MGM Parade | |
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Marlon Brando in a series episode, with "Little Leo" | |
Genre | Documentary |
Starring | George Murphy (1955–56) Walter Pidgeon (1956) |
Theme music composer | Arthur Schwartz Howard Dietz |
Opening theme | "That's Entertainment" |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 34 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Leslie Petersen |
Running time | 26 minutes (minus commercials) |
Production company | MGM Television |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | September 14, 1955 May 2, 1956 | –
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MGM Parade is a documentary television series produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and broadcast by the ABC network during the 1955–56 season on Wednesdays at 8:30pm (E.S.T.), under the alternate sponsorship of American Tobacco (Pall Mall), and General Foods (Instant Maxwell House).
The 30 minute MGM Parade, one of MGM's first TV programs, was produced by MGM's trailer department as one of the compilation and promotional shows that imitated Walt Disney's Disneyland.[1]