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Patricia Dane
Patricia Dane

(uncredited)

Carole Gallagher
Carole Gallagher

Sheila Brooks (screen test footage) (uncredited)

Van Johnson
Van Johnson

(uncredited)

Richard Ney
Richard Ney

(uncredited)

Lucille Norman
Lucille Norman

(uncredited)

Susan Peters
Susan Peters

(uncredited)

Frances Rafferty
Frances Rafferty

Sheila Brooks (screen test footage) (uncredited)

Donna Reed
Donna Reed

(uncredited)

Jean Rogers
Jean Rogers

(uncredited)

Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney

Andy Hardy (screen test footage) (uncredited)

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    In this "Romance of Celluloid", MGM showcases performers whose careers are just starting. Excerpts from their recently released films are included. The narrator says that moviegoers will have to decide whether these fledgling actors and actresses have that certain quality that made superstars out of MGM players Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, and Lana Turner.

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    1942-01-01

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