NIGHT AND DAY professes to tell the story of Cole Porter but puts more emphasis on his music than his reclusive life. Born to wealth in Indiana, Porter struggled little, although he did endure physical hardships and endless operations, and the film depicts the near-crippling leg injuries
that he received while serving in France during WW I and further injuries from a later horse-riding accident. A miscast Cary Grant plays Porter, from his days under the tutelage of Monte Wooley (playing himself) at Yale, through his troubled marriage to the nurse (Alexis Smith) who cared for him
after his wartime injury, on to his tremendous success as a composer of pop classics, w...
Released:
1946
Rated:
NR
Length:
128 mins