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Release Date:
31 December 1948 (USA)
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The BIGGEST musical! more
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Fictionalized story of the songwriting partnership of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. full summary | add synopsis
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Notable only for its many musical numbers.
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Cast
(in credits order) | 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 |
| Richard Quine | ... | Ben Feiner Jr. |
| Clinton Sundberg | ... | Shoe clerk |
| Dee Turnell | ... | Herself |
| Edward Earle | ... | James Fernby Kelly |
| Harry Antrim | ... | Dr. Rogers |
| Ilka Grüning | ... | Mrs. Rogers |
| Emory Parnell | ... | Mr. Feiner |
| Ramon Blackburn | ... | Specialty (in "A Connecticut Yankee") (as The Blackburn Twins) |
| Royce Blackburn | ... | Specialty (in "A Connecticut Yankee") (as The Blackburn Twins) |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Dick Haynes | ... | Minor Role |
| Dorothy Abbott | ... | Showgirl (uncredited) |
| Irving Bacon | ... | Hollywood Realtor (uncredited) |
| Margaret Bert | ... | Maid (uncredited) |
| Stanley Blystone | ... | Brakeman (uncredited) |
| George Boyce | ... | Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| Ralph Brooks | ... | Man Backstage Calling for Doctor (uncredited) |
| John Butler | ... | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| William Cabanne | ... | Birthday Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Marietta Canty | ... | Mary, the Maid (uncredited) |
| George M. Carleton | ... | George - Theatrical Producer (uncredited) |
| Sue Casey | ... | Showgirl (uncredited) |
| Russ Clark | ... | Cop in Park (uncredited) |
| John Cook Jr. | ... | Cab Driver (uncredited) |
 | Gino Corrado | ... | Italian Waiter (uncredited) |
| George Davis | ... | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Mary Jo Ellis | ... | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Peter Ellis | ... | Baby Party Guest (uncredited) |
| William Fawcett | ... | Doorman (uncredited) |
| Sig Frohlich | ... | Western Union Messenger (uncredited) |
| Mary Ellen Gleason | ... | Showgirl (uncredited) |
| Bob Graham | ... | Eddie - a Newsboy (uncredited) |
| Sherry Hall | ... | Tommy - Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited) |
| Don Hayden | ... | Baby Party Guest (uncredited) |
| June Hedin | ... | Mary, Age 12 (uncredited) |
| Eilene Janssen | ... | Linda, Age 8 (uncredited) |
| Doris Kemper | ... | Housekeeper (uncredited) |
| Frank Mayo | ... | Bit Role (uncredited) |
| Allyn Ann McLerie | ... | Singer in Garrick Gaeities (uncredited) |
| George Meeker | ... | Producer (uncredited) |
| Lora Lee Michel | ... | Mary, Age 5 (uncredited) |
| Harold Miller | ... | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Martha Montgomery | ... | Showgirl (uncredited) |
| Bert Moorhouse | ... | Backstage Well-Wisher (uncredited) |
| Damian O'Flynn | ... | Producer (uncredited) |
| Kathleen O'Malley | ... | Girl in Park (uncredited) |
| William 'Bill' Phillips | ... | Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| Alexander Pollard | ... | Butler (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Sayre | ... | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Robert Seiter | ... | Baby Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Irving Smith | ... | Porter (uncredited) |
| George Spaulding | ... | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Robert Spencer | ... | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Sandra Spence | ... | Showgirl (uncredited) |
| Helen Spring | ... | Mrs. Feiner (uncredited) |
| Jack Sterling | ... | Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| Bert Stevens | ... | Man in Audience at Garrick's Gaieties (uncredited) |
| Robert Stevenson | ... | Theatre Electrician (uncredited) |
| Al Thompson | ... | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Candy Toxton | ... | Showgirl (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Norman Taurog | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Guy Bolton | story | |
| Ben Feiner Jr. | adaptation | |
| Fred F. Finklehoffe | writer | |
| Jean Holloway | story | |
Produced by | |||
| Arthur Freed | .... | producer | |
Cinematography by | |||
| Charles Rosher | |||
| Harry Stradling Sr. | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Albert Akst | |||
| Ferris Webster | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Cedric Gibbons | |||
| Jack Martin Smith | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Richard Pefferle | (as Richard A. Pefferle) | ||
| Edwin B. Willis | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Helen Rose | |||
| Valles | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Jack Dawn | .... | makeup artist | |
| Sydney Guilaroff | .... | hair stylist | |
| Dorothy Ponedel | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Dave Friedman | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Dolph Zimmer | .... | assistant director (as Dolf Zimmer) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Douglas Shearer | .... | sound | |
| John A. Williams | .... | sound | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Warren Newcombe | .... | special effects | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Frank Barnes | .... | grip | |
| Jerome Hester | .... | still photographer | |
| John M. Nickolaus Jr. | .... | camera operator (as John Nickolaus Jr.) | |
Music Department | |||
| Lennie Hayton | .... | musical director | |
| Bill Lee | .... | singing voice: Tom Drake | |
| Conrad Salinger | .... | orchestrator | |
| Robert Tucker | .... | vocal music arranger | |
| Eileen Wilson | .... | singing voice: Cyd Charisse (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Robert Alton | .... | choreographer | |
| James Gooch | .... | associate technicolor color director | |
| Eylla Jacobs | .... | script supervisor (as Eylla Jacobus) | |
| Natalie Kalmus | .... | technicolor color director | |
| Alex Romero | .... | assistant choreographer | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1948) (USA) (theatrical)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1992) (USA) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD)
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120 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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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.
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Goofs:
Anachronisms: 26-year-old Judy Garland plays herself set in a scene in which she would have really been around 10 years old.
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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.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Music and Lyrics (2007)
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Soundtrack:
Mountain Greenery
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A sanitized account of the personal lives and professional partnership of Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart. Tom Drake is his usual bland self as Rogers and Mickey Rooney is characteristically over-the-top as the self-destructive, troubled Hart. (According to the film, Hart's problems stemmed from a failed romance with a singer, played here by Betty Garrett. In truth, Hart was gay but this was only part of what contributed to his complicated personality.) The film is notable only for its many musical numbers. Among the highlights: Lena Horne's masterful rendition of "Where or When" and "The Lady is a Tramp"; June Allyson and the Blackburn Twins' charming "Thou Swell"; and Judy Garland and Rooney's spirited "I Wish I Were In Love Again" as well as Garland's dynamic "Johnny One Note". The show-stopper, however, is the brilliant jazz ballet, "Slaughter On Tenth Avenue", choreographed by Gene Kelly and danced expertly by Kelly and the fabulous Vera-Ellen. It, alone, is worth the price of admission.