Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., or MGM, is an American media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of films and television programs.

Greta posing with Jackie the Lion (known as Leo the Lion), the  MGM's mascot.

From the end of the silent film era through World War II, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was the most prominent motion picture studio in Hollywood, with the greatest output of all of the studios: at its height, it released an average of one feature film a week, along with many short subjects and serials.

Garbo's MGM contract

A victim of the massive restructuring of the motion picture industry during the 1950s and 60s, it was ultimately unable to cope with the loss of its theater chain (due to the Paramount decrees), and the power shift from studio bosses to independent producers and agents. Established in 1924, MGM is tied for the fifth-oldest movie studio in history.

Garbo's MGM dressing room

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Louis B. Mayer

Irving Thalberg

William Daniels

The MGM Crew

The Directors

The MGM Contracts

The Garbo Strike

The MGM Image

MGM's Leading Ladies

MGM's Leading Men

Adrian Gilbert