That's Entertainment!

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"That's Entertainment!" is a classic show tune from the 1953 MGM musical film *The Band Wagon*, celebrated as an enduring anthem to the magic and glamour of show business.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical theatre song ⓘ
show tune ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedWith Arthur Schwartz–Howard Dietz songwriting partnership ⓘ
linked to: Arthur Schwartz
associatedWithGenre backstage musical ⓘ
associatedWithStudioEra Golden Age of Hollywood ⓘ
composer Arthur Schwartz ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
culturalStatus standard of the American songbook ⓘ
describedAs anthem to the magic and glamour of show business ⓘ
classic MGM show tune ⓘ
featuredInSceneType ensemble number ⓘ
filmReleaseYear 1953 ⓘ
filmStudio MGM ⓘ
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ
firstAppearanceInFilm The Band Wagon ⓘ
genre film musical song ⓘ
show tune ⓘ
hasRefrain "The clown with his pants falling down" line ⓘ
inspiredTitleOf That's Entertainment! (1974 film) ⓘ
That's Entertainment! III ⓘ
That's Entertainment, Part II ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Howard Dietz ⓘ
medium film ⓘ
notableFor association with MGM musical legacy ⓘ
enduring popularity as a show business anthem ⓘ
originalFilmCastIncludesPerformerOfSong Fred Astaire ⓘ
Jack Buchanan ⓘ
Nanette Fabray ⓘ
Oscar Levant ⓘ
originalFilmDirector Vincente Minnelli ⓘ
originalFilmProducer Arthur Freed ⓘ
originalOrchestrationForFilmBy Adolph Deutsch ⓘ
partOf The Band Wagon (soundtrack) ⓘ
linked to: The Band Wagon
performanceContext onstage production number within the film ⓘ
performedInFilmBy Fred Astaire ⓘ
Jack Buchanan ⓘ
Nanette Fabray ⓘ
Oscar Levant ⓘ
publicationYear 1953 ⓘ
subjectMatter life and work of entertainers ⓘ
spectacle and illusion of theatre and film ⓘ
theme celebration of show business ⓘ
theatrical performance ⓘ
title That's Entertainment! ⓘ
usedAs signature song for MGM retrospectives ⓘ

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The Band Wagon → notableSong → That's Entertainment! ⓘ
Frederick Austerlitz → notableWork → That's Entertainment! ⓘ
subject linked to: Frederick
Arthur Schwartz → notableWork → That’s Entertainment! ⓘ
linked to: That's Entertainment!
"That's Entertainment!" → title → That's Entertainment! ⓘ
subject linked to: That's Entertainment!
"That's Entertainment!" → inspiredTitleOf → That's Entertainment! (1974 film) ⓘ
subject linked to: That's Entertainment!
linked to: That's Entertainment!
The Bandwagon → featuresSong → That’s Entertainment! ⓘ
linked to: That's Entertainment!