Words and Music (1948) |
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Other InformationPlot SummaryEncomium 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... TaglineThe BIGGEST musical! M*G*M presents a spectacular musical, packed with the beloved hits of the famed song-writing team of Rodgers and Hart; their own story, with all the adventure, romance, high life of the Great White Way. DiscographySinglesThere`s a Small Hotel Slaughter on Tenth Avenue Blue Moon Blue Room Mountain Greenery Way Out West Thou Swell On Your Toes This Can`t Be Love Where`s That Rainbow?" Spring Is Here Lover Johnny One Note I Wish I Were in Love Again Where or When Manhattan The Lady Is a Tramp |
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Trivia and QuotesQuotes Lorenz Hart: Miserable? Me? I`m always happy!
Dorothy Feiner Rodgers: No one`s always happy.
Lorenz Hart: Alright, so I`m slightly miserable Richard Rodgers: That was really black Sunday for me. Shut out twice. Once because I was too young, once because I was too old.
advertisementPeggy Lorgan McNeil: I don`t think I quite understand.
Lorenz Hart: You will after you`ve known me ten or fifteen years.Trivia The vocals by Perry Como and Mel Tormé were not permitted to be included on the MGM soundtrack album. Mr. Como`s record label, RCA Victor, issued a single with his commercial recordings of "The Blue Room" and "With a Song in My Heart." Mel, under contract to Capitol Records, waxed another rendition of "Blue Moon." On the Rhino CD, "Mel Tormé in Hollywood," his soundtrack version now is found. "It Never Entered My Mind," sung by Betty Garrett, was deleted from the movie. Miss Garrett`s vocal is not contained on the soundtrack CD from Sony.
Cut from the film was the Perry Como rendition of "Lover." However, in the movie trailer, Mr. Como partially sings the song. The MGM Studio Orchestra plays "Lover" as the movie`s opening credits run. Richard Rodgers reportedly disliked every aspect of this film except for the casting of Janet Leigh as his wife. Judy Garland was scheduled only to sing with Mickey Rooney in this film, and producer Arthur Freed offered her $50,000 (or half of what she owed the studio for medical bills) to do one take. At the first public screening, the fans asked for more of her, so Freed offered her another $50,000 to do a second song. By the time her scenes were filmed, she had paid back the studio but had made nothing. Lena Horne`s prerecording of "Where or When," a standard first heard in the 1937 Broadway show, "Babes in Arms," contains the verse, which was not used in the release print. Her complete rendition was first presented on the MGM Records soundtrack album. In the CD era, there are two offerings of Lena`s full version: the soundtrack from Sony and a collection from Rhino, "Lena Horne at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer: Ain` It the Truth." Four Rodgers and Hart songs from the 1937 Broadway production of "Babes in Arms" which were showcased in this film hadn`t been used in the 1939 Rooney-Garland-Busby Berkeley backyard musical. The numbers are: "I Wish I Were in Love Again," a duet by old pals Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland (I)` in the party sequence; "Johnny One Note," Miss Garland`s spirited follow-up at the party; Lena Horne`s exuberant "The Lady Is a Tramp," which became a signature song for her; and finally, "Way Out West (on West End Avenue)," a comic ditty sung partially by Betty Garrett, whose full prerecording can be found on the soundtrack CD from Sony. In the marketplace, Judy Garland had two discs of the comically cynical "I Wish I Were in Love Again" -- the first recorded at her final Decca session on November 15, 1947, a solo accompanied by the husband-and-wife piano duo, Eadie and Rack; Judy`s second on MGM Records, her soundtrack duet with Mickey Rooney, prerecorded on May 28, 1948. Judy`s Decca side can be compared to an alternate take on her CD box set from MCA, "The Complete Decca Masters (Plus)." The Rooney-Garland match-up shines on two CD releases: the soundtrack from Sony, along with a Rhino collection, "Romantic Duets From M-G-M Classics." The song "I Wish I Were In Love Again" was the last time Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney appeared on screen together. | ||
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