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Words and Music
First aired on Dec 31, 1948

Runtime: 121mins

60%

Genres: Drama, Music

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.

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Tom Drake | Richard Rodgers
Mickey Rooney | Lorenz Hart
Janet Leigh | Dorothy Feiner
Marshall Thompson | Herbert Fields
Betty Garrett | Peggy Lorgan McNeil
Jeanette Nolan | Mrs. Hart
Featured Crew
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Norman Taurog | Director
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Fred F. Finklehoffe | Writer
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Helen Rose | Costume Design
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Fred Valles | Costume Design
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Harry Stradling Sr. | Director of Photography
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Charles Rosher | Director of Photography