Review of That's Entertainment! (1974) by Meredith W — 02 Dec 2012
MGM, a studio which boasted it had "More Stars Than There Are In The Heavens," was reknown for the musical talents of its stars and this clever compilation, with its various segments introduced by the likes of Frank Sinatra, Elizabeth Taylor, Debbie Reynolds, Bing Crosby, and Mickey Rooney, offers an extraordinary collection of musical moments from the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s--the golden age of the genre.
That's Entertainment is brilliant to the eye and ear with spectacular dance numbers, and beautiful songs to delight any long-time musical fan. We get two wonderful collages of film clips of Judy Garland singing her heart out; Fred Astaire dancing with a hat rack and even on the ceiling in Royal Wedding and Donald O'Connor performing the humorous "Make 'Em Laugh" from "Singing In The Rain".
As for the dancing, there are scenes from "Seven Brides For Seven Brothers" and Judy Garland dances wonderfully with Mickey Rooney in several numbers from the movies they did together at MGM.
This review of That's Entertainment! (1974) was written by Meredith W on 02 Dec 2012.
That's Entertainment! has generally received very positive reviews.
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