• Episode 22.2: Words and Music

  • Mar 29 2024
  • Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
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Episode 22.2: Words and Music

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  • Welcome back to the incredible false story of Rodgers and Hart! That's right, we're finishing our discussion of 1948's nominal biopic, Words and Music. Harry and John get into every nook and cranny of this particular picture, down to the fact that literally no one involved actually wanted to be. It's punishment the movie! But it's also more than that, because nothing that involves the Rodgers and Hart songbook can be completely terrible. Come for one of Mickey Rooney's most interesting adult performances! Come for one of Gene Kelly's greatest dance sequences! Come for Cyd Charisse, Vera-Ellen and Perry Como! Mostly, come for one last ride. It's the final MGM film starring Mickey and Judy, it's our final chance (barring a bonus) to talk about these two legendary performers giving their all in a film and an industry that didn't deserve them. It's Escapades! Sometimes it's a little sad! Texts Referenced: The World of Entertainment by Hugh Fordin Lion of Hollywood: The Life and Times of Louie B Mayer by Scott Eyman Get Happy: The Life and Times of Judy Garland by Gerald Clark Judy Garland: a Biography by Anne Edwards Judy Garland: The Day to Day Chronicle of a Legend by Scott Schecter Gene Kelly: The Making of a Creative Legend by Earl J Hess and Pratibha A Dabholkar He's Got Rhythm: The Life and Career of Gene Kelly by Cynthia Brideson and Sara Brideson The Life and Times of Mickey Rooney by William J Birnes and Richard A Lertzman Elvis' Favorite Director: The Amazing 52 Year Career of Norman Taurog by Michael A Hoey Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne by James Gavin Lena Horne: In Person as told to Helen Arstein & Carlton Moss We'll Have Manhattan by Dominic Symonds Richard Rodgers by Geoffrey Block The Richard Rodgers Reader by Geoffrey Block Musical Stages by Richard Rodgers A Ship Without a Sail Gary Marmorstein Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @adreamescapade Write us a letter: adreamescapade@gmail.com Intro theme performed by Journeyman John Baker (@pos1)
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