Michael
2026 · Music · Drama
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Film / 1946
Night and Day
Directed by
Michael Curtiz
When his first stage show fails, songwriter Cole Porter goes off to fight in WWI until, injured, he lands in a hospital. He impresses nurse Linda Lee with his creativity, but their budding romance must wait as Cole heads home. Back in New York, he mounts a series of popular shows, and when his work brings him back to Europe, he eventually marries Linda. But success doesn't spare him from marital complications or bad news …
The story
When his first stage show fails, songwriter Cole Porter goes off to fight in WWI until, injured, he lands in a hospital. He impresses nurse Linda Lee with his creativity, but their budding romance must wait as Cole heads home. Back in New York, he mounts a series of popular shows, and when his work brings him back to Europe, he eventually marries Linda. But success doesn't spare him from marital complications or bad news about a beloved relative.
Cast
Cary GrantCole Porter
Alexis SmithLinda Lee Porter
Monty WoolleyMonty Woolley
Ginny SimmsCarole Hill
Jane WymanGracie Harris
Eve ArdenGabrielle
Victor FrancenAnatole Giron
Alan HaleLeon Dowling
Dorothy MaloneNancy
Tom D'AndreaTommy
Selena RoyleKate Porter
Donald WoodsWard Blackburn
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Henry StephensonOmar Cole
Paul CavanaghBart McClelland
Sig RumanWilowski
Mary MartinMary Martin
Carlos RamírezSinger in Begin the Beguine (uncredited)
Milada MladovaDancer in Begin the Beguine (uncredited)
George ZoritchDancer in Begin the Beguine (uncredited)
Adam Di GatanoDancer in I've Got You Under My Skin (uncredited)
Jane Di GatanoDancer in I've Got You Under My Skin (uncredited)
Estelle SloanDancer in Just One of Those Things (uncredited)
Herbert EvansBobby (uncredited)
Sam FlintProfessor (uncredited)
Gregory MarshallSmall Caroler (uncredited)
Philip Van ZandtLibrettist (uncredited)
Charles WilliamsMusic Store Customer (uncredited)
Bertha WoolfordServant (uncredited)
Gladden JamesDoctor (uncredited)
Mel TorméDrummer (uncredited)
Hobart CavanaughMan in Hospital Hall (uncredited)
Frank FergusonTina's Father (uncredited)
Lance FullerStudent (uncredited)
Eddie KaneEddie (uncredited)
Fred KelseyFirst-Nighter (uncredited)
George MeaderMinister (uncredited)
Jack MowerLivery Chauffeur (uncredited)
Almira SessionsWoman in Hospital Hall (uncredited)
Arthur ToveyYale Alum on Train (uncredited)
Jane HarkerSpecialty Trio Member (uncredited)
Caren MarshYoung Customer (uncredited)
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