Lionpower from MGM

Lionpower from MGM

1967
27min

"Lionpower from MGM" (1967) is an exciting 60's promotional short subject, which showcases MGM's releases for the 1967-68 film season under a "five seasons" theme--fall, winter, spring, summer--plus a "fabulous fifth season". The main music is set to the rousing theme from "The Magnificent Yankee" composed by David Raksin in 1950. The promo is narrated by some of the best voice-over actors of the time, and is an excellent time capsule of a by-gone era.

Lionpower from MGM

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"Lionpower from MGM" (1967) is an exciting 60's promotional short subject, which showcases MGM's releases for the 1967-68 film season under a "five seasons" theme--fall, winter, spring, summer--plus a "fabulous fifth season". The main music is set to the rousing theme from "The Magnificent Yankee" composed by David Raksin in 1950. The promo is narrated by some of the best voice-over actors of the time, and is an excellent time capsule of a by-gone era.
    Released
    January 1967
    Runtime
    27min
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Fred Foy
Self - Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Karl Weber
Self - Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Alan Alda
Alan Alda
Self - Lt. j.g. Morton Krim (archive footage) (uncredited)
Robert Aldrich
Robert Aldrich
Self (uncredited)
Carroll Baker
Carroll Baker
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alan Bates
Alan Bates
Self - Gabriel Oak (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jack Carter
Self - Chief Gunners Mate Orville Toole (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dirk Bogarde
Dirk Bogarde
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jim Brown
Jim Brown
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Doris Day
Doris Day
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ernest Borgnine
Self - Barney Sheean (archive footage) (uncredited)
Angie Dickinson
Angie Dickinson
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Roscoe Lee Browne
Roscoe Lee Browne
Self - Petit Pierre (archive footage) (uncredited)
Richard Burton
Richard Burton
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Godfrey Cambridge
Godfrey Cambridge
Self - Benny (archive footage) (uncredited)
Anjanette Comer
Anjanette Comer
Self - Kinita (archive footage) (uncredited)
Julie Christie
Julie Christie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joseph Cotten
Joseph Cotten
Self - Ace of Diamonds (archive footage) (uncredited)
Faye Dunaway
Faye Dunaway
Self - Jennifer Winslow (archive footage) (uncredited)
Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De Sica
Self - Cesare Celli (archive footage) (uncredited)
Maurice Evans
Maurice Evans
Self - Nicolai Vodkine (archive footage) (uncredited)
Peter Finch
Peter Finch
Self - Lewis Zarken (archive footage) (uncredited)
Paul Ford
Paul Ford
Self - Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Frankenheimer
John Frankenheimer
Self (uncredited)
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Self - Cameo Appearance (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish
Self - Mrs. Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)
Peter Glenville
Peter Glenville
Self (uncredited)
Rock Hudson
Rock Hudson
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness
Self - Major H. O. Jones (archive footage) (uncredited)
George Hamilton
George Hamilton
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sharon Tate
Sharon Tate
Self - Sarah Shagal (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Raquel Welch
Raquel Welch
Self - Juliana (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nancy Sinatra
Nancy Sinatra
Self - Susan Jacks (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kim Novak
Kim Novak
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
David Niven
David Niven
Self - Cmdr. John Finchhaven, RN (archive footage) (uncredited)
Terry Moore
Terry Moore
Self - Harper Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
Yvette Mimieux
Yvette Mimieux
Self - Claire (archive footage) (uncredited)
Paul Mantee
Paul Mantee
Self - Dick Dagger (archive footage) (uncredited)
Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick
Self (uncredited)
Lee Marvin
Lee Marvin
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Suzanne Pleshette
Suzanne Pleshette
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Patrick O'Neal
Patrick O'Neal
Self - Peter Garrison (archive footage) (uncredited)
Omar Sharif
Omar Sharif
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney
Self - Cook 3 / Self - C W. J. Oglethorpe (archive footage) (uncredited)
Stella Stevens
Stella Stevens
Self - Stacey (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rip Torn
Rip Torn
Self - Dano Villanova (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rod Taylor
Rod Taylor
Self - Curry (archive footage) (uncredited)
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