MGM Children's Matinees
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MGM Children's Matinees were a series of vintage MGM
family films that were re-released to theatres between 1970 and 1971. As the name implies, they were shown only as Saturday matinees, usually just before the showing of the main feature which happened to be playing at the theatre at that time. The films ranged from old favorites such as The Wizard of Oz
(1939) and Lassie Come Home
(1943), to later widescreen films such as the 1960 Technicolor remake
of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, to then-recent fare such as Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion
. http://www.kiddiematinee.com/offwizard.html
The series was discontinued after 1971.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. is an American media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of films and television programs. MGM was founded in 1924 when the entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B. Mayer...
family films that were re-released to theatres between 1970 and 1971. As the name implies, they were shown only as Saturday matinees, usually just before the showing of the main feature which happened to be playing at the theatre at that time. The films ranged from old favorites such as The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)
The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed primarily by Victor Fleming. Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf received credit for the screenplay, but there were uncredited contributions by others. The lyrics for the songs...
(1939) and Lassie Come Home
Lassie Come Home
Lassie Come Home is a 1943 MGM film starring Roddy McDowall and canine actor, Pal, in a story about the profound bond between Yorkshire boy Joe Carraclough and his rough collie, Lassie. The film was directed by Fred M. Wilcox from a screenplay by Hugo Butler based upon the 1940 novel Lassie...
(1943), to later widescreen films such as the 1960 Technicolor remake
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960 film)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a 1960 film directed by Michael Curtiz.Based on the famous Mark Twain novel of the same name, it was the third sound film version of the story and the second filmed by MGM...
of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, to then-recent fare such as Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion
Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion
Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion is a 1965 film directed by Andrew Marton and starring Marshall Thompson and Betsy Drake. The movie was shot in Miami, Florida, and became the basis for the television series Daktari.-Plot:...
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The series was discontinued after 1971.