- The original release print ran 133 minutes and contained a handful of sequences that were ultimately shorn from the general release print. In the first section, you can see Astaire and Kelly rotating enormous photos of each song that appears in that section. One of them is "You Stepped Out of a Dream" from Ziegfeld Girl (1941), which originally appeared between "La Chica Choca" and "I Wanna Be a Dancin' Man." In the Great Songwriters section, "Lonesome Polecat" from Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (1954) originally appeared between "All of You" and "The Lady is a Tramp." In the 'Shubert Alley' sequence, Astaire and Kelly dance among a series of marquee song titles that eventually appear in the section. Among them are "Concerto in F" from An American In Paris (1951) which originally appeared between "Triplets" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (in fact, due to hasty editing, Oscar Levant's final "Bravo!" can still be heard over the first image of Judy Garland and Margaret O'Brien on all VHS and laserdisc editions; it was edited out of the DVD and Blu-ray issues). Fred Astaire's "Drum Crazy" from Easter Parade (1948) was also slated for this sequence (replaced by "Steppin' Out With My Baby"), as was "The Stanley Steamer" from Summer Holiday (1948), which was to have capped the entire section (it was ultimately replaced by Gene Kelly's "I Got Rhythm").
- On the Blu-ray edition, a short section of the Gene Kelly / Cyd Charisse dance from "Singin' In The Rain" incorrectly plays twice, causing the few seconds before it to be removed.
- The VHS and beta issues of this film were speed-adjusted, which explains the 126 min. running time on a film that usually runs 133 min.
- Swedish cinema version ran only 122 min (i.e., 11 min shorter) than the original cut. Following musical numbers were removed:
- The Intro music was deleted
- LADY BE GOOD ( "Lady be good" with Ann Sothern and Robert Young)
- SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS ("Lonesome Polecats")
- BROADWAY SERENADE ("Broadway Serenade" with Lew Ayres, Al Shean; "For Every Lonely Hearts": Jeanette MacDonald)
- WORDS AND MUSIC ("Manhattan": Mickey Rooney, Tom Drake, Marshall Thompson)
- THREE LITTLE WORDS ("Three little words": Fred Astaire, Red Skelton)
- THE GREAT WALTZ ("Tales from the Vienna Woods": Fernand Gravet, Miliza Korjus)
- AN AMERICAN IN PARIS ("Concerto in F": Oscar Levant)
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By what name was That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) officially released in Canada in English?
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