George Murphy
George Murphy was an American dancer and stage, screen, and television actor, as well as a United States Senator. Murphy was a song-and-dance leading man in many big-budget Hollywood musicals from 1930 to 1952. He was the president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1944 to 1946, and was awarded an honorary Oscar in 1951. Murphy served from 1965 to 1971 as U.S. Senator from California, the first notable U.S. actor to be elected to statewide office in California, predating Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger. He is the only United States Senator represented by a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In movies, Murphy was known as a song-and-dance man and appeared in many big-budget musicals such as Broadway Melody of 1938, Broadway Melody of 1940 and For Me and My Gal. He made his movie debut shortly after talking pictures had replaced silent movies in 1930, and his career continued until he retired as an actor in 1952, at the age of 50. During World War II, he organized entertainment for American troops. In 1951, he was awarded an honorary Academy Award. He was never nominated for an Oscar in any competitive category. He was the president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1944 to 1946. He was also a vice president of Desilu Productions and of the Technicolor Corporation. He was director of entertainment for presidential inaugurations in 1953, 1957 and 1961.
Battleground
as 'Pop' StazakMembers of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division are fighting for their country amidst the...
Movie pageThey Died with Their Boots On
as Cavalryman (uncredited)The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his...
Movie pageThat's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50...
Movie pageThat's Dancing!
as From 'Broadway Rhythm' (archive footage)A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the...
Movie pageBroadway Melody of 1940
as King ShawJohnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers...
Movie pageBataan
as Lt. Steve BentleyDuring Japan's invasion of the Philippines in 1942, Capt. Henry Lassiter, Sgt. Bill Dane and a...
Movie pageThat's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of...
Movie pageThis Is the Army
as Jerry JonesIn WW I dancer Jerry Jones stages an all-soldier show on Broadway, called Yip Yip Yaphank....
Movie pageBroadway Melody of 1938
as Sonny LedfordSteve Raleight wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a...
Movie pageTom, Dick and Harry
as TomJanie is a telephone operator who is caught up in the lines of love of three men: car salesman...
Movie pageIt's a Big Country
as Mr. Patrick CallaghanComprised of eight unrelated episodes of inconsistent quality, this anthology piece of American...
Movie pageA New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
as SelfThis short documentary, presented and directed by MGM sound engineer Douglas Shearer, goes...
Movie pageTenth Avenue Angel
as Steve AbbuttFlavia's been told that her Aunt Susan's fiancé, Steve, has been on a trip around the world, but...
Movie pageBorder Incident
as Jack BearnesThe story concerns two agents, one Mexican (PJF) and one American, who are tasked to stop the...
Movie pageShow-Business at War
as SelfA multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.
Movie pageFor Me and My Gal
as Jimmy K. MetcalfTwo vaudeville performers fall in love, but find their relationship tested by the arrival of WWI.
Movie pageHollywood Hobbies
as Himself (uncredited)In this short film, two starstruck movie fans hire a tour guide and see a plethora of Hollywood...
Movie pageFrank Capra's American Dream
as Self (archive footage)A documentary looking at the life and career of film director Frank Capra. Hosted by Ron Howard.
Movie pageRingside Maisie
as Francis X. 'Skeets' / 'Skeeter' MaguireYoung undefeated boxer Terry Dolan, who's been lying to his invalid mother about his career,...
Movie pageWalk East on Beacon!
as Inspector James 'Jim' BeldenAn FBI agent works with a refugee scientist and the Coast Guard to crack a Soviet spy ring in...
Movie pageTwo Girls on Broadway
as Eddie KernsEddie Kerns sells his song to a Broadway producer and also lands a job dancing in the musical....
Movie pageLittle Nellie Kelly
as Jerry KellyNellie Kelly, the daughter of Irish immigrants, patches up differences between her father and...
Movie pageKid Millions
as Jerry LaneA musical comedy about a Brooklyn boy who inherits a fortune from his archaeologist father, but...
Movie pagePublic Deb No. 1
as Alan BlakeWhen a waiter gives a society girl a public spanking for attending a Communist rally, her...
Movie pageLetter of Introduction
as Barry PaigeAn aging actor, trying to make a comeback on Broadway, is surprised when his estranged daughter...
Movie pageTwenty Years After
as (archive footage)This short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits,...
Movie pageNo Questions Asked
as Police Insp. Matt DugganA young lawyer's primrose path to success gets him framed for murder.
Movie pageShow Business
as George DoaneMusical about vaudeville performers, from 1944.
Movie pageLondon by Night
as Michael DenisA newspaperman, his canine companion, and an adventurous socialite investigate an...
Movie pageStep Lively
as Gordon MillerFly-by-night producers dodge bill collectors while trying for one big hit.
Movie pageLittle Miss Broadway
as Roger WendlingAn orphan is provisionally adopted by the manager of a hotel populated by show business people....
Movie pageUp Goes Maisie
as Joseph MortonA showgirl working for an inventor battles crooks, who want to steal his ideas.
Movie pageTop of the Town
as Ted LaneIn this musical set in swingin' Manhattan, an heiress plans a ballet in the famous Moonbeam...
Movie pageRhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
as Himself (uncredited)Two starstruck visitors to Hollywood sneak into the famous nightclub and end up in a Conga...
Movie pageCynthia
as Larry BishopSheltered by her conservative parents, a small-town teenager finally goes out on a date.
Movie pageA Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
as Claudius "Coffee Cup" CupSteve is a shy quiet man who is an executive for a shipping firm. He meets Dot at the Opera...
Movie pageHaving Wonderful Crime
as Jake JustusNewlyweds (George Murphy, Carole Landis) drag their lawyer friend (Pat O'Brien) to a mountain...
Movie pageYou're a Sweetheart
as Hal AdamsA Broadway producer is in a quandary when he discovers that the opening of his newest big...
Movie pageAfter the Dance
as Jerry DavisThough he was protecting her when he accidentally killed a man, Mabel Kane (Thelma Todd) refuses...
Movie pageBroadway Rhythm
as Johnny DemmingBroadway producer Johnny Demming is only interested in big-name talent and scoffs that his...
Movie pageRise and Shine
as Jimmy McGonagleThe college president, the head cheerleader and a gambling gangster try to keep a flunking...
Movie pageWoman Trap
as Keat ShevlinA gangland murder is the motivating factor of this fast-moving crime drama. George Murphy stars...
Movie pageBig City
as Patrick O'DonnellA young orphan in New York's Lower East Side is collectively adopted by three neighborhood...
Movie pageThe Arnelo Affair
as Theodore 'Ted' ParksonA neglected wife gets mixed up with an hypnotic charmer and murder.
Movie pageThe Public Menace
as Edward Joseph "Red" Foster1935 comedy in which an immigrant (Jean Arthur), a reporter (George Murphy) and a gangster...
Movie pageThe Powers Girl
as Jerry HendricksTwo small-town sisters who've come to New York City for very different reasons find themselves...
Movie pageTalk About a Stranger
as Robert Fontaine Sr.Small-town gossips rage over the arrival of a mysterious stranger.
Movie pageThe Navy Comes Through
as Lt. Thomas L. 'Tom' SandsA U.S. Navy crew aboard a merchant marine ship battle Nazis.
Movie pageJealousy
as Larry O'RoarkeLarry O'Roark is a boxer who's insanely posssesive and jealous of his fiancee, Jo. the sight of...
Movie pageThe Women Men Marry
as Bill RaeburnA newsman with a no-good wife exposes a religious racket with a newswoman who loves him.
Movie pageRisky Business
as Dan CliffordRadio commentator Dan Clifford takes desperate chances to save the life of a young girl who has...
Movie pageThe Mayor of 44th Street
as Joe JonathanIn this drama, an ex-vaudevillian dancer opens up a dance band agency and help street kids at...
Movie pageI'll Love You Always
as Carl BrentNora Clegg, an actress, marries Carl Brent, an unemployed young engineer, whose estimation of...
Movie pageHold That Co-ed
as Rusty StevensAn egotistical politician believes he can win votes by turning a small college's hapless...
Movie pageViolets in Spring
as Charlie HallMary Jones and Charlie Hall have worked for four years in the same office at the Acme Carpet...
Movie pageWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
as uncreditedWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse is an American television anthology series produced by Desilu...
TV Show pageThe Thin Man
as uncreditedNick Charles was a private detective who married the wealthy Nora and decided to settle down and...
TV Show pageMGM Parade
as HostThe original concept of the show was to allow the viewer to see the inner workings of a movie...
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