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A Balasaur Score of 61 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 60%. Most of the 414 1940s drama movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
When his first stage show fails, songwriter Cole Porter goes off to fight in WWI until, injured, he lands in a hospital. He impresses nurse Linda Lee with his creativity, but their budding romance must wait as Cole heads home. Back in New York, he mounts a series of popular shows, and when his work brings him back to Europe, he eventually marries Linda. But success doesn't spare him from marital complications or bad news about a beloved relative.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes60%
38 audience votes
Key crew
- Michael CurtizDirector
- Charles HoffmanScreenplay
- William BowersScreenplay
- Leo TownsendScreenplay
- Cole PorterOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Cary GrantCole Porter
- Alexis SmithLinda Lee Porter
- Monty WoolleyMonty Woolley
- Ginny SimmsCarole Hill
- Jane WymanGracie Harris
- Eve ArdenGabrielle
- Victor FrancenAnatole Giron
- Alan HaleLeon Dowling
- Dorothy MaloneNancy
- Tom D'AndreaTommy
- Selena RoyleKate Porter
- Donald WoodsWard Blackburn
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Themes
composerworld war imusicalbiographybroadwaymodern dancechorus girlbroadway musicalhusband wife estrangementsongwritingmusical theatercontemporary dance