Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 100th Anniversary 1920s Movies
In 2024, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) celebrates the 100th anniversary of its founding on April 17, 1924. MGM was formed by combining three existing studios: Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures and Louis B. Mayer Pictures into one major studio. Louis B. Mayer was tapped to lead the newly formed MGM, with 24-year-old wunderkind Irving Thalberg appointed as its head of production. MGM quickly established itself as one of Hollywood's most prestigious studios, known for the quality of their film offerings, their commercial success and for having "more stars than there are in heaven."
Which of these select Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer produced by and/or presented by films released between 1924 and 1929 is MGM's greatest accomplishment during this period?
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Which of these select Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer produced by and/or presented by films released between 1924 and 1929 is MGM's greatest accomplishment during this period?
Discuss the topic here.
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- DirectorEdward SedgwickBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonMarceline DayHarold GoodwinHopelessly in love with a woman working at MGM Studios, a clumsy man attempts to become a motion-picture cameraman to be close to the object of his desire.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production
- DirectorDonald CrispBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonKathryn McGuireFrederick VroomTwo spoiled rich people find themselves trapped on an empty passenger ship.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production
* billed as Joseph M. Schenck presents Buster Keaton, A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Attraction - DirectorTod BrowningStarsLon ChaneyNorman KerryJoan CrawfordA criminal on the run hides in a circus and seeks to possess the daughter of the ringmaster at any cost.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production
- DirectorKing VidorStarsEleanor BoardmanJames MurrayBert RoachThe life of a man and woman together in a large, impersonal metropolis through their hopes, struggles, and downfalls.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production
- DirectorHarry BeaumontStarsBessie LoveAnita PageCharles KingA pair of sisters from the vaudeville circuit try to make it big time on Broadway, but matters of the heart complicate the attempt.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production
- DirectorFred NibloCharles BrabinChristy CabanneStarsRamon NovarroFrancis X. BushmanMay McAvoyA Jewish prince seeks to find his family and revenge himself upon his childhood friend who had him wrongly imprisoned.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production
- DirectorKing VidorGeorge W. HillStarsJohn GilbertRenée AdoréeHobart BosworthA young American soldier witnesses the horrors of the Great War.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production
- DirectorVictor SjöströmStarsLillian GishLars HansonMontagu LoveA frail young woman from the East moves in with her cousin in the West, where she causes tension within the family and is slowly driven mad.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production
- DirectorClarence BrownStarsJohn GilbertGreta GarboLars HansonChildhood friends are torn apart when one of them marries the woman the other fiercely loves.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production
- DirectorVictor SjöströmStarsLon ChaneyNorma ShearerJohn GilbertA bitter clown endeavors to rescue the young woman he loves from the lecherous count who once betrayed him.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production
- DirectorKing VidorStarsMarion DaviesWilliam HainesDell HendersonA young lady from Georgia goes to Hollywood in the hopes of becoming an actress.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production
- DirectorBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonSnitz EdwardsSally O'NeilA love-struck weakling must pretend to be boxer in order to gain respect from the family of the girl he loves.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production
* billed as Joseph M. Schenck presents Buster Keaton, A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production - DirectorJames W. HorneLeo McCareyStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyJames FinlaysonOllie and Stanley are two Christmas Tree sales reps who get into one of their usual mutual-destruction fights with a disgruntled homeowner.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) co-production
- DirectorKing VidorStarsMarion DaviesOrville CaldwellMarie DresslerAn awkward teenager hopelessly in love with her older sister's boyfriend tries to make him notice her.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production
- DirectorErich von StroheimStarsMae MurrayJohn GilbertRoy D'ArcyA prince must woo the now-wealthy dancer he once abandoned, to keep her money in the country in order to keep it from crashing economically.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production
- DirectorEdward SedgwickBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonDorothy SebastianEdward EarleAn unimpressive but well intending man is given the chance to marry a popular actress, of whom he has been a hopeless fan. But what he doesn't realize is that he is being used to make the actress' old flame jealous.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production
- DirectorCharles ReisnerChristy CabanneNorman HoustonStarsConrad NagelJack BennyJohn GilbertAn all-star revue featuring MGM contract players.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production
- DirectorTod BrowningStarsLon ChaneyMae BuschMatt MooreA sideshow ventriloquist, a midget, and a strongman form a conspiracy known as "The Unholy Three" and commit a series of robberies.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production
- DirectorHerbert BrenonStarsLon ChaneyBernard SiegelLoretta YoungA professional clown and a self-indulgent count learn to help each other with their problems, but then become romantic rivals.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production
- DirectorEdward SedgwickStarsWilliam HainesJoan CrawfordWilliam BakewellWealthy Brice Wayne enters West Point, excelling at football but angering fellow cadets with arrogance until he resigns, but returns to lead the team and reunite with Betty Channing.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production
- DirectorKing VidorStarsDaniel L. HaynesNina Mae McKinneyWilliam FountaineA sharecropper decides to become a preacher after falling for a vamp from the city.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production
- DirectorHarry BeaumontStarsJoan CrawfordJohnny Mack BrownNils AstherA flapper who's secretly a good girl and a gold digging floozy masquerading as an ingénue both vie for the hand of a millionaire.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production
- DirectorTod BrowningStarsLon ChaneyLionel BarrymoreMary NolanA magician seeks vengeance upon the man who paralyzed him and the illegitimate daughter he sired with the magician's wife.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production
- DirectorVictor SjöströmStarsLillian GishLars HansonHenry B. WalthallAfter having a child out of wedlock, a young Puritan woman is pressured to reveal the name of her lover.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production
- DirectorLeo McCareyStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyTom KennedyWith the police hot on their trail, Stan and Ollie attempt to change clothes in their getaway car, only to find themselves struggling to balance atop the girders of an unfinished skyscraper. Will they return to ground level in one piece?Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) co-production
- DirectorErnst LubitschJohn M. StahlStarsRamon NovarroNorma ShearerJean HersholtA cloistered, overprotected Austrian prince falls in love with a down-to-earth barmaid in this "Viennese fairy tale."Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production
- DirectorClarence BrownStarsGreta GarboJohn GilbertLewis StoneWhen two childhood sweethearts are kept from marrying, misery ensues.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production
- DirectorKing VidorStarsLillian GishJohn GilbertRenée AdoréeA group of starving artists try to survive in 1830s Paris, including a seamstress and the would-be playwright she loves.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production
- DirectorGeorge W. HillStarsLon ChaneyWilliam HainesEleanor BoardmanA gruff Marine sergeant and a handsome new recruit compete for the affection of a nurse.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production
- DirectorJames ParrottStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyEdgar KennedyAt a rail crossing, a small fender-bender incident turns into a major tit-for-tat retaliatory war among various motorists.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) co-production
- DirectorRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleStarsMarion DaviesOwen MooreLouise FazendaA tavern worker and the daughter of a burgomaster enter into elaborate masquerades in order to win the hearts of the men they love.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production
- DirectorFred NibloStarsGreta GarboConrad NagelGustav von SeyffertitzAn attractive Russian spy seduces an Austrian officer in order to get some important plans, but when she actually falls in love with him, both of them are placed in a dangerous situation.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production
- DirectorKing VidorStarsJohn GilbertEleanor BoardmanRoy D'ArcyIn the reign of King Louis XIII, dashing rogue and libertine Marquis de Bardelys is entranced by Roxalanne de Lavedan. Against a background of knavery and intrigue he sets out to woo and win her.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production
- DirectorFred NibloMauritz StillerStarsGreta GarboAntonio MorenoMarc McDermottAn architect tries suppressing his passion for a seductive woman.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production
- DirectorWilliam NighStarsJohn GilbertErnest TorrenceMary NolanA con man and his beautiful accomplice kidnap a manager and steal $500,000 worth of diamonds, but end up stranded in the desert without water.Another 1920s Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Production Not Listed
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's (MGM) Desert Nights (as pictured example)