Category: Film History
MGM Turns 87
On April 16, 1924 Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B. Mayer Pictures merged to form Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. In honor of MGM's 87th birthday here is a clip of the MGM logo from one of the first films under the MGM banner. This clip is from the 1924 film "He Who Gets Slapped".
Local History on Louis B. Mayer (MGM) on Around Town with Larry Seaman
Local History on Louis B. Mayer (MGM) on Around Town with Larry Seaman.
Historic Film: Market Street 1906
Morley Safer reports on a mystery that was solved about a 100-year-old film that we now know was made on San Francisco's Market Street just days before the 1906 earthquake. To read more about the film on CBS News please visit: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/10/14/60minutes/main6958102.shtml
