A glorious celebration of one of the world’s most loved song-writers. The many facets of Porter’s persona and music are presented in the film by friends and colleagues who include Gene Kelly, Bob Hope, Cyd Charisse and Dionne Warwick. Songs featured include “I get a kick out of you”, “I love Paris”, “Night and day” and “Let’s do it, let’s fall in love”. The film also includes excerpts from some of Hollywood’s most popular musicals.
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ACMI Identifier
302390
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Music & Performing Arts → Popular music
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)