Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Overview

Works:	19,128 works in 30,941 publications in 9 languages and 619,199 library holdings
Genres:	Drama Film adaptations Musical films Action and adventure films Comedy films History Spy films Western films Fantasy films Romance films
Roles:	Producer, prn, Distributor, pre, Originator, Production personnel, Other, fds, Publisher, pmn, Illustrator, Performer, Instrumentalist, isb, Photographer, Compiler, Copyright holder, Correspondent, Editor, Manufacturer
Classifications:	PN1997, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The MGM story : the complete history of fifty roaring years by John Douglas Eames( Book )
Merchant of dreams : Louis B. Mayer, M.G.M., and the secret Hollywood by Charles Higham( Book )
The golden girls of MGM : Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Lana Turner, Judy Garland, Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly, and others by Jane Ellen Wayne( Book )
Thalberg; life and legend by Bob Thomas( Book )
MGM v. Grokster : hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, July 28, 2005 by United States( )

MGM--when the lion roars by Peter Hay( Book )
MGM : Hollywood's greatest backlot by Steven Bingen( Book )
Fade out : the calamitous final days of MGM by Peter Bart( Book )
The MGM stock company; the golden era by James Robert Parish( Book )
I remember it well by Vincente Minnelli( Book )
The lion's share; the story of an entertainment empire by Bosley Crowther( Book )
Incongruous entertainment : camp, cultural value, and the MGM musical by Steven Cohan( Book )
The leading men of MGM by Jane Ellen Wayne( Book )
All the stars in heaven : Louis B. Mayer's MGM by Gary Carey( Book )
M-G-M : Hollywood's greatest backlot by Steven Bingen( )
Thalberg : the last tycoon and the world of M-G-M by Roland Flamini( Book )
Hollywood dreams made real : Irving Thalberg and the rise of M-G-M by Mark A Vieira( Book )
The MGM girls : behind the velvet curtain by Peter H Brown( Book )
The MGM story : the complete history of fifty-seven roaring years by John Douglas Eames( Book )
The magic factory : how MGM made An American in Paris by Donald Knox( Book )

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Most widely held works by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The Wizard of Oz by Victor Fleming( Visual )

150 editions published between 1939 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 5,451 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Dorothy Gale lives with her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry. She has a pet named Toto. When Miss Gulch takes Toto away, Toto escapes and runs back to Dorothy. Soon, she runs away from home, and runs into the fake psychic, Professor Marvel. He tells Dorothy that her Auntie Em is sick, so Dorothy and Toto run back home, but a tornado comes and takes Dorothy and Toto to Oz, a place somewhere over the rainbow. She lands in Munchkinland. Her house accidentally lands on the Wicked Witch of the West's sister and Dorothy magically inherits the pair of ruby slippers that were on her feet. Glinda, the Good Witch of the North tells Dorothy to follow the Yellowbrick Road to see the Wizard so she can get back home. Along the way, she befriends Scarecrow, Tinman, and Lion. They are also seeking help from the Wizard because the Scarecrow needs a brain, Tinman needs a heart, and Lion needs courage

2001, a space odyssey by Stanley Kubrick( Visual )

102 editions published between 1968 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 4,962 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Mankind finds a mysterious artifact buried on the moon and with the intelligent computer HAL 9000, sets off on a quest to Jupiter

Singin' in the Rain by Gene Kelly( Visual )

77 editions published between 1951 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 4,809 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Silent movies are giving way to talking pictures, and a hoofer-turned-matinee idol is caught in that bumpy transition, as are his buddy, prospective ladylove, and shrewish costar. Rediscover the musical masterpiece in dazzling, restored high definition, featuring an all-new documentary special feature that salutes not just the all-time favorite, but also the musical legacy of its producer, songwriter Arthur Freed

Doctor Zhivago by David Lean( Visual )

82 editions published between 1965 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 4,101 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Traces the life of surgeon-poet Yury Zhivago before and during the Russian Revolution. Married to an upper-class girl who is devoted to him, yet he finds himself in love with an unfortunate woman who becomes his muse. Zhivago becomes torn between fidelity and passion. Sympathetic with the Bolshevik revolution, but shaken by the wars and purges, he struggles to retain his individualism as a humanist amid the spirit of collectivism

North by Northwest by Alfred Hitchcock( Visual )

71 editions published between 1959 and 2017 in 4 languages and held by 3,834 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An ad executive is mistaken for a spy by foreign agents

An American in Paris by Vincente Minnelli( Visual )

58 editions published between 1951 and 2013 in English and French and held by 2,914 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An ex-GI loves Paris and loves even more an alluring, but engaged, perfume-shop clerk

The Magnificent Seven by John Sturges( Visual )

30 editions published between 1960 and 2015 in English and Spanish and held by 2,735 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Seven gunmen are hired by a small village to protect them from the bandits destroying their town

Network by Sidney Lumet( Visual )

50 editions published between 1976 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 2,731 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A satirical look at the politics and power-struggles of television executives as network news anchorman Howard Beale (Finch) turns the tables on the "ratings". He goes from dispassionate newscaster to national folk hero with his famous battle cry, "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore!" Faye Dunaway is the vicious Vice President of Programming. William Holden is the News Division President. Robert Duvall is the cold hatchet man for the corporation. Winner of Academy Awards for best actor (Finch) and screenplay

Skyfall by Sam Mendes( Visual )

18 editions published between 2012 and 2016 in English and held by 2,623 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Bond's loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. When MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost

Legally blonde by Robert Luketic( Visual )

24 editions published between 2001 and 2012 in English and held by 2,454 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When a blonde sorority queen is dumped by her boyfriend, she decides to follow him to law school to get him back and, once there, learns she has more legal savvy than she ever imagined

Thelma & Louise by Ridley Scott( Visual )

63 editions published between 1991 and 2014 in English and Italian and held by 2,434 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Thelma is an abused and neglected wife, while her friend Louise is a bitter, hard-edged waitress. The two decide to take a brief vacation to escape the drudgery of their everyday lives. Immediately, they run into trouble, as Louise shoots and kills a man who tries to rape Thelma in the parking lot of a country bar

The Philadelphia story by George Cukor( Visual )

51 editions published between 1940 and 2015 in English and Chinese and held by 2,410 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When a Philadelphia socialite plans to marry for the second time, her former husband, who has agreed to get the story of her wedding for a tabloid, shows up at her mansion

Ben-Hur : a tale of the Christ( Visual )

29 editions published between 1980 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 2,395 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A peace-loving prince of Judea, leads his nation against the wrath of the conquering Romans. His self-imposed destiny brings tragedy to himself, and his people, as he learns to fight, to love, to hate and, finally, to forgive

Seven brides for seven brothers by Stanley Donen( Visual )

45 editions published between 1954 and 2018 in English and held by 2,294 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When the new bride of a roughneck Oregon pioneer finds she has to keep house for her husband's six rowdy brothers, she decides to groom them so that they can find brides of their own

How the West was won by Henry Hathaway( Visual )

53 editions published between 1962 and 2014 in English and held by 2,244 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A western adventure spanning three generations, the bread of a wild, unsettled country, and fifty of the most excitingly turbulent years of this nation's history

The thin man by W. S Van Dyke( Visual )

29 editions published between 1934 and 2015 in English and held by 2,224 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Nick and Nora Charles, a former detective and his rich, playful wife, investigate a murder case mostly for the fun of it

A Christmas story by Bob Clark( Visual )

18 editions published between 1983 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 2,214 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Ralphie is a 9-year-old who wants only one thing for Christmas - an official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot range model BB rifle with a compass in the stock. Between his parents, his teacher, and even Santa Claus all Ralphie hears is "No, you'll shoot your eye out." By this time, Ralphie has had enough of that. When Scut Farkus, the schoolyard bully and his sidekick Grover Dill start in on Ralphie while he's on his way home from school that day, Ralphie knocks Grover to the ground, beats Scut's face bloody, and then pounds Scut's head on the snow-covered ground several times. Ralphie thinks he'll never get the BB gun for Christmas now. And all of the other kids are going to be getting what they want for Christmas

A fish called Wanda by Charles Crichton( Visual )

38 editions published between 1988 and 2017 in English and held by 2,175 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Comedy about a sexy American babe, Wanda, who tries to deceive her Nietzche-quoting boyfriend, an animal-loving hitman and an embarrassment-prone counselor out of a fortune in jewels

Rocky by John G Avildsen( Visual )

31 editions published between 1976 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 2,094 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Rocky Balboa is a struggling boxer trying to make the big time. He works in a meat factory in Philadelphia for a meager wage so he also earns extra cash as a debt collector. When heavyweight champion Apollo Creed visits Philadelphia, his managers want to set up an exhibition match between Creed and a struggling boxer. The promoters are touting the fight as a chance for a "nobody" to become a "somebody". The match is supposed to be easily won by Creed, but someone forgot to tell Rocky, who sees this as his only shot at the big time

Quantum of solace by Marc Forster( Visual )

24 editions published between 2009 and 2016 in English and held by 2,092 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Is there solace in revenge? Reeling from the events of Casino Royale, 007 is determined to find out who was pulling the strings. Bond pursues the agents of an assassination attempt on "M," and all those roads lead to Dominic Greene, a world-renowned developer of green technology. MI-6, upset by Bond's investigative methods, denounces him. So Bond must call in favors and partner up with the mysterious and feisty Camille, a woman with a mission of her own. Bond follows the trail that begins in Italy, with stops in Haiti, Austria, Panama, and finally to Bolivia, while "M" wonders if she can trust Bond, or if vengeance possesses him

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