Variety (Feb 1948)

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Last week seven wonderful motion picture entertainments were pre- viewed at the M-G-M Studios. They give thrilling meaning to the industry's hew slogan "M-G-M GREAT IN '481" STATE OF THE UNION" LIBERTYFILMS presents SPENCER TRACY • KATHARINE HEPBURN . VAN JOHNSON • ANGELA LANSBURY ADOLPHE MENJOU • LEWIS STONE in FRANK CAPRA'S "STATE OF THE UNION" • Based on the Play by Howard Lindsay and Russel (jlrouse • Screen Play by Anthony Veiller and Myles Connolly • Associate Producer Anthony Veiller I^roduced and Directed by FRANK CAPRA • A METRO- GOLDWYN-MAYER PICTURE "B. F.'$ DAUGHTER M-G-M presents "B. F.'s DAUGHTER" starring BARBARA STANWYCK • VAN HEFLIN • CHARLES COBURN RICHARD HART • KEENAN WYNN • A ROBERT Z. LEONARD PRODUCTION • Screen Play by Luther Davis Based on the Novel by John P. Marquand • Directed by ROBERT Z. LEONARD • Produced by EDWIN H. KNOPF A METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER PICTURE If THE BRIDE GOES WILD M^G^M presents VAN JOHNSON • JUNE ALLYSON in *'THE BRIDE GOES WILD" . BUTCH JENKINS • HUME CRONYN . UNA MERKEL . Original Screen JPlay by i Albert Beich • Directed by NORMAN TAUROG • Produced by WILLIAM H. WRIGHT . A METRO-GOLDWYN- MAYER PICTURE "HOMECOMING" M-G-M presents CLARK GABLE • LANA TURNER • ANNE BAXTER . JOHN HODIAK in "HOMECOMING" • Ray Collins • Gladys Cooper • Cameron Mitchell • A MERVYN LeROY PRODUCTION • Original Story by Sidney Kingsley Adaptation by Jan Lustig • Screen Play by Paul Osborn Directed by MERVYN LeROY • Produced by SIDNEY FRANKLIN . A METRO-GOLDVJJYN-MAYER PICTURE "THE PIRATE" {Technicolor) v « M-G-M presents JUDY GARLAND • GENE KELLY in "THE PIRATE" • WALTER SLEZAK • GLADYS COOPER REGINALD OWEN . Songs by COLE PORTER . Color by TECHNICOLOR • Screen Play by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich • Based on the Play 1^ S. N. Behrman Dance Direction by Robert Alton and Gene Kelly * Directed by VINCENTE MINNELLI . Produced by ARTHUR FREED A METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER HCTURE "EASTER PARADE" - {Technicolor) M-G-M presents IRVING BERLIN'S "EASTER PARADE" starring JUDT GARLAND . FRED ASTAIRE . PETER LAWFORD with ANN* MILLER. Color by TECHNICOLOR Music and Lyrics by ^IRVING BERLIN • Director of Musical Numbers ROBERT ALTON • Directed by CHARLES WALTERS . Produced by ARTHUR FREED • A METRO- GOLDWYN-MAYER. PICTURE "THE BIG CITY" ^^sr M-G-M presents "THE BIG CITY" starritig MARGARET OmiEN . ROBERT PRESTON . DANNY THOMAS GEORGE MURPHY . KARIN BOOTH . EDWARD ARNOLD. BUTCH JENKINS. and introducing to the screen BETTY GARRETT and LOTTE LEHMANN • Screen Play by Whitfield Cook and Anne Morrison Chapin - Additional Dialogue by Aben Kandel • Based on a Story by Miklos Laszlo As Adapted by Nanette Kutner • Directed by NORMAN TAUROG . Produced by JOE PASTERNAK * A METRO- GOLDWYN-MAYER PICTURE Give Generously For American Brotherhood Week \