Words and Music

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.

• Norman TaurogDirector
• Fred F. FinklehoffeWriter
• Lorenz HartWriter
• Richard RodgersOriginal Music Composer

• Tom DrakeRichard Rodgers
• Mickey RooneyLorenz Hart
• Janet LeighDorothy Feiner
• Marshall ThompsonHerbert Fields
• Betty GarrettPeggy Lorgan McNeil
• Jeanette NolanMrs. Hart
• Ann SothernJoyce Harmon
• Perry ComoEddie Lorrison Anders
• Cyd CharisseMargo Grant
• Richard QuineBen Feiner Jr.
• June AllysonAlisande La Carteloise
• Judy GarlandJudy Garland