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Words and Music (1948) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1948 · 121 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Norman Taurog
- Starring
- Mickey Rooney, Irving Bacon, Judy Garland, Jeanette Nolan, Janet Leigh, Dorothy Abbott
A tribute to lyricist Larry Hart, seen through the eyes of partner Richard Rodgers. The film charts their first meeting, lean years, breakthrough and triumphs on Broadway, London and Hollywood, featuring dazzling numbers from their shows. It also shows Hart’s life, his failed romance with Peggy McNeil, and Rodgers’s courtship of Dorothy Feiner.
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