Words and Music (1948)
Note: this print runs 77 minutes against a recorded 120 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.
With Tom Drake, Mickey Rooney, Betty Garrett, Janet Leigh, Cyd Charisse, Ann Sothern, Marshall Thompson, Mel Tormé
Directed by Norman Taurog
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. The film is best remembered as the final screen pairing of Rooney and Judy Garland, and for the lavish showcasing of the Rodgers and Hart catalogue of songs. As in many similar biopics of the era (such as Cole Porter's depiction in Night and Day), the story was heavily fictionalized. The script sanitized Hart's complex psychological problems, alcoholism, and self-destructive behavior, which al
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