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Director:
Norman Taurog
Writers:
Guy Bolton (story)
Ben Feiner Jr. (adaptation)
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Release Date:
31 December 1948 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Comedy | Musical more
Tagline:
The BIGGEST musical! more
Plot:
Fictionalized story of the songwriting partnership of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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June Allyson ... Alisande La Carteloise (in "A Connecticut Yankee")
Perry Como ... Eddie Lorrison Anders / Himself

Judy Garland ... Herself

Lena Horne ... Herself

Gene Kelly ... Himself

Mickey Rooney ... Lorenz Hart

Ann Sothern ... Joyce Harmon
Tom Drake ... Richard Rodgers

Cyd Charisse ... Margo Grant
Betty Garrett ... Peggy Lorgan McNeil

Janet Leigh ... Dorothy Feiner Rodgers
Marshall Thompson ... Herbert Fields
Mel Tormé ... Himself
Vera-Ellen ... Herself
Jeanette Nolan ... Mrs. Hart
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
120 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Australia:G | Finland:S
Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
"It Never Entered My Mind," sung by 'Betty Garrett (I)', was deleted from the movie. Miss Garrett's vocal is not contained on the soundtrack CD from Sony. more
Goofs:
Continuity: At the Hollywood party at Hart's home, he and Judy are singing a duet. Her dress is cinched with a belt in that scene, however, when she sings a solo just after that, the dress is beltless and her waist is a bit wider. Her hair is also longer than the previous scene. more
Quotes:
Richard Rodgers: That was really black Sunday for me. Shut out twice. Once because I was too young, once because I was too old. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Music and Lyrics (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Where's That Rainbow? more

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Five Tough Talents, 30 April 2004
Author: harry-76 from Cleveland, Ohio

Among the leading cast of "Words and Music" are 5 fine talented performers who posed great problems for future casting. They're all ideally presented here to utilize their best assets.

The stars are Tom Drake, Betty Garrett, Marshall Thompson, Perry Como and Lena Horne. All super-gifted, providing they're given the right forum.

Drake was forever the "boy next door," and his charming, naive persona was seldom as well used as here and in "Meet Me in St. Louis." Garrett had a great personality and contralto voice, who was seldom allowed to show her full potential.

Thompson was the perfect supporting player but, like Tom Drake, limited to lightweight parts which came few and far between.

Como and Horne, while superstars as singers and entertainers, were likewise limited to "specialties" in films rather than leading roles. Como went on to star in his own tv show, which lasted for many seasons. But Horne represented a truly great talent who was wasted in terms of future acting roles and other musical offerings.

They're all presented in "Words and Music" in their element, and come across beautifully. Other stars are well featured in this fictionalized and Hollywoodized bio of two great songwriters, Rodgers and Hart.

What wonderful music this collaboration rendered musical theater, and this film preserves many of their best numbers.

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