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.
Genre: Drama, Music Actors: Allyn Ann McLerie, Ann Sothern, Bert Moorhouse, Betty Garrett, Candy Toxton, Clinton Sundberg, Cyd Charisse, Dee Turnell, Dick Haymes, Dorothy Abbott, Edward Earle, Emory Parnell, Frank Mayo, Gene Kelly, George Boyce, George Meeker, Gino Corrado, Gower Champion, Harry Antrim, Ilka Grüning, Irving Bacon, Janet Leigh, Jeanette Nolan, Jeanne Coyne, Judy Garland, June Allyson, Lena Horne, Marshall Thompson, Mel Tormé, Mickey Rooney, Perry Como, Ramon Blackburn, Richard Quine, Royce Blackburn, Sue Casey, Tom Drake, Vera-Ellen Directors: Norman Taurog Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
