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More “Quo Vadis” Animal Stories

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Working with a large cast of animals is a risky proposition.  On the set of “Quo Vadis,” a bull got loose in the cafeteria, the lions went on strike, and Mervyn LeRoy perched atop a high platform yelling “How high … Continue reading

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In the Beginning: “A Wicked Woman” 1934

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A Wicked Woman (1934) was Robert Taylor’s first feature film for MGM.  Previously he had played a small part in Will Rogers’  Handy Andy (1934) for Twentieth-Century Fox.  This was followed by the lead in an MGM short, Buried Loot. … Continue reading

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“The MGM Story”– a Terrific Book

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I just bought a book called The MGM Story: the Complete History of Fifty Roaring Years.  It is by John Douglas Eames, published by Crown Publishers Inc, New York, 1975. The subtitle is: All 1713 films of MGM described and … Continue reading

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Robert Taylor Working With Dishpan Hands + “Undercurrent” (1946)

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Robert Taylor Working With Dishpan Hands St. Petersburg Times April 2, 1946 by Virginia McPherson Hollywood–UP–Robert Taylor, that handsome lady-killer, gay dog, and ex-dashing flier-into-the-wild blue yonder, is slaving over a hot stove. The pride of MGM is chief chef … Continue reading

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Animals, Too, Are Movie Stars: the “Quo Vadis” Menagerie

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Animals, Too, Are Movie Stars Billboard Magazine April 7, 1951 by Sam Abbott Quo Vadis Teems with Lions, Horses, Other Rare Stock Scouted by George W. Emerson thru Europe Quo Vadis means “Whither goest thou?” and George W. Emerson, of … Continue reading

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