Golden Age of MGM musicals

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Hollywood musical era film era historical period

The Golden Age of MGM musicals was a mid-20th-century period when Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer produced lavish, Technicolor song-and-dance films that defined the Hollywood musical genre.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
MGM musicals	5
Golden Age of Hollywood musicals	1
Golden Age of MGM musicals canonical	1

Statements (74)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hollywood musical era ⓘ film era ⓘ historical period ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalImpact	helped define the Hollywood musical genre ⓘ shaped global perception of American popular culture ⓘ
definingFeature	elaborate choreography ⓘ high production values ⓘ integrated musical storytelling ⓘ large-scale studio productions ⓘ lavish song-and-dance numbers ⓘ orchestral film scores ⓘ star-driven vehicles ⓘ studio-controlled production system ⓘ use of Technicolor cinematography ⓘ
economicContext	studio system era ⓘ
economicModel	vertically integrated studio system ⓘ
endTime	around 1958 ⓘ late 1950s ⓘ
genre	musical film ⓘ
industry	Hollywood ⓘ surface form: Hollywood film industry
influenced	Broadway-style film adaptations ⓘ later Hollywood musical films ⓘ
influencedBy	Broadway musical theatre ⓘ Tin Pan Alley era ⓘ surface form: Tin Pan Alley songwriting tradition
keyChoreographer	Busby Berkeley ⓘ Gene Kelly ⓘ
keyComposer	Arthur Freed ⓘ Nacio Herb Brown ⓘ
keyDirector	Charles Walters ⓘ George Sidney ⓘ Stanley Donen ⓘ Vincente Minnelli ⓘ
keyProducer	Arthur Freed ⓘ
keySongwritingTeam	Arthur Freed ⓘ surface form: Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown
keyStar	Ann Miller ⓘ Cyd Charisse ⓘ Esther Jane Williams ⓘ surface form: Esther Williams Frank Sinatra ⓘ Fred Astaire ⓘ Gene Kelly ⓘ Judy Garland ⓘ Lena Horne ⓘ Mickey Rooney ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ
musicStyle	orchestral arrangements ⓘ popular song ⓘ
notableFilm	An American in Paris ⓘ Anchors Aweigh ⓘ Easter Parade ⓘ Gigi ⓘ Meet Me in St. Louis ⓘ On the Town ⓘ Seven Brides for Seven Brothers ⓘ Singin' in the Rain ⓘ The Band Wagon ⓘ The Wizard of Oz ⓘ
notableStudioUnit	MGM Freed Unit ⓘ surface form: Freed Unit
partOf	Hollywood Golden Age ⓘ surface form: Golden Age of Hollywood
peakPeriod	1940s ⓘ early 1950s ⓘ
producer	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ
reasonForDecline	breakup of the studio system ⓘ changing audience tastes ⓘ rise of television ⓘ
startTime	around 1939 ⓘ late 1930s ⓘ
timePeriod	mid-20th century ⓘ
typicalDistribution	theatrical release ⓘ
typicalFormat	Technicolor ⓘ
typicalMedium	feature film ⓘ
visualStyle	bright color palettes ⓘ stylized sets and costumes ⓘ

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Arthur Freed → era → Golden Age of MGM musicals ⓘ

"Good Morning" musical number → associatedWith → Golden Age of MGM musicals ⓘ

subject surface form: Good Morning (musical number)

this entity surface form: Golden Age of Hollywood musicals

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