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In 1938 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer produced Boys Town, a timeless classic
about Father Flanagan's home for wayward boys. Now you may read how
MGM's "Dream Machine" came face to face with a celebrated priest's
"Character Factory." New research presents the backstory to fans of
the film. Movie mogul Louis B. Mayer and Father Edward J. Flanagan
held winning hands in a high-stakes movie biography. Spencer Tracy
and Mickey Rooney starred. Gene Reynolds (Tony Ponessa), Martin
Spellman (Skinny), and Frankie Thomas (Freddie Fuller), explain how
a half-dozen proposed scripts created a legendary Oscar-winning
movie in exclusive interviews.
This text, the first of its kind, deals with some of the problems
to be faced. It discusses the new trend of musical thought that
jazz has brought about--the new combinations of instruments, a
different harmonic and melodic language, a new and an intriguing
approach to ensemble writing.
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