A fictionalized biopic of composer Cole Porter from his days at Yale in the 1910s through the height of his success to the 1940s.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Cary Grant | ... | Cole Porter | |
| Alexis Smith | ... | Linda Lee Porter | |
| Monty Woolley | ... | Monty | |
| Ginny Simms | ... | Carole Hill | |
| Jane Wyman | ... | Gracie Harris | |
| Eve Arden | ... | Gabrielle | |
| Victor Francen | ... | Anatole Giron | |
| Alan Hale | ... | Leon Dowling | |
| Dorothy Malone | ... | Nancy | |
| Tom D'Andrea | ... | Tommy | |
| Selena Royle | ... | Kate Porter | |
| Donald Woods | ... | Ward Blackburn | |
| Henry Stephenson | ... | Omar Cole | |
| Paul Cavanagh | ... | Bart McClelland | |
| Sig Ruman | ... | Wilowski | |
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The fictionalized biography of composer Cole Porter from his days at Yale in the 1910s through the height of his success to the 1940s. The film's attempted biography matches many public myths surrounding Cole at the time, despite its lack of relationship with truth. For instance, truth and movie are different in regards to: his sex life (he was a gay man in a marriage of convenience with a divorcee friend), his relationship with his wife, Monty Wooley was a contemporary (not Professor), and his French military experience was a hoax. Written by <cole@doitall.com>
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1910s | year 1914 | actress playing herself | chorus girl | maternal grandfather |Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
3 August 1946 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Noche y día See more »Filming Locations:
Hill Grove Estate at 1051 Benedict Canyon Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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1.37 : 1
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(1934) (uncredited)
Written by Cole Porter
Performed by Ginny Simms with chorus
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As in Kiss Me Kate, Cole Porter is depicted as a healthy man who is capable of walking for most of the film. In fact, he was a cripple needing constant medical care for his shattered legs which were the result of a riding accident in 1937; any scene showing him walking after that date is in error. See more »Quotes
Cole Porter: [to Linda Lee Porter] I've come to think of it that one of us must've followed one of us.See more »
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I Get a Kick out of You(1934) (uncredited)
Written by Cole Porter
Performed by Ginny Simms with chorus
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If you want a biography of Cole Porter you better go to the library, you won't find it here. This is a highly entertaining but strictly fictional version of his life--played by no less than Cary Grant, in his usual debonair style, perhaps just a shade understated so as to appear more like Porter. Whatever, he's still Cary Grant (playing himself in a minor key) and since the music is what makes this film tick, you'll forgive whatever liberties the scriptwriters have taken. It all looks wonderful in glowing technicolor.
Alexis Smith never was able to make a warm presence on the screen despite her talent and striking good looks. She seems even more remote here as the woman Porter woos and marries. Monty Woolley has a fine time playing himself. The musical moments are handled nicely by some talented people: Ginny Simms, Eve Arden, Jane Wyman and Mary Martin doing her "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" routine. All of the Porter standards are nicely done.
Interesting tidbit: Was Oscar nominated for "Best Scoring of a Musical" but lost to "The Jolson Story".
Relaxing entertainment. Just don't expect a truthful bio.