Words and Music

Excelente musical con la rutilante presencia de las grandes estrellas de la época. Basada en la vida profesional de los compositores Richard Rodgers y Lorenz Hart la cinta es una hermosa y antológica curiosidad aunque no alcanzara el éxito.

MGM with another excuse to put all their musical stars in one big extravaganza, using the the musical library of songwriter-duo Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart with Tom Drake & Mickey Rooney playing the roles, while rest of the star-studded cast playing themselves performing the numbers in true classic Hollywood style! You get Judy Garland, Lena Horne, Gene Kelly, June Allyson & a ton more! This is fine for what it was, but not exactly a true-to-life biopic, as if these kinds of films ever was.

Just in case you didn't know, this movie will tell you: Lorenz Hart wasn't unhappy because he was a closeted gay man, but because--like Mickey Rooney--he was short. This is a horrible biopic, as bad as "Night and Day." Some nice songs, though. (I particularly like Perry Como's rendition of "Mountain Greenery.")