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Words and Music is a 1948 American biographical musical film loosely based on the creative partnership of the composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Lorenz Hart. The film stars Mickey Rooney as Hart and Tom Drake as Rodgers, along with Janet Leigh, Betty Garrett, Ann Sothern and numerous musical stars.
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 ...
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Words and Music invents an almost entirely bogus biography for both of them. Synopsis: Broadway hopefuls Richard Rodgers and Lorenz "Lorry" Hart (Tom Drake & Mickey Rooney) have difficulties finding acceptance for their innovative songs. When finally launched as a composer-lyricist duo, success rains down on them both.
- Norman Taurog, Dolph Zimmer
- Perry Como
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Words and Music (1948) - Directed by Norman Taurog, produced by Arthur Freed and starring June Allyson, Perry Como, Judy Garland, Lena Horne, Gene Kelly, Mickey Rooney, Ann Sothern, Tom Drake,and more...
Feb 11, 2014 · One of the numbers was immortalized in the first edition of That’s Entertainment: “Thou Swell,” from the Rodgers and Hart musical A Connecticut Yankee. It’s a sweet, simply staged scene, with June Allyson caught trying to decide between the Blackburn twins in a medieval kingdom.
