Mickey Rooney
Lorenz Hart
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Words and Music: Directed by Norman Taurog. With June Allyson, Perry Como, Judy Garland, Lena Horne. Musical biography chronicling the songwriting partnership of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.
- (1.5K)
- Biography, Comedy, Musical
- Norman Taurog
- 1948-12-31
Words and Music is a biographical film about the songwriting partnership of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, starring Mickey Rooney and Tom Drake. The film features many of their songs, performed by various stars, and was a box office success but a financial flop.
Mickey Rooney, Tom Drake, Betty Garrett, Janet Leigh, and a host of topmusical performers headline this extravagant biographical tribute to theprolific songw...
Apr 11, 2023 · Watch the full length film of Words and Music, a 1948 biographical musical film loosely based on the creative partnership of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. The film stars Mickey Rooney, Tom Drake, Janet Leigh and many musical stars.
In the early 1920s the diminutive Hart (played by the equally short Mickey Rooney) teams up with Rodgers (Tom Drake) to launch a successful 24-year music career, penning nearly 500 songs together until Hart's death in 1943 at the age of 47.
- Norman Taurog, Dolph Zimmer
- Perry Como
Words and Music. A weekly journey of discovery, weaving together a range of music with poetry and prose read by leading actors.
Words and Music is a 1948 American biographical musical film loosely based on the creative partnership of the composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Lorenz Ha...
- 77 min
- 2160
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