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  • Some of the Best (1949)
  • 49 min | Documentary
Some of the Best (1949)
49 min | Documentary

Released as part of the studio's 20th anniversary celebration, the film shows highlights of MGM's major productions from 1924 through 1943.
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Updated Oct 10, 1949

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1949 (United States)

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49 cast members
Name Known for
Lewis Stone
Self - Commentator Self - Commentator   See fewer
Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore - Stephen Ashe in 'A Free Soul' / Otto Kringelein in 'Grand Hotel' / Oliver Jordan in 'Dinner At Eight' / Captain Disko Troop in 'Captains Courageous' (archive footage) Lionel Barrymore - Stephen Ashe in 'A Free Soul' / Otto Kringelein in 'Grand Hotel' / Oliver Jordan in 'Dinner At Eight' / Captain Disko Troop in 'Captains Courageous' (archive footage)   See fewer
Renée Adorée
Melisande in The Big Parade (archive footage) (uncredited) Melisande in The Big Parade (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
John Barrymore
The Baron in Grand Hotel / Larry Renault in Dinner at Eight (archive footage) (uncredited) The Baron in Grand Hotel / Larry Renault in Dinner at Eight (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Freddie Bartholomew
Harvey in Captains Courageous (archive footage) (uncredited) Harvey in Captains Courageous (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Wallace Beery
Butch / Bill / General Director Preysing / Terry / Dan Packard (archive footage) (uncredited) Butch / Bill / General Director Preysing / Terry / Dan Packard (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Edwina Booth
Nina Trent - The White Goddess in Trader Horn (archive footage) (uncredited) Nina Trent - The White Goddess in Trader Horn (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Francis X. Bushman
Messala in Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (archive footage) (uncredited) Messala in Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Carey
Aloysius 'Trader' Horn in Trader Horn (archive footage) (uncredited) Aloysius 'Trader' Horn in Trader Horn (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
John Carradine
Long Jack in Captains Courageous (archive footage) (uncredited) Long Jack in Captains Courageous (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Lon Chaney
Sergeant O'Hara in Tell It to the Marines (archive footage) (uncredited) Sergeant O'Hara in Tell It to the Marines (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Ronald Colman
Charles Rainier in Random Harvest (archive footage) (uncredited) Charles Rainier in Random Harvest (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Alec Craig
McCoy in Mutiny on the Bounty (archive footage) (uncredited) McCoy in Mutiny on the Bounty (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Joan Crawford
Flaemmchen (archive footage) (uncredited) Flaemmchen (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Donat
Mr. Chips (archive footage) (uncredited) Mr. Chips (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Marie Dressler
Min / Annie Brennan / Carlotta Vance (archive footage) (uncredited) Min / Annie Brennan / Carlotta Vance (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Nelson Eddy
Warrington in Naughty Marietta (archive footage) (uncredited) Warrington in Naughty Marietta (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Clark Gable
Blackie Norton in San Francisco / Christian in Mutiny on the Bounty / Big John McMasters in Boom Town (archive footage) (uncredited) Blackie Norton in San Francisco / Christian in Mutiny on the Bounty / Big John McMasters in Boom Town (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Greta Garbo
Felicitas / Grusinskaya (archive footage) (uncredited) Felicitas / Grusinskaya (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Greer Garson
Katherine / Mrs. Miniver / Paula (archive footage) (uncredited) Katherine / Mrs. Miniver / Paula (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
John Gilbert
James Apperson in The Big Parade / Prince Danilo Petrovich in The Merry Widow / Leo von Harden in Flesh and the Devil (archive footage) (uncredited) James Apperson in The Big Parade / Prince Danilo Petrovich in The Merry Widow / Leo von Harden in Flesh and the Devil (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Cary Grant
C. K. Dexter Haven (archive footage) (uncredited) C. K. Dexter Haven (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Lars Hanson
Ulrich von Eltz in Flesh and the Devil (archive footage) (uncredited) Ulrich von Eltz in Flesh and the Devil (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Jean Harlow
Kitty Packard in Dinner at Eight (archive footage) (uncredited) Kitty Packard in Dinner at Eight (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Helen Hayes
Madelon (archive footage) (uncredited) Madelon (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Katharine Hepburn
Tracy Lord in The Philadelphia Story (archive footage) (uncredited) Tracy Lord in The Philadelphia Story (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Jean Hersholt
Jo Stengel in Dinner at Eight (archive footage) (uncredited) Jo Stengel in Dinner at Eight (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
John Howard
George Kittredge in The Philadelphia Story (archive footage) (uncredited) George Kittredge in The Philadelphia Story (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Leslie Howard
Dwight Winthrop (archive footage) (uncredited) Dwight Winthrop (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Allan Jones
Singer in 'Pretty Girl' Number in The Great Ziegfeld (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) Singer in 'Pretty Girl' Number in The Great Ziegfeld (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles King
Eddie Kearns in The Broadway Melody (archive footage) (uncredited) Eddie Kearns in The Broadway Melody (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Laughton
Bligh in Mutiny on the Bounty (archive footage) (uncredited) Bligh in Mutiny on the Bounty (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Bessie Love
Hank Mahoney in The Broadway Melody (archive footage) (uncredited) Hank Mahoney in The Broadway Melody (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Jeanette MacDonald
Marietta in Naughty Marietta / Mary Blake in San Francisco (archive footage) (uncredited) Marietta in Naughty Marietta / Mary Blake in San Francisco (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Montgomery
Kent in The Big House (archive footage) (uncredited) Kent in The Big House (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Dennis Morgan
Stage Singer in 'Pretty Girl' Number in The Great Ziegfeld (archive footage) (uncredited) Stage Singer in 'Pretty Girl' Number in The Great Ziegfeld (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Morgan
Governor d'Annard (archive footage) (uncredited) Governor d'Annard (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Muni
Wang in The Good Earth (archive footage) (uncredited) Wang in The Good Earth (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Mae Murray
Sally - The Merry Widow in The Merry Widow (archive footage) (uncredited) Sally - The Merry Widow in The Merry Widow (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Ramon Novarro
Ben-Hur in Ben-Hur: A Story of the Christ (archive footage) (uncredited) Ben-Hur in Ben-Hur: A Story of the Christ (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Pidgeon
Clem Miniver in Mrs. Miniver (archive footage) (uncredited) Clem Miniver in Mrs. Miniver (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Marie Prevost
Rosalie in The Sin of Madelon Claudet (archive footage) (uncredited) Rosalie in The Sin of Madelon Claudet (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Luise Rainer
Anna Held / O-Lan (archive footage) (uncredited) Anna Held / O-Lan (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Duncan Renaldo
Peru in Trader Horn (archive footage) (uncredited) Peru in Trader Horn (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Mickey Rooney
Whitey Marsh in Boys Town (archive footage) (uncredited) Whitey Marsh in Boys Town (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Byron Russell
Quintal in Mutiny on the Bounty (archive footage) (uncredited) Quintal in Mutiny on the Bounty (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Norma Shearer
Jan Ashe (archive footage) (uncredited) Jan Ashe (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
James Stewart
Macaulay Connor (archive footage) (uncredited) Macaulay Connor (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Spencer Tracy
Father Tim Mullin / Manuel / Father Flanagan / Square John Sand (archive footage) (uncredited) Father Tim Mullin / Manuel / Father Flanagan / Square John Sand (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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