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M-G-M's Greatest Musicals: The Arthur Freed Unit
Published in Paperback by DaCapo Press (1996)
Author: Hugh Fordin
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YOU DONT KNOW WHAT YOU'RE MISSIN'!!!!!
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS!!!!!!

I love to know the behind-the-scenes of the days Gene Kelly made his magic at MGM, so Gene drew me to buying this book. Well, Mr Arthur Freed, if there could be more "bosses" like you today, the workplace would be a much happier place to be. Arthur and his "UNIT" or as I like to call them, "THE CREW" will have you laughing, maybe even crying and definitely astounded, amazed and so very happy that this man was the back bone and the money maker of this fabulous studio of the real movie days. His mind is one that could never be found again in any producer of today. They definitely cracked the mould when they made this man. So, I recommend that you buy this book, and even purchase the movie under the same title. Mr Hugh Fordin has done the most fantastic job on this book. You will feel like you are standing there in every scene that is described..

A book about the Master by a Master
Hugh Fordin is an expert in his field. His detailed research is clearly evident throughout this work. His love of theater, film and particularly the Hollywood (make that MGM) Musical is revealed in the many interviews he conducted with people involved in every aspect of the productions he writes about.He shares small insights and many heretofore unknown facts about this disappeared genre of movie making. If this isn't a textbook at film schools, it should be. A superb work whose value increases over the years.

Excellent
I was expecting this to be a straight biography of Arthur Freed with discussions on his films but instead I was pleasantly surprised to see that the entire book is a blow-by-blow account of how the films were made (which to a movie buff is pure heaven) and, as the author says, Freed's movies were his life anyway.

I think it says something that the title of this book is "M.G.M.'s Greatest Musicals", since the truly amazing thing is that one man was more or less responsible for all of them. Great behind-the-scenes stories.


The Movies' Greatest Musicals
Published in Paperback by Ungar Pub Co (1984)
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The Movies' Greatest Musicals: Produced in Hollywood, U.S.A. by the Freed Unit
Published in Paperback by Ungar Pub Co (1984)
Author: Hugh Fordin
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The world of entertainment! Hollywood's greatest musicals
Published in Unknown Binding by Doubleday ()
Author: Hugh Fordin
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