Encomium to Larry Hart (1895-1943), seen through the fictive eyes of his song-writing partner, Richard Rodgers (1902-1979): from their first meeting, through lean years and their breakthrough, to their successes on Broadway, London, and Hollywood. We see the fruits of Hart and Rodgers' collaboration - elaborately staged numbers from their plays, characters' visits to night clubs, and impromptu performances at parties. We also see Larry's scattered approach to life, his failed love with Peggy McNeil, his unhappiness, and Richard's successful wooing of Dorothy Feiner.
Tom Drake
as Richard Rodgers
Mickey Rooney
as Lorenz Hart
Janet Leigh
as Dorothy Feiner
Marshall Thompson
as Herbert Fields
Betty Garrett
as Peggy Lorgan McNeil
Jeanette Nolan
as Mrs. Hart
Ann Sothern
as Joyce Harmon
Perry Como
as Eddie Lorrison Anders
Cyd Charisse
as Margo Grant
Richard Quine
as Ben Feiner Jr.
June Allyson
as Alisande La Carteloise
Judy Garland
as Judy Garland
