Once upon a time, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was the biggest movie...

Once upon a time, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was the biggest movie studio in the world, with the biggest roster of stars.  The Hollywood of American Blonde is alive and well in this 1949 video of MGM’s 25th anniversary, when its giant roster of stars gathered together for a luncheon hosted by Louis B. Mayer.

Oh, to have been there! I just can’t decide who I would have liked to sit by most… Errol Flynn or Clark Gable or Gene Kelly… or Lassie?