MGM--when the lion roars / by Peter Hay with Woolsey Ackerman... [et al.].

Incluye bibliografía.

The kingdom is born. Louis B. Mayer / Peter Hay ; The making of a spectacle / Peter Hay ; Irving Thalberg / Peter Hay ; The tycoon and the comedienne / Daniel Eagan -- The lion roars. The advent of sound / Marc Wanamaker ; The eye of the camera / Robert S. Birchard ; ´Sin must be punished´ / Daniel Eagan ; The launching of a star / Michele Rubin ; Tried and true / Peter Hay ; Tarzan, the ape man / Daniel Egan ; The launching of a film / Hiro Clark ; Short subjects / Timothy Gray ; Magic couples / Linda Sunshine ; Kids on the lot / Merrill Shindler -- The reign of Louis B. Mayer. The anatomy of a film / Marc Wanamaker ; The still image / Marc Wanamaker ; Behind the scenes / J.B. Hur ; The creation of a fantasy / Woolsey Ackerman ; The wizards of style / David Chierichetti ; The art of art direction / Howard Mandelbaum ; On the home front / Lee Davis ; Three´s company / Lee Davis ; Star appeal / Lena Tabori ; The freed unit / Lee Davis ; The genius of Gene Kelly / Lee Davis ; Astaire´s women / Lee Davis ; ´The biggest thing to happen to the MGM musical´ / John Fricke -- The lion is tamed. The search for the past magic / Hiro Clark ; Encore! encore! / Linda Sunshine ; Words and music / Lee Davis ; From African jungles to Andy Hardy Street / Marc Wanamaker ; The director´s chair / Robert S. Birchard ; The life of a song / Lee Davis ; On the technical side / Richard P. May ; Masters of makeup / Vic Cox ; Be a clown / Daniel Eagan ; The boldest, funniest cartoons in the business / Lena Tabori ; Leo the lion / Marc Wanamaker ; The evolution of a musical / Lee Davis.