad Nagel. Conrad Nagel would have been no older than 72 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Mon, Mar 15 1897 –
Died: Tue, Feb 24 1970

J. Carrol Naish. J. Carrol Naish would have been no older than 77 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Mon, Jan 20 1896 –
Died: Wed, Jan 24 1973

Reginald Owen. Reginald Owen would have been no older than 85 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, Aug 04 1887 –
Died: Sun, Nov 05 1972

Walter Pidgeon. Walter Pidgeon was 76 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, Sep 22 1897 –
Died: Tue, Sep 25 1984

Selena Royle. Selena Royle was 69 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Nov 06 1904 –
Died: Sat, Apr 23 1983

Norma Shearer. Norma Shearer was 71 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Aug 10 1902 –
Died: Sun, Jun 12 1983

Red Skelton. Red Skelton was 60 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Jul 18 1913 –
Died: Wed, Sep 17 1997

Sidney Toler. Sidney Toler would have been no older than 72 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Apr 26 1874 –
Died: Wed, Feb 12 1947

Audrey Totter. Audrey Totter was 56 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, Dec 20 1917 –
Died: Thu, Dec 12 2013

Spencer Tracy. Spencer Tracy would have been no older than 67 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, Apr 05 1900 –
Died: Sat, Jun 10 1967

Robert Young. Robert Young was 67 in That's Entertainment! as '(archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Feb 22 1907 –
Died: Tue, Jul 21 1998

Crew

Jack Haley Jr.. Jack Haley Jr. was 40 in That's Entertainment! as 'Director, Writer, Producer'

Birthday: Wed, Oct 25 1933 –
Died: Sat, Apr 21 2001

Daniel Melnick. Daniel Melnick was 42 in That's Entertainment! as 'Executive Producer'

Birthday: Thu, Apr 21 1932 –
Died: Tue, Oct 13 2009

Bud Friedgen. Bud Friedgen was >> in That's Entertainment! as 'Editor'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

David E. Blewitt. David E. Blewitt was 45 in That's Entertainment! as 'Editor'

Birthday: Tue, Aug 07 1928 –
Died: Thu, Jul 08 2010

Todd C. Ramsay. Todd C. Ramsay was >> in That's Entertainment! as 'Assistant Editor'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Henry Mancini. Henry Mancini was 50 in That's Entertainment! as 'Original Music Composer'

Birthday: Wed, Apr 16 1924 –
Died: Tue, Jun 14 1994

Harold Adamson. Harold Adamson was >> in That's Entertainment! as 'Thanks'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday