A short survey of the history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; the final project for the seminar America Through Sight & Sound From 1877. I do not own any of these photo stills.
About the picture at 3:05 to 3:07, they always took an annual picture of the stars, although I've never seen them carry signs like that. They always stood or sat in rows.
@xander7ful Yes, MGM (and most of the other big studios) did take annual "family photos." I can't remember where I found this one, but I think the "signs" here were actually labels that someone pasted on the photograph later to identify all the sitters.
About the picture at 3:05 to 3:07, they always took an annual picture of the stars, although I've never seen them carry signs like that. They always stood or sat in rows.
xander7ful 6 months ago
@xander7ful Yes, MGM (and most of the other big studios) did take annual "family photos." I can't remember where I found this one, but I think the "signs" here were actually labels that someone pasted on the photograph later to identify all the sitters.
vitebella 5 months ago