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MGM Parade is a documentary television series produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and broadcast by the ABC network during the 1955-56 season on Wednesdays at 8:30pm (E.S.T.), under the alternate sponsorship of American Tobacco, and General Foods.
Original Release
09/14/1955 on ABC
US Release
09/14/1955
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| George Murphy | Self - Host |
| Walter Pidgeon | Self - Host / Dr. Edward Morbius |
| Janet Lake | Self |
| Luana Lee | Self |
| Dore Schary | Self - Guest / Self |
| Marlon Brando | Self / Sky Masterson |
| Debbie Reynolds | Julie Gillis / Self |
| Susan Hayward | Lillian Roth / Lillian Roth in 'I'll Cry Tomorrow' / Self - Guest |
| John Hodiak | Self / Jack Armstrong |
| Dan Dailey | (archive footage) / Self - Guest |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode #1.1 | Wednesday, 14 September 1955 |
| 2 | Episode #1.2 | Wednesday, 21 September 1955 |
| 3 | Episode #1.3 | Wednesday, 28 September 1955 |
| 4 | Episode #1.4 | Wednesday, 05 October 1955 |
| 5 | Episode #1.5 | Wednesday, 12 October 1955 |
| 6 | Episode #1.6 | Wednesday, 19 October 1955 |
| 7 | Episode #1.7 | Wednesday, 26 October 1955 |
| 8 | Episode #1.8 | Wednesday, 02 November 1955 |
| 9 | Episode #1.9 | Wednesday, 09 November 1955 |
| 10 | Episode #1.10 | Wednesday, 16 November 1955 |
| 11 | Episode #1.11 | Wednesday, 23 November 1955 |
| 12 | Episode #1.12 | Wednesday, 23 November 1955 |
| 13 | Episode #1.13 | Wednesday, 07 December 1955 |
| 14 | Episode #1.14 | Wednesday, 14 December 1955 |
| 15 | Episode #1.15 | Wednesday, 21 December 1955 |
| 16 | Episode #1.16 | Wednesday, 28 December 1955 |
| 17 | Episode #1.17 | |
| 18 | Episode #1.18 | Wednesday, 11 January 1956 |
| 19 | Episode #1.19 | Wednesday, 18 January 1956 |
| 20 | Episode #1.20 | |
| 21 | Episode #1.21 | |
| 22 | Episode #1.22 | Wednesday, 08 February 1956 |
| 23 | Episode #1.23 | |
| 24 | Episode #1.24 | |
| 25 | Episode #1.25 | Monday, 28 February 1955 |
| 26 | Episode #1.26 | |
| 27 | Episode #1.27 | Wednesday, 28 March 1956 |
| 28 | Episode #1.28 | |
| 29 | Episode #1.29 | |
| 30 | Episode #1.30 | Wednesday, 04 April 1956 |
| 31 | Episode #1.31 | Wednesday, 11 April 1956 |
| 32 | Episode #1.32 | |
| 33 | Episode #1.33 | |
| 34 | Episode #1.34 |
Directors
Leonard Spigelgass, Dave O'Brien, Leslie Fenton, Laslo Benedek, Jacques Tourneur, Howard W. Koch, George Murphy, David Miller
Writers
David Greggory, Ray Wander, Joe Ansen, Isobel Lennart, Christopher Isherwood, Pete Smith, John Erskine, John Briard Harding, Dave O'Brien, John Nesbitt
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| George Murphy | Self - Host |
| Walter Pidgeon | Self - Host / Dr. Edward Morbius |
| Janet Lake | Self |
| Luana Lee | Self |
| Dore Schary | Self - Guest / Self |
| Marlon Brando | Self / Sky Masterson |
| Debbie Reynolds | Julie Gillis / Self |
| Susan Hayward | Lillian Roth / Lillian Roth in 'I'll Cry Tomorrow' / Self - Guest |
| John Hodiak | Self / Jack Armstrong |
| Dan Dailey | (archive footage) / Self - Guest |
| Roger Moore | Self |
| Donna Reed | Self - Guest |
| Lucille Ball | Self - Guest |
| Russ Tamblyn | Self / Jimmy in 'The Last Hunt' |
| George Cukor | Self |
| Mitsuko Sawamura | Self - Guest |
| Desi Arnaz | Self - Guest |
| Richard Brooks | Self - Guest |
| Cyd Charisse | Self / (archive footage) / Dancer |
| Gene Kelly | Serafin / Harry Palmer / Self - Actor / Self / Ted Riley / Joseph Brady / Performer in 'Ziegfeld Follies' |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Leslie Petersen | Executive Producer |
| Jack Atlas | Producer |
| Leslie Petersen | Producer |
Editors
Ira Heymann, Ben Lewis, John McSweeney Jr., Adrienne Fazan, Joseph Dietrick
