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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.
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.
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- Biography, Comedy, Musical
- Norman Taurog
- 1948-12-31
YouTube Movies & TV. 181M subscribers. Subscribed. 178. Mickey Rooney, Tom Drake, Betty Garrett, Janet Leigh, and a host of topmusical performers headline this extravagant biographical tribute to...
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Jam-packed with blockbuster songs performed by some of MGM's top talent, Words and Music (1948) is a lavish film biography of the songwriting duo Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. 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 ...
- Norman Taurog, Dolph Zimmer
- Perry Como
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In this fictionalized account of the partnership of songwriting legends Richard Rogers and Lorenz "Larry" Hart, Richard (Tom Drake), a well-mannered composer, teams up with eccentric but talented...
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The BIGGEST musical! Overview. 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.
