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Directed by | Michael Curtiz |
Produced by |
Arthur Schwartz Jack L. Warner (executive producer) |
Written by |
Charles Hoffman Leo Townsend William Bowers |
Starring |
Cary Grant Alexis Smith Monty Woolley Mary Martin Jane Wyman Dorothy Malone Eve Arden Alan Hale |
Music by |
Ray Heindorf Max Steiner Milton Ager Jack Yellen |
Cinematography |
J. Peverell Marley William V. Skall |
Edited by | David Weisbart |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time
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128 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $4 million (US/ Canada rentals) |
Night and Day is a 1946 Technicolor Warner Bros. biographical musical film starring Cary Grant as American composer and songwriter Cole Porter. The movie was directed by Michael Curtiz and produced by Arthur Schwartz, with Jack L. Warner as executive producer. The screenplay was written by Charles Hoffman, Leo Townsend and William Bowers.
The music score by Ray Heindorf and Max Steiner was nominated for an Academy Award. The film features several of the best-known Porter songs, including the title song, "Night and Day," "Begin the Beguine" and "My Heart Belongs to Daddy."
Alexis Smith plays Linda Lee Porter, Porter's wife of 35 years. Monty Woolley and Mary Martin appear as themselves, and the rest of the cast includes Jane Wyman, Eve Arden, Alan Hale, Dorothy Malone, Donald Woods, and Ginny Simms.