The screen test. For instance, Kathryn Grayson had to wait *two* years at MGM before she...
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June Allyson:
Each year, hundreds of performers, like me, were brought to MGM hoping to get a break in the movies. There were acting teachers, instructions on posture and moving, and *everybody* had to learn to sing and dance. It was an extensive crash course, designed to find those with that special something known as "star" quality. And if you had it, you got to take the next big step: the screen test. For instance, Kathryn Grayson had to wait *two* years at MGM before she was given her first screen test
Each year, hundreds of performers, like me, were brought to MGM hoping to get a break in the movies. There were acting teachers, instructions on posture and moving, and *everybody* had to learn to sing and dance. It was an extensive crash course, designed to find those with that special something known as "star" quality. And if you had it, you got to take the next big step: the screen test. For instance, Kathryn Grayson had to wait *two* years at MGM before she was given her first screen test
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Each year hundreds of performers like me
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were brought to MGM hoping to get a break in the movies
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There were acting teachers instructions in posture and grooming
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and everybody had to learn to sing and dance
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It was an extensive crash course
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designed to find those with that special something
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known as star quality
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And if you had it you got to take the next big step
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The screen test
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For instance Kathryn Grayson had to wait two years at MGM
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before she was given her first screen test
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Movie Summary
Third installment in the "That's Entertainment" series, featuring scenes from "The Hollywood Revue of 1929," "Brigadoon," "Singin' In The Rain," and many more MGM films.
