
MGM Parade· Season 1 · Episode 19
Episode 19
Host George Murphy first introduces the song and dance number "The Babbit and the Bromide" performed by Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly in Ziegfeld Follies (1945), that number which satirizes clichéd social niceties. Next, several serial cartoonists are shown at work in the short film People on Paper (1945). Murph then introduces another short film, Ghost Treasure (1941), which details the treacherous search for gold in the inhospitable Death Valley. And in the coming attractions segment, he introduces Ransom! (1956), the clip shown which highlights the pros and cons of paying ransom in a kidnapping situation.
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Guest stars
Fred Astaireas Performer in 'Ziegfeld Follies'
Gene Kellyas Performer in 'Ziegfeld Follies' (archive footage)
Glenn Fordas Dave Stannard in 'Ransom!' (archive footage)
John Nesbittas Self
Roman Bohnenas SelfDick Calkinsas SelfHam Fisheras Self
Harold Grayas SelfH.H. Knerras Self
Leslie Nielsenas Self
Ainslie Pryoras Self
Henry Brandonas Self
Robert Keithas SelfFrank Kingas Self






