Words and Music (1948)
Encomium to Larry Hart (1895-1943), seen through the fictive eyes of his song-writing partner, Richard Rodgers (1902-1979): from their first meeting, through lean years and their breakthrough, to their successes on Broadway, London, and Hollywood. We see the fruits of Hart and Rodgers' collaboration - elaborately staged numbers from their plays, characters' visits to night clubs, and impromptu performances at parties. We also see Larry's scattered approach to life, his failed love with Peggy McNeil, his unhappiness, and Richard's successful wooing of Dorothy Feiner.
Director: Norman Taurog
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Tom Drake as Richard Rodgers |
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Mickey Rooney as Lorenz Hart |
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Janet Leigh as Dorothy Feiner |
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Marshall Thompson as Herbert Fields |
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Betty Garrett as Peggy Lorgan McNeil |
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Jeanette Nolan as Mrs. Hart |
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Ann Sothern as Joyce Harmon |
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Perry Como as Eddie Lorrison Anders |
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Cyd Charisse as Margo Grant |
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Richard Quine as Ben Feiner Jr. |
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June Allyson as Alisande La Carteloise |
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Judy Garland as Judy Garland |
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Lena Horne as Lena Horne |
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Gene Kelly as Gene Kelly |
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Vera-Ellen as Vera-Ellen |
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Mel Tormé as Mel Tormé |
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Clinton Sundberg as Shoe Clerk |
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Dee Turnell as Dee Turnell |
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Edward Earle as James Fernby Kelly |
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Harry Antrim as Dr. Rogers |
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Ilka Grüning as Mrs. Rogers |
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Emory Parnell as Mr. Feiner |
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Ramon Blackburn as One of the Blackburn Twins |
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Royce Blackburn as One of the Blackburn Twins |
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Dick Haymes as Dick Haymes |
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Marietta Canty as Mary (uncredited) |
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Dorothy Abbott as Showgirl (uncredited) |
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Irving Bacon as Hollywood Realtor (uncredited) |
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Gower Champion as Specialty Dancer (uncredited) |
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Gino Corrado as Italian Waiter (uncredited) |
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Jeanne Coyne as Showgirl (uncredited) |
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Frank Mayo as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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George Meeker as Producer (uncredited) |
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Bert Moorhouse as Backstage Well-Wisher (uncredited) |
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Allyn Ann McLerie as Singer in Garrick Gaeities |
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Candy Toxton as |
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Sue Casey as |
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George Boyce as Cabbie (uncredited) |
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Robert Stevenson as Theatre Electrician (uncredited) |
| Directing | Norman Taurog | Director |
| Writing | Fred F. Finklehoffe | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Rose | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fred Valles | Costume Design |
| Camera | Harry Stradling Sr. | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Charles Rosher | Director of Photography |
| Production | Arthur Freed | Producer |
| Sound | Richard Rodgers | Songs |
| Writing | Lorenz Hart | Lyricist |
| Writing | Lorenz Hart | Writer |
| Sound | Richard Rodgers | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Ben Feiner Jr. | Adaptation |
| Writing | Jean Holloway | Story |
| Writing | Guy Bolton | Story |
