Night and Day (1946 film)

Night and Day
Japanese promotional poster
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.
Release dates	July 2, 1946 (1946-07-02)
Running time	128 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$4 million (US/ Canada rentals) ^[1]^[2]

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.

Cast

Cary Grant as Cole Porter
Alexis Smith as Linda Lee Porter
Selena Royle as Kate Porter
Henry Stephenson as Omar Cole
Jane Wyman as Gracie Harris
Dorothy Malone as Nancy
Eve Arden as Gabrielle
Ginny Simms as Carole Hill
Paul Cavanagh as Bart McClelland
Tom D'Andrea as Bernie
Victor Francen as Anatole Giron
Alan Hale, Sr. as Leon Dowling
Mary Martin as herself
Sig Ruman as Wilowski
Donald Woods as Ward Blackburn
Monty Woolley as himself
Carlos Ramírez as Specialty Singer
Estelle Sloan as Specialty Dancer
George Zoritch as Specialty Dancer
Adam Di Gatano as Specialty Dancer
Jane Di Gatano as Specialty Dancer
Milada Mladova as Specialty Dancer

Musical numbers

1. '"I'm in Love Again" - Sung and Danced by Jane Wyman.

2. "Bulldog, Bulldog" - Sung by Cary Grant and Male Chorus.

3. "In the Still of the Night" - Sung by Dorothy Malone (dubbed by Bobbie Canvin) and Chorus.

4. "Old Fashioned Garden" - Sung by Cary Grant and Selena Royle.

5. "You've Got That Thing" - Sung by Paula Drew, Pat Clark and Jane Harker.

6. "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love" - Sung by Jane Wyman.

7. "You Do Something to Me" - Sung and Danced by Jane Wyman and Chorus.

8. "I'm Unlucky at Gambling" - Sung by Eve Arden.

9. "Miss Otis Regrets" - Sung by Monty Woolley (as himself).

10. "I Wonder What's Become of Sally" - Sung by Ginny Simms.

11. '"What Is This Thing Called Love?" - Sung by Ginny Simms.

12. '"I've Got You Under My Skin" - Sung by Ginny Simms and Danced by Adam Di Gatano and Jane Di Gatano.

13. '"Rosalie" - Sung by Chorus.

14. '"Night and Day" - Sung by Bill Days.

15. "Just One of Those Things" - Sung by Ginny Simms and Danced by Estelle Sloan with Chorus.

16. '"You're the Top" - Sung by Ginny Simms and Cary Grant.

17. '"I Get a Kick Out of You" - Sung by Ginny Simms and Danced by Chorus.

18. '"Easy to Love" - Sung by Chorus

19. '"My Heart Belongs to Daddy" - Sung by Mary Martin (as herself, the original 1938 Broadway performer) and Chorus.

- -. '"Do I Love You?" - a few lines, by "rehearsing" background singer.

- -. '"Don't Fence Me In" - a few lines, in short clip from 1944 movie Hollywood Canteen, sung by Roy Rogers.

20. '"Begin the Beguine" - Sung by Carlos Ramírez and Danced by George Zoritch and Milada Mladova with Chorus.

21. "Bulldog, Bulldog" (reprise) - Sung by Chorus.

21. "Night and Day" (reprise) - Sung by Chorus.

References

↑ "All-Time Top Grossers", Variety, 8 January 1964 p 69
↑ "60 Top Grossers of 1946", Variety 8 January 1947 p8

External links

Night and Day at the Internet Movie Database
Night and Day at AllMovie
Night and Day at the TCM Movie Database
Night and Day at the American Film Institute Catalog
Night and Day at Rotten Tomatoes
Historic reviews, photo gallery at CaryGrant.net

Films directed by Michael Curtiz

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