Cagney worked with MGM on the Western film Tribute to a Bad Man, a role that had originally been written for Spencer Tracy.

* Paramount also has TV / digital rights to Dead Man Walking, originally from PolyGram Filmed Entertainment ; MGM owns other ancillary rights.

Columbia Pictures originally purchased Lewis R. Foster's unpublished story, variously called The Gentleman from Montana and The Gentleman from Wyoming, as a vehicle for Ralph Bellamy, but once Frank Capra came on board as director – after Rouben Mamoulian had expressed interest – the film was to be a sequel to his Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, called Mr. Deeds Goes to Washington, with Gary Cooper reprising his role as Longfellow Deeds. Because Cooper was unavailable, Capra then " saw it immediately as a vehicle for Jimmy Stewart and Jean Arthur ," and Stewart was borrowed from MGM.

Eva Marie Saint's wardrobe for the film was originally entirely chosen by MGM.

( Patrick McGilligan said Hitchcock had originally wanted Powell to play Uncle Charlie, but MGM refused to lend the actor for the film.

originally only airing classic animation from the archives of Time Warner ( which includes productions of Turner Broadcasting, Warner Bros., MGM and Hanna-Barbera ).

The film was originally owned by MGM, which eventually let this film go.

The film was a remake of a 1932 film based on the book Tarzan of the Apes, originally made under a rights agreement from 1931, and the court held that MGM complied with the terms of the 1931 agreement as the new film was substantially similar to the old film.

A large portion of the 500-acre ranch was transformed into terraced Chinese farmland for filming the MGM classic The Good Earth ( 1937 ), originally a popular novel by Pearl S. Buck.

* Jo Ann Sayers was originally scheduled to play Catherine McGinty, and was borrowed from MGM, but she was not found to be satisfactory and was replaced.

Mark of the Vampire was originally 75 minutes, but was cut back to 60 minutes by MGM.

Excalibur opened on June 19, 1990 and was originally built by Circus Circus Enterprises, which was purchased in 2005 by MGM Resorts International.

It was originally known as the " MGM Grand Darwin " until Skycity Entertainment Group bought the hotel and re branded it as Skycity Darwin.

MGM boss Louis Mayer originally refused the loan because he considered the role too minor, but Rutherford passionately appealed to him to change his mind.

Kelly and MGM had originally wanted Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse as Kelly's dance partner for the sequence, but Disney was unwilling to license the character.

It has been further suggested that MGM / UA have an exclusive distribution deal with Danjaq that is far more lucrative than when the shares were originally owned by Broccoli and Saltzman.

MGM was originally expected to release the picture but an executive restructuring altered these plans.

Directed by Fred Newmeyer and Gordon Douglas, it was originally released to theatres on December 11, 1936 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ( MGM ).

The Harvey Girls was originally conceived by MGM as a dramatic vehicle for Lana Turner, but Roger Edens of the Arthur Freed unit decided after seeing the musical Oklahoma!

Made by MGM, and originally intended to star Lionel Barrymore, who played the role of Scrooge annually on radio, but was forced to drop out of the film because of his arthritis, the movie starred Reginald Owen as Scrooge and Gene and Kathleen Lockhart as the Cratchits.

The film was originally planned to be shot in Technicolor, but because of the unsettled state of Europe due to World War II, MGM decided to stick to black and white.

Singin ' in the Rain was originally conceived by MGM producer Arthur Freed, the head of the " Freed Unit " responsible for turning out MGM's lavish musicals, as a vehicle for his catalog of songs written with Nacio Herb Brown for previous MGM musical films of the 1929-39 period.

According to Brooks ( in an interview filmed for the 1988 Bacall on Bogart documentary ), the film was originally called MASH, a title rejected by MGM because the studio thought people would think the film had something to do with potatoes.

In 2010, Warner announced its intention to buy Leavesden Film Studios near London, where the Harry Potter films were shot, making Warner Bros. the first studio since MGM in the 1940s to establish a permanent base in Europe.

During pre-production, MGM had announced that Jean Harlow, who was under contract to that studio, would be loaned to 20th Century Fox to star in the role Belle Fawcett.

Martin announced on January 19, 2011 that she will be fighting again for her 50th career win on the undercard of the Ricardo Mayorga vs Miguel Cotto Fight at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 12, 2011 against Dakota Stone in a rematch of their 2009 Fight.

Within days they announced the formation of Orion Pictures, with backing from Warner ( Orion would eventually be a part of MGM along with United Artists, while Warner retained the rights to the pre-1982 Orion library along with acquiring the rights to a few post-1982 Orion films.

In 1988, a planned $ 400-million split between MGM and UA was announced by Kerkorian.

In March 2006, MGM announced that it would return once again as a distribution company domestically.

On November 2, 2006, MGM announced that actor Tom Cruise and his long-time production partner Paula Wagner were resurrecting UA ( this announcement came after the duo were released from a fourteen-year production relationship at Viacom-owned Paramount Pictures earlier that year ).

On August 14, 2008, MGM announced Paula Wagner will leave United Artists to produce films independently.

* Most ancillary rights to Convoy ( an EMI Films production ) are now with EMI's successor company, StudioCanal, although its copyright and US home video re-release issues are with MGM, but an official home video / DVD re-issue has yet to be announced.

On June 4, 2004, MGM Mirage announced a bid to acquire one of its major competitors, Mandalay Resort Group, for $ 68 per share plus assumption of debt.

On April 25, 2006, MGM Mirage announced with Foxwoods Resort and Casino a joint partnership in developing an expansion plan at Foxwoods that will include a casino using the MGM Grand brand.

On October 16, 2006, MGM Mirage announced that it planned to sell the Colorado Belle Hotel & Casino and Edgewater Hotel and Casino to a partnership of Anthony Marnell III and Sher Gaming.

On October 31, 2006, MGM Mirage announced plans to sell Primm Valley Resorts to Herbst Gaming for $ 400 million.

On December 16, 2008, MGM Mirage announced the sale of its Las Vegas Treasure Island resort and casino to billionaire Phil Ruffin.

On March 23, 2009 Dubai World the United Arab Emirates domestic and international investment arm of the Dubai emirate government announced that it and a wholly owned subsidiary Infinity World have filed a lawsuit in the Delaware Chancery Court claiming that MGM Mirage breached its CityCenter joint venture agreement after the company filed its 10-K report with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission which states in part " There is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

On April 18, 2011 an Initial Public Offering was announced for the MGM Macau property.

* MGM Grand Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates-a recently announced development that will be entirely non-gaming

In early 2010, following the conclusion of an investigation by the New Jersey Casino Control Commission and the Division of Gaming Enforcement into the company's suitability as a casino licensee, executives at MGM announced that they would place their shares in MDDC into a special trust until they find a suitable buyer.

Although MGM purchased the rights to the film version with an announced intention of starring legendary singer-actress Judy Garland as Annie, early work on the film was plagued with difficulties, some attributed to Garland.

UFC president Dana White and the UFC officially announced on December 30, 2006 during the post-UFC 66 press conference, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, that Filipović had signed a two-year, six-fight deal with the Las Vegas-based mixed martial arts promotion.

It was announced that MGM and Sony will produce a remake of RoboCop.

In 2004, MGM Mirage announced plans for Project CityCenter, a, $ 7 billion multi-use project on the site of the Boardwalk hotel and adjoining land.

On 4 December 1997, MGM announced that the company had purchased the rights to Never Say Never Again from Schwartzman's company Taliafilm.

On December 15, 2008, MGM Mirage announced the resort would be sold for US $ 775 million to Phil Ruffin, former owner of the New Frontier Hotel and Casino.