Words and Music
The BIGGEST musical!
121 mins
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.
Dee Turnell
Dee Turnell
Ramon Blackburn
One of the Blackburn Twins
Royce Blackburn
One of the Blackburn Twins
Jeanne Coyne
Showgirl (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Backstage Well-Wisher (uncredited)
George Boyce
Cabbie (uncredited)
Fred F. Finklehoffe
Writer
Fred Valles
Costume Design
Harry Stradling Sr.
Director of Photography
Arthur Freed
Producer
Jean Holloway
Story
Ben Feiner Jr.
Adaptation