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Rating: 6 stars

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All movies seen on 01/12/2020

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Night and Day (1946)

Directed by Michael Curtiz

Drama | Biography | Music

Overview

Swellegant and elegant. Delux and delovely. Cole Porter was the most sophisticated name in 20th-century songwriting. And to play him on screen, Hollywood chose debonair icon Cary Grant. Grant stars for the first time in color in this fanciful biopic. Alexis Smith plays Linda, whose serendipitous meetings with Porter lead to a meeting at the alter. More than 20 of his songs grace this tail of triumph and tragedy, with Grant lending is amiable voice to “You’re the Top”, “Night and Day” and more. Monty Woolley, a Yale contemporary of Porter, portrays himself. And Jane Wyman, Mary Martin, Eve Arden and others provide vocals and verve. Lights down. Curtain up. Showtune standards embraced by generations are yours to enjoy in “Night and Day.”

Length 128 minutes

Actors

Cary Grant | Alexis Smith | Monty Woolley | Ginny Simms | Jane Wyman | Eve Arden | Victor Francen | Alan Hale | Dorothy Malone | Tom D'Andrea | Selena Royle | Donald Woods | Henry Stephenson | Paul Cavanagh | Sig Ruman | Carlos Ramírez | Milada Mladova | George Zoritch | Adam Di Gatano | Jane Di Gatano | Estelle Sloan | Mary Martin | Robert Arthur | Herbert Evans | Sam Flint | Gregory Marshall | Philip Van Zandt | Charles Williams | Bertha Woolford | Gladden James | Mel Tormé

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Third film on that Cary Grant set I got from the library. Largely fictional account of Cole Porter’s life as portrayed by Grant yet mostly notable for featuring so many of Porter’s tunes and featuring some of the real people in his life like Monty Woolley. This is very much a sanitized depiction of Porter’s life but still a decent viewing for all the songs and performances.

Given the sordid history and flamboyant lifestyle that Cole Porter discreetly celebrated, I’d love to see that biopic.

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