
The Great Morgan
Comedy
Overview
Frank Morgan is hired to put together a movie using odds and ends from the MGM vaults. He does so by splicing together a string of completely unrelated short subjects and musical numbers, interspersed with a repeated loop of a scene from some melodrama. (Contains in their entirety the shorts, "Musical Masterpieces," "Our Old Car," and "Badminton," as well as clips from other projects)
Top Cast


Frank Morgan
Frank Morgan
Himself
Frank Morgan
Himself


Leon Ames
Leon Ames
K. F.
Leon Ames
K. F.


Carlos Ramírez
Carlos Ramírez
Singer in 'Musical Masterpieces' (archive footage)
Carlos Ramírez
Singer in 'Musical Masterpieces' (archive footage)


Lucille Norman
Lucille Norman
Singer in 'Musical Masterpieces' (archive footage)
Lucille Norman
Singer in 'Musical Masterpieces' (archive footage)


Eleanor Powell
Eleanor Powell
Film Character (archive footage)
Eleanor Powell
Film Character (archive footage)


Virginia O'Brien
Virginia O'Brien
Film Character (archive footage)
Virginia O'Brien
Film Character (archive footage)


Jacqueline White
Jacqueline White
Mother in 'Our Old Car' (archive footage)
Jacqueline White
Mother in 'Our Old Car' (archive footage)


Ben Blue
Ben Blue
Bellamy B. Birdbrain in Badminton (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ben Blue
Bellamy B. Birdbrain in Badminton (archive footage) (uncredited)


Rand Brooks
Rand Brooks
Film Character (uncredited)
Rand Brooks
Film Character (uncredited)


George Chandler
George Chandler
Roger the Valet (uncredited)
George Chandler
Roger the Valet (uncredited)
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