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Words and Music

film by Taurog [1948]
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  • Boys Town
    Norman Taurog
    / Musical comedies and Boys Town

    More successful was Words and Music (1948), which had Tom Drake and Rooney playing famed composers Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, respectively. The musical featured a number of songs performed by such stars as Garland and Lena Horne, the best of which was arguably Gene Kelly’s “Slaughter on…

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    More successful was Words and Music (1948), which had Tom Drake and Rooney playing famed composers Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, respectively. The musical featured a number of songs performed by such stars as Garland and Lena Horne, the best of which was arguably Gene Kelly’s “Slaughter on…

    Read More