leejeansct store The MGM Story Complete History Fifty Years 1st Ed 1975 ITEM: The MGM Story, the Complete History of Fifty Roaring Years. RARE - First edition. c. 1975. All 1,705 Films (later editions had higher number of films included) ofM-G-M described and illustrated in color and black and white.Author: John Douglas Eames.Pages: 400. From the dust jacket: "Discusses and illustrates the entire output of one of the great movie companies. A total of 1,705 films are covered individually in text and pictures - more, in fact, than MGM has actually produced because independent productions distributed by MGM, ranging from 'spaghetti westerns' to 'Gone with the Wind' are also included. Here is the glamour of nostalgia, with all the facts and figures of MGM's film making from 1924-1974 arranged in chronological order, all the stars and the details of their careers, all the producers and directors, writers and photographers. The author has drawn on his thirty eight years of experience with MGM to amass the history, the legends, and the inside stories about the company's triumphs and failures. Finally, there are many unique and previously unpublished stills among the vast collection."Greatblack & white photos. A must have for any movie buff.CONDITION: Book is ingood condition. Dust jacket has tears along theedges. Book cover is in very good condition (protected by the dust jacket) except for wear to the top and bottom edges.TERMS: Winning buyder adds $4.00 s/h.