Words and Music (1948)
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50% of users liked it
(134 ratings)
A musical biography of song and show composers Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. Rodgers, who penned the music, managed to live a reasonably happy and normal life, with a stable marriage and comfortable home. Lyricist Hart, by contrast, gradually grew more and more depressed, and never succeeded in… More A musical biography of song and show composers Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. Rodgers, who penned the music, managed to live a reasonably happy and normal life, with a stable marriage and comfortable home. Lyricist Hart, by contrast, gradually grew more and more depressed, and never succeeded in finding the relationship he longed for; he died when only 47 years of age. The film features numerous musical and choreographic interludes, performed by some of MGM's best-known stars.
- Directed By
- Norman Taurog
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Classics
- In Theaters
- Dec 9, 1948 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television
some good song numbers
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Appallingly sanitized biopic of Rodgers and Hart.
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