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You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

  • Episode aired Jul 23, 1990
  • 56m
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7.8/10
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You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990)
  • Documentary
  • Biography
  • Music
Biographical portrait of one of Broadway's most brilliant songwriters. Told through the use of archival material and interviews with the rich and famous that knew him, this portrait concentr... Read allBiographical portrait of one of Broadway's most brilliant songwriters. Told through the use of archival material and interviews with the rich and famous that knew him, this portrait concentrates on his career and his public life events.Biographical portrait of one of Broadway's most brilliant songwriters. Told through the use of archival material and interviews with the rich and famous that knew him, this portrait concentrates on his career and his public life events.
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  • Director
    • Allan Albert
  • Writer
    • Allan Albert
  • Stars
    • Bobby Short
    • Richard Adler
    • Fred Astaire(archive footage)
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    • Allan Albert
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    • Allan Albert
  • Stars
    • Bobby Short
    • Richard Adler
    • Fred Astaire(archive footage)
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    Fred Astaire
    Fred Astaire
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    Kitty Carlisle
    Kitty Carlisle
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    Saul Chaplin
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    Cyd Charisse
    Cyd Charisse
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    Maurice Chevalier
    Maurice Chevalier
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    Bing Crosby
    Bing Crosby
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    Alfred Drake
    Alfred Drake
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    Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
    Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
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    Michael Feinstein
    Michael Feinstein
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    Ted Fetter
    Ted Fetter
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    Judy Garland
    Judy Garland
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    Brendan Gill
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    Cary Grant
    Cary Grant
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    Bob Hope
    Bob Hope
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    Lena Horne
    Lena Horne
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    Jean Howard
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      • Allan Albert
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      • Allan Albert
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      Features Anything Goes (1936)

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    The Best Cole Porter Biography is Good Indeed
    I can't believe the low score! If you want a three-dimensional portrait of Cole Porter, then this is the best source. We see archival footage and photos that cover Porter's personal life as well as his career. From Kitty Carlyle Hart to Brendan Gill to Bobby Short, friends, family, critics and fellow artists provide invaluable insights into the man, how he grew up, worked and played, particularly his sexuality, which neither of the Hollywood biopics has had the guts to explore frankly. Furthermore, this video skillfully evokes a world where elegance and wit were cultural norm, where someone like Cole Porter could thrive. Alas, thanks to the mediocritizing influence of television and pop culture, that time has long gone. Those who do not care for or do not understand You're the Top say more about themselves than about this fine biography.
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      • July 23, 1990 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
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      • 1515 Productions Limited
      • American Masters Pictures
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      56 minutes
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      • Mono
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      • 1.33 : 1

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