doi:10.7916/d8-99qd-fg63Oral history interview with Elliott Nugent, 1958Nugent, Elliott, 1896-1980oral historiesmixed materialAuthorsActorsMotion picture producers and directorsMotion picturesSilent filmsMotion picture actingNugent, Elliott, 1896-1980Metro-Goldwyn-MayerFamily background, early life, father and vaudeville; beginning of theatrical career, 1920s; theater life during Prohibition; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and motion picture career: transition to sound; social, intellectual and political life in Hollywood; discussion of outstanding films; impressions of Eva Tanguay, Harold Lloyd, Charles Chaplin, Delmar Daves, Jimmie Flood, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, many others; reflections on comedy. Audio is comprised of narrator's excerpts from the Westinghouse Broadcasting Company's radio program series "Memoirs of the Movies"