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Rhapsody in Blue

  • 19451945
  • PassedPassed
  • 2h 15m
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Robert Alda, Al Jolson, Joan Leslie, Tom Patricola, and Alexis Smith in Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
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George Gershwin is a driven composer whose need to succeed destroys his relationship with singer Julie Adams and socialite Christine Gilbert.George Gershwin is a driven composer whose need to succeed destroys his relationship with singer Julie Adams and socialite Christine Gilbert.George Gershwin is a driven composer whose need to succeed destroys his relationship with singer Julie Adams and socialite Christine Gilbert.
IMDb RATING
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16,270
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    • Director
      • Irving Rapper
    • Writers
      • Sonya Levien(original story)
      • Howard Koch(screenplay)
      • Elliot Paul(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Robert Alda
      • Joan Leslie
      • Alexis Smith
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Irving Rapper
    • Writers
      • Sonya Levien(original story)
      • Howard Koch(screenplay)
      • Elliot Paul(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Robert Alda
      • Joan Leslie
      • Alexis Smith
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 50User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 3 nominations total

    Videos1

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:18
    Official Trailer

    Photos36

    Joan Leslie in Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
    Robert Alda and Joan Leslie in Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
    Oscar Levant in Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
    Robert Alda, Ruth Clifford, Dante DiPaolo, Joan Leslie, Bob Mascagno, Milada Mladova, Michael Panaieff, Willard Van Simmons, and George Zoritch in Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
    Joan Leslie and Tom Patricola in Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
    Robert Alda and Joan Leslie in Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
    Ruth Clifford, Dante DiPaolo, Bob Mascagno, Milada Mladova, Michael Panaieff, Willard Van Simmons, and George Zoritch in Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
    Robert Alda in Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
    Anne Brown, Dante DiPaolo, Shep Houghton, Bob Mascagno, Milada Mladova, Michael Panaieff, Willard Van Simmons, and George Zoritch in Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
    Hazel Scott in Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
    Charles Coburn, Robert Alda, Oscar Levant, and Alexis Smith in Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
    Harry Seymour, Ray Turner, Paul Whiteman, Buddy Morrow, and Al Gallodoro in Rhapsody in Blue (1945)

    Top cast

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    Robert Alda
    Robert Alda
    • George Gershwin
    Joan Leslie
    Joan Leslie
    • Julie Adams
    Alexis Smith
    Alexis Smith
    • Christine Gilbert
    Charles Coburn
    Charles Coburn
    • Max Dreyfus
    Julie Bishop
    Julie Bishop
    • Lee Gershwin
    Albert Bassermann
    Albert Bassermann
    • Prof. Franck
    • (as Albert Basserman)
    Morris Carnovsky
    Morris Carnovsky
    • Morris Gershwin
    Rosemary DeCamp
    Rosemary DeCamp
    • Rose Gershwin
    • (as Rosemary De Camp)
    Oscar Levant
    Oscar Levant
    • Oscar Levant
    Paul Whiteman
    Paul Whiteman
    • Paul Whiteman
    Al Jolson
    Al Jolson
    • Al Jolson
    George White
    George White
    • George White
    Hazel Scott
    Hazel Scott
    • Hazel Scott
    Anne Brown
    • Bess
    Herbert Rudley
    Herbert Rudley
    • Ira Gershwin
    John B. Hughes
    • Hughes
    Mickey Roth
    • George Gershwin as a Boy
    Darryl Hickman
    Darryl Hickman
    • Ira Gershwin as a Boy
    • Director
      • Irving Rapper
    • Writers
      • Sonya Levien(original story)
      • Howard Koch(screenplay)
      • Elliot Paul(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Oscar Levant had three functions in this film: he provided George Gershwin's piano playing as Robert Alda's double, he portrayed himself on screen and he was heard playing piano on the soundtrack as himself, Oscar Levant, in the commemorative performance of "Rhapsody in Blue" which ends the film.
    • Goofs
      Chico Marx is referred to early in the film. Gershwin mispronounces the name as "CHEE-ko", which generally continues to this day. Chico's name is correctly pronounced as "CHICK-o".
    • Quotes

      Oscar Levant: Tell me something, George... if you had it to do all over again, would you still fall in love with yourself?

    • Connections
      Edited into The Story of Will Rogers (1952)
    • Soundtracks
      Embraceable You
      (uncredited)

      Music by George Gershwin

      Lyrics by Ira Gershwin

      Sung by Joan Leslie (dubbed by Sally Sweetland)

    User reviews50

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    Top review
    7/10
    Great Music
    This film presents many Gershwin tunes in great fashion with several great settings and great production numbers. Yes, it's unfortunate that the story line is so heavily fictionalized and even misleading. But, the sets are honest to the periods covered, several sequences are very tastefully done and fun, the show excerpts are good, and did I mention the music? As several other commentators have indicated, the music is faithfully recreated in long segments that bring you much or all of the tune.

    If you come to this film to hear some wonderful Gershwin performed by some great artists staged with a lot of character and splash (my favorite set is Hazel Scott's Paris show), you won't be disappointed. The story line is simply a convenient string to tie together the thread of music.
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    • Dec 31, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 22, 1945 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Rapsodia en azul
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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