Words and Music (1948) | |
| Director(s) | Norman Taurog |
| Producer(s) | Arthur Freed |
| Top Genres | Biographical, Comedy, Musical |
| Top Topics | Musicians, True Story (based on) |
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Words and Music (1948) was a Biographical - Comedy Film directed by Norman Taurog and produced by Arthur Freed.
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Musical Monday: Words and Music (1948)
on Apr 4, 2016 From Comet Over HollywoodIt?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: Words And Music(1948)? Music... Read full article
Musical Monday: Words and Music (1948)
on Apr 4, 2016 From Comet Over HollywoodIt?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: Words And Music(1948)? Music... Read full article
Words and Music (1948)
By Emily on Feb 11, 2014 From The Vintage CameoBefore Rodgers and Hammerstein, there was Rodgers and Hart: Richard Rodgers?and Lorenz Hart, that is, the?popular Depression-era songwriting duo responsible for a bevy of songs now commonly accepted as American cultural currency?”Blue Moon,” “The Lady is a Tramp,” and “... Read full article
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Quotes from Words and Music
Dorothy Feiner Rodgers: No one's always happy.
Lorenz Hart: Alright, so I'm slightly miserable
Peggy Lorgan McNeil: I don't think I quite understand.
Lorenz Hart: You will after you've known me ten or fifteen years.
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Facts about Words and Music
In the marketplace, Judy Garland had two discs of the comically cynical "I Wish I Were in Love Again" - the first recorded at her final Decca session on November 15, 1947, a solo accompanied by the husband-and-wife piano duo, Eadie and Rack; Judy's second on MGM Records, her soundtrack duet with Mickey Rooney, prerecorded on May 28, 1948. Judy's Decca side can be compared to an alternate take on her CD box set from MCA, "The Complete Decca Masters (Plus)." The Rooney-Garland match-up shines on two CD releases: the soundtrack from Sony, along with a Rhino collection, "Romantic Duets From M-G-M Classics."
Richard Rodgers reportedly disliked every aspect of this film except for the casting of Janet Leigh as his wife.
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