The Great Morgan (1945)

The Great Morgan (1945)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1945-01-01 United States of America 57 Min. PG-13
5.5 2 votes
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)

Cast

Frank Morgan is Himself
Himself
Leon Ames is K. F.
K. F.
Carlos Ramírez is Singer in 'Musical Masterpieces' (archive footage)
Singer in 'Musical Masterpieces' (archive footage)
Lucille Norman is Singer in 'Musical Masterpieces' (archive footage)
Singer in 'Musical Masterpieces' (archive footage)
Eleanor Powell is Film Character (archive footage)
Film Character (archive footage)
Virginia O'Brien is Film Character (archive footage)
Film Character (archive footage)
Jacqueline White is Mother in 'Our Old Car' (archive footage)
Mother in 'Our Old Car' (archive footage)
Ben Blue is Bellamy B. Birdbrain in Badminton (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bellamy B. Birdbrain in Badminton (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rand Brooks is Film Character (uncredited)
Film Character (uncredited)
George Chandler is Roger the Valet (uncredited)
Roger the Valet (uncredited)
Inez Cooper is Film Character (uncredited)
Film Character (uncredited)
Ken Davidson is Actor in Badminton (archive footage) (uncredited)
Actor in Badminton (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tommy Dorsey is Tommy Dorsey (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tommy Dorsey (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cedric Gibbons is Cedric Gibbons (uncredited)
Cedric Gibbons (uncredited)
Dell Henderson is Film Character (uncredited)
Film Character (uncredited)
Irene is Irene (uncredited)
Irene (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse is Studio Executive (uncredited)
Studio Executive (uncredited)
John Nesbitt is Narrator in 'Our Old Car' (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Narrator in 'Our Old Car' (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
William Newell is Film Character (uncredited)
Film Character (uncredited)
William Powell is William Powell (voice) (uncredited)
William Powell (voice) (uncredited)
Buddy Rich is Buddy Rich - Drums (archive footage) (uncredited)
Buddy Rich - Drums (archive footage) (uncredited)
Douglas Shearer is Douglas Shearer (uncredited)
Douglas Shearer (uncredited)
Pete Smith is Narrator in 'Badminton' (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Narrator in 'Badminton' (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Arthur Space is Father in Passing Parade (archive footage) (uncredited)
Father in Passing Parade (archive footage) (uncredited)
William Tannen is Officer Donohue (archive footage) (uncredited)
Officer Donohue (archive footage) (uncredited)
Billy Wayne is Vince, Film Cutter (uncredited)
Vince, Film Cutter (uncredited)
Joe Watters is Actor in Badminton (archive footage) (uncredited)
Actor in Badminton (archive footage) (uncredited)