Although related to MGM head Louis B. Mayer, Cummings started his career at the studio as a low-paid office boy. He worked his way up to script supervisor and assistant director, and was eventually placed in charge of the studio's short-subjects department, where he personally produced most (and directed several) of them. In 1934 MGM made Cummings...
Cummings was married to Betty Kern, daughter of composer Jerome Kern. He later produced a remake of his father-in-law's 1933 stage musical, "Roberta", entitled Lovely to Look At (1952). The play had previously been filmed by RKO (Roberta (1935)).
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Nephew of Louis B. Mayer, head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios.
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Pipe Dreams
1976
producer
Viva Las Vegas
1964
producer - uncredited
The Second Time Around
1961
producer
Bachelor Flat
1961
producer
Can-Can
1960
producer - uncredited
The Blue Angel
1959
producer
The Teahouse of the August Moon
1956
producer
Interrupted Melody
1955
producer
Many Rivers to Cross
1955
producer
The Last Time I Saw Paris
1954
producer
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954
producer
Give a Girl a Break
1953
producer
Kiss Me Kate
1953
producer
Sombrero
1953
producer
Lovely to Look At
1952
producer
Texas Carnival
1951
producer
Excuse My Dust
1951
producer
Two Weeks with Love
1950
producer
Three Little Words
1950
producer
Neptune's Daughter
1949
producer
The Stratton Story
1949
producer
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947
producer
Fiesta
1947
producer
It Happened in Brooklyn
1947
producer
Easy to Wed
1946
producer
Bathing Beauty
1944
producer
Broadway Rhythm
1944
producer
I Dood It
1943
producer
Ship Ahoy
1942
producer
Go West
1940
producer
Two Girls on Broadway
1940
producer
Broadway Melody of 1940
1940
producer
Honolulu
1939
producer
Listen, Darling
1938
producer
Yellow Jack
1938
producer
Broadway Melody of 1938
1937
producer
Born to Dance
1936
producer
Tarzan Escapes
1936
producer - uncredited
The Winning Ticket
1935
producer
The General
1929
Short executive producer
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Pichianni Troupe
1934
Short
Taking Care of Baby
1934
Short
Attention Suckers
1934
Short
Plane Nuts
1933
Short
Hello Pop
1933
Short
Beer and Pretzels
1933
Short
Stop, Sadie, Stop
1933
Short
Nertsery Rhymes
1933
Short
Allez Oop
1933
Documentary short
Motorcycle Mania
1933
Documentary short
Swing High
1932
Documentary short
Over the Counter
1932
Short
Crazy House
1930
Short uncredited
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Tarzan Escapes
1936
contributing writer - uncredited
Assistant Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
1929
assistant director - uncredited
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Chief
1933
supervisor - uncredited
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
Documentary acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
1987-1989
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Operation Teahouse
1956
Documentary short
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'
1997
TV Short documentary
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1954
Honor Award
Golden Globes, USA
Producer for 30 years at MGM.
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1965
Golden Laurel
Laurel Awards
Producer
9th place.
1955
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Picture
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Known for movies
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) as Producer
The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954) as Producer
Kiss Me Kate (1953) as Producer
The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956) as Producer
$700,000
