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''Words and Music'' is a 1948 film loosely based on the creative partnership of the composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Lorenz Hart. The film stars Mickey Rooney as Hart and Tom Drake as Rodgers, along with Janet Leigh, Betty Garrett, Ann Sothern and numerous musical stars. The movie is best remembered for featuring the final screen pairing between Rooney and Judy Garland, and for the lavish showcasing of the Rodgers and Hart catalogue of songs. The script, as in many such films, was heavily fictionalized. It sanitized Hart's complex psychological problems and self-destructive behavior, which led to the break-up of the writing partnership and contributed to Hart's early death. Further, while understandable for its time, the film also completely avoided any mention of Hart's homosexuality. The beginning of the film is somewhat unusual for a biopic. Drake appears alone in character, introducing himself to the audience as Richard Rodgers and then introducing the story. It's as if Rodgers were playing himself. Though the film performed very well at the box office, it proved to be quite an expensive production and, as a result, barely recouped its cost in its first release.〔H. Mark Glancy, 'MGM Film Grosses, 1924–28: The Eddie Mannix Ledger', ''Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television'', Vol 12 No. 2 1992 p127-144 at p140〕 ==Cast== *Tom Drake ''as Richard Rodgers'' *Mickey Rooney ''as Lorenz Hart'' *Janet Leigh ''as Dorothy Feiner Rodgers'' *Marshall Thompson ''as Herbert Fields'' *Betty Garrett ''as Peggy Lorgan McNeil'' *Jeanette Nolan ''as Mrs. Hart'' *Ann Sothern ''as Joyce Harmon'' *Perry Como ''as Eddie Lorrison Anders'' / Himself, in Finale *Cyd Charisse ''as Margo Grant'' *Richard Quine ''as Ben Feiner Jr.'' Guest Appearances: *June Allyson performs "Thou Swell." *Judy Garland performs "Johnny One Note" and "I Wish I Were in Love Again." *Lena Horne performs "The Lady Is a Tramp" and "Where or When." *Gene Kelly and Vera-Ellen dance "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue." *Mel Tormé performs "Blue Moon." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Words and Music (1948 film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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