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Night and Day

Night and Day

The story of Cole Porter with those Cole Porter song sensations !!!

19465.92h 8m

Overview

When his first stage show fails, songwriter Cole Porter goes off to fight in WWI until, injured, he lands in a hospital. He impresses nurse Linda Lee with his creativity, but their budding romance must wait as Cole heads home. Back in New York, he mounts a series of popular shows, and when his work brings him back to Europe, he eventually marries Linda. But success doesn't spare him from marital complications or bad news about a beloved relative.

Directed by Michael Curtiz
Written by Charles Hoffman, William Bowers, Leo Townsend
Produced by Arthur Schwartz
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Top Cast

Cary Grant

Cary Grant

Cole Porter

Alexis Smith

Alexis Smith

Linda Lee Porter

Monty Woolley

Monty Woolley

Monty Woolley

Ginny Simms

Ginny Simms

Carole Hill

Jane Wyman

Jane Wyman

Gracie Harris

Eve Arden

Eve Arden

Gabrielle

Victor Francen

Victor Francen

Anatole Giron

Alan Hale

Alan Hale

Leon Dowling

Dorothy Malone

Dorothy Malone

Nancy

Tom D'Andrea

Tom D'Andrea

Tommy

Themes & Keywords

composerworld war imusicalbiographybroadwaymodern dancechorus girlbroadway musicalhusband wife estrangementsongwritingmusical theatercontemporary danceloss of legsshowtunesdancing girlsbusy husbandcole porter

About Night and Day

Night and Day is a drama, music film released in 1946 exploring themes of composer, world war i, musical, biography, broadway, modern dance. Directed by Michael Curtiz, it stars Cary Grant, Alexis Smith, Monty Woolley. When his first stage show fails, songwriter Cole Porter goes off to fight in WWI until, injured, he lands in a hospital. He impresses nurse Linda Lee with his creativity, but their budding romance must wait as Cole heads home. Back in New York, he mounts a series of popular shows, and when his work brings him back to Europe, he eventually marries Linda. But success doesn't spare him from marital complications or bad news about a beloved relative.

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