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Here, Lucille Ball tames a pack of exotic cat women. It was imaginative, outlandish imagery and audiences loved it! It was a time before television and VCR, when on the average 90 million Americans went to the movies each week and the MGM musical was King of the box office. The most popular entertainment in the world!
Here, Lucille Ball tames a pack of exotic cat women. It was imaginative, outlandish imagery and audiences loved it! It was a time before television and VCR, when on the average 90 million Americans went to the movies each week and the MGM musical was King of the box office. The most popular entertainment in the world!
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They call me two faced woman
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In the early 1940s
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Hollywood began a fascination with things tropical
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and south of the border and MGM was no exception
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Exotic rhythms and costumes
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transported audiences away from cold climates
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and the troubled times of a world war
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Many Latin artists were recruited to add an authentic sound to these films
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One of the most popular was Xavier Cugat and his orchestra
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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.
Actors
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Kay Banks
