Louis B. Mayer
Know for: Production
Born: 1884-07-12
Place of birth: Dymer, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Vyshhorod Raion, Kiev Oblast, Ukraine]
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Seeing Stars (1922)
First National gala celebrity banquet with stars.
Sid & Judy (2019)
Explore the dramatic career and personal struggles of the talented and tragically short-lived entertainer Judy Garland through rare concert footage,...
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)
While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World War II, the majority used their talents to rally the...
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading to the sale of its back lot and props. By extension...
Facing the Past (2005)
Documentary about the film 'A Face in the Crowd'.
Girl 27 (2007)
The reclusive Patricia Douglas comes out of hiding to discuss the 1937 MGM scandal, in which the powerful film studio tricked her and over 100 other...
Checking Out: Grand Hotel (2004)
Until 1932's Grand Hotel, never had there existed an all-star ensemble cast on film. Conceived by MGM's production genius Irving Thalberg, the film...
Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1961)
Henry Fonda hosts this retrospective on the career and films of iconic filmmaker David O. Selznick, who epitomized the era of the auteur producer in...
Rat Pack (2022)
In the 1950s, a small group of artists monopolized the attention of the cameras and the public. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey...
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine (2003)
An overview of Cole Porter’s musical contributions to the film Broadway Melody of 1940.
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM (2004)
A Turner Classic Movies (TCM) documentary about Keaton's discontented relationship with MGM and the events that eventually led to his career downfall.
1925 Studio Tour (1925)
A tour of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio in 1925 shows the people who make the movies there, and gives viewers a glimpse at how movies are made.
Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown (1986)
Two part biography of Greta Garbo - 1. The Temptress 2. The Clown. Reminiscences of her early life in Stockholm, with excerpts from her films....
Judy Garland: By Myself (2004)
As Hollywood biographies go, Judy Garland's story is one of the saddest success stories you'll ever hear. The sanitized studio version of her life...
Another Romance of Celluloid (1938)
This second entry in MGM's "Romance of Film" series documents how celluloid movie film is processed and features behind-the-scenes glimpses of...
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1988)
Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.
Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner (2019)
Portrait of Julia Jean Turner, from her childhood to her rise of fame as Lana Turner, to her last role.
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy...
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009)
This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest year, with film clips and insight into what made the year so special.
The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention (1937)
This short film chronicles various events associated with MGM's 1937 convention for the studio's national sales and distribution staff.
Actors and Sin (1952)
Two-part story--the first is about a washed-up Broadway actor and his tough daughter, who is a bigger star than he is; the second is about a literary...
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood (2025)
Gene Kelly is a legend of the heyday of the Hollywood musical. His name stands for masterpieces such as "Singin' in the Rain" and "An American in...
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Erstwhile childhood friends, Judah Ben-Hur and Messala meet again as adults, this time with Roman officer Messala as conqueror and Judah as a...
Proud Flesh (1925)
The snooty Fernanda decides to leave Spain to visit her uncle in San Francisco in order to escape the attentions of the dandy, amorous Don Diego, but...
Detectives (1928)
Lois, a stenographer at a luxury hotel, is being pursued by the hotel's house detective and a bellhop. When some valuable jewels are stolen, the...
The Woman He Married (1922)
A rich man's son marries an artist's model, and is then disinherited by his father. Despite their circumstances, both the son and his model wife do...
Wine of Youth (1924)
Based on a play be Rachel Crothers, WINE OF YOUTH is a solid drama about "the modern young generation" and how they think they know it all. It's also...
Greed (1924)
A lottery win of $5,000 forever changes the lives of a miner turned dentist and his wife.
Strangers of the Night (1923)
A rousing fusion of satire, mystery and action. Aristrocrat Ambrose Applejohn is aching for excitement. He gets more than he bargained for when two...
Strangers of the Night (1923)
A rousing fusion of satire, mystery and action. Aristrocrat Ambrose Applejohn is aching for excitement. He gets more than he bargained for when two...
He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
After a baron steals his scientific discoveries, runs away with his wife, and slaps him in public, a man joins a Parisian circus sideshow as a clown...
Human Desire (1919)
The orphan Bernice (Stewart) is raised almost to womanhood by the good sisters in an Italian convent. Worshiping a picture of the Madonna and Child,...
I Take This Woman (1940)
On return from Europe Dr. Decker foils glamour girl Georgi from jumping overboard. At Decker's suggestion to keep busy, she assists at his clinic...
West of Zanzibar (1928)
A magician seeks vengeance upon the man who paralyzed him and the illegitimate daughter he sired with the magician's wife.
Man and Maid (1925)
Boulevardier Sir Nicholas Thormonde (Lew Cody) has to choose between his mistress Suzette (Renée Adorée) and his virtuous secretary...
Thy Name Is Woman (1924)
A Spanish soldier seduces and falls in love with the young wife of a smuggler.
A Midnight Romance (1919)
Marie, a hotel maid, falls in love with millionaire's son Roger, but Roger cannot marry her because of her inferior station and his unwillingness to...
Her Kingdom of Dreams (1919)
A young girl living a secluded and unsophisticated life is suddenly thrust into a great wealth and a frightening social whirl.
Dimples (1916)
After the death of her father, a friend hides Dimples' inheritance in a doll, which Dimples carries to her new home at her aunt's boardinghouse....
Mary Regan (1919)
Mary Regan is the daughter of a gentleman crook and an heiress. Although she has received a good upbringing, she refuses to marry Robert Clifford for...
The Famous Mrs. Fair (1923)
A silent film drama based on the Broadway play of the same name by James Forbes..
Excuse Me (1925)
A sailor and his would-be bride search their train for a clergyman to marry them.
So This Is Marriage? (1924)
The only known copy of this film copy was reported to have been destroyed in the 1967 MGM Vault fire.
The Fighting Shepherdess (1920)
A young woman fights to keep her Wyoming sheep ranch from being overrun and destroyed by cattle ranchers.
The Great Secret (1917)
A wealthy young athlete comes to the aid of a beautiful heiress, whose fortune is being threatened by two arch villains, The Great Master and Doctor...