. "1560.0"^^ . "1"^^ . . . "34"^^ . "1955-09-14Z"^^ . "1956-05-02Z"^^ . . "0047753" . . . "MGM Parade is a documentary television series produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and broadcast by the ABC network during the 1955-56 season on Wednesdays at 8:30pm (E.S.T.), under the alternate sponsorship of American Tobacco (Pall Mall), and General Foods (Instant Maxwell House).Hosted by George Murphy (September 14, 1955- March 7, 1956), Walter Pidgeon (March 14- May 2, 1956) and other MGM stars, the series went into the MGM vaults to offer segments extracted from such past productions as Good News (1947) and The Pirate (1948); in December, a condensed edition of the 1938 version of A Christmas Carol was presented for the first time on television. "@en . . . . . . "MGM Parade"@en . . . "Ended" . .