Rhapsody in Blue (1945)

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2h 15min
Biography, Drama
22 Sep 1945 (USA)
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George Gershwin is a driven composer whose need to succeed destroys his relationship with singer Julie Adams and socialite Christine Gilbert.

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Irving Rapper

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Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 nomination.
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	Robert Alda	...	George Gershwin
	Joan Leslie	...	Julie Adams
	Alexis Smith	...	Christine Gilbert
	Charles Coburn	...	Max Dreyfus
	Julie Bishop	...	Lee Gershwin
	Albert Bassermann	...	Prof. Franck (as Albert Basserman)
	Morris Carnovsky	...	Morris Gershwin
	Rosemary DeCamp	...	Rose Gershwin (as Rosemary De Camp)
	Oscar Levant	...	Oscar Levant
	Paul Whiteman	...	Paul Whiteman
	Al Jolson	...	Al Jolson
	George White	...	George White
	Hazel Scott	...	Hazel Scott
	Anne Brown	...	Bess
	Herbert Rudley	...	Ira Gershwin
	John B. Hughes	...	Hughes
	Mickey Roth	...	George Gershwin as a Boy
	Darryl Hickman	...	Ira Gershwin as a Boy
	Charles Halton	...	Mr. Kast
	Andrew Tombes	...	Mr. Million
	Gregory Golubeff	...	Mr. Katzman
	Walter Soderling	...	Mr. Muscatel
	Eddie Marr	...	Buddy De Sylva
	Theodore von Eltz	...	Foley
	Bill Kennedy	...	Herbert Stone
	Oscar Loraine	...	Maurice Ravel
	Johnny Downs	...	Dancer
	Ernest Golm	...	Otto Kahn
	Martin Noble	...	Jascha Heifetz
	Hugo Kirchhoffer	...	Walter Damrosch
	Will Wright	...	Rachmaninoff
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Ernie Adams	...	Customer in Bakery (uncredited)
	Harry Adams	...	Theatre Patron (uncredited)
	Arnet Amos	...	Singer (uncredited)
	Glenn Anders	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	LeRoi Antoine	...	Bootblack (uncredited)
	Asta	...	Tinker (uncredited)
	Gertrude Astor	...	Concert Spectator (uncredited)
	George Atkinson	...	Concert Spectator (uncredited)
	Clarence Badger Jr.	...	Song Plugger (uncredited)
	Lynn Baggett	...	Guest (uncredited)
	Leah Baird	...	Theatre Patron (uncredited)
	Elsa Bassermann	...	Guest (uncredited)
	Mary Bayless	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Brandon Beach	...	Theatre Patron (uncredited)
	Brooks Benedict	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Edward Biby	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Oliver Blake	...	Painter (uncredited)
	William A. Boardway	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Paul Bradley	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
	Morgan Brown	...	Concert Spectator (uncredited)
	Caroline Burke	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Henry Busse	...	Henry Busse (uncredited)
	James Carlisle	...	Concert Spectator (uncredited)
	Gower Champion	...	Tap Dancer at Remick's (uncredited)
	Jack Chefe	...	Headwaiter (uncredited)
	Heinie Conklin	...	Concert Spectator (uncredited)
	Gino Corrado	...	Hotel Concierge (uncredited)
	Armand Cortes	...	Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
	Paul Cristo	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Oliver Cross	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Bernard DeRoux	...	Porter (uncredited)
	John Dilson	...	Music Critic (uncredited)
	Dante DiPaolo	...	Chorus Boy / Blue Monday Dancer (uncredited)
	Fred Dosch	...	Porter (uncredited)
	Dick Earle	...	Theatre Patron (uncredited)
	Jay Eaton	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Adolph Faylauer	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Tom Ferrandini	...	Theatre Patron (uncredited)
	Sam Finn	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Bess Flowers	...	Guest at Party (uncredited)
	George Ford	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Al Gallodoro	...	Clarinetist (uncredited)
	Kay Garrett	...	Theatre Patron (uncredited)
	Rudy Germane	...	Concert Spectator (uncredited)
	Kenneth Gibson	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Joe Gilbert	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	William Gillespie	...	Porgy (uncredited)
	Jesse Graves	...	Coachman (uncredited)
	Charles Hagen	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
	Kate Harrington	...	Music Teacher (uncredited)
	Edward Harvey	...	Theatre Manager (uncredited)
	Shep Houghton	...	Chorus Boy / Blue Monday Dancer (uncredited)
	Bobby Johnson	...	Sport (uncredited)
	Ivan Lebedeff	...	Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
	Leota Lorraine	...	Guest at Party (uncredited)
	Robert Locke Lorraine	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Jacques Lory	...	Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
	Wilbur Mack	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Thomas Martin	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Bob Mascagno	...	Blue Monday Dancer (uncredited)
	Elsa Maxwell	...	Elsa Maxwell (uncredited)
	Ralph McColm	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Esther Michelson	...	Woman in window combing little girl's hair (uncredited)
	Harold Miller	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Milada Mladova	...	Vi in Blue Monday Number (uncredited)
	Hans Moebus	...	Concert Spectator (uncredited)
	'Big' Ben Moroz	...	Tall Man (uncredited)
	Buddy Morrow	...	Trombonist (uncredited)
	John Morton	...	Newsboy (uncredited)
	Odette Myrtil	...	Madame DeBreteuil (uncredited)
	Carl Neubert	...	Painter (uncredited)
	Nellie V. Nichols	...	Other Woman (uncredited)
	Anton Northpole	...	Observer on Street (uncredited)
	Jay Novello	...	Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
	Wedgwood Nowell	...	Concert Spectator (uncredited)
	William H. O'Brien	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	William J. O'Brien	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Broderick O'Farrell	...	Butler (uncredited)
	Michael Panaieff	...	Ballet Dancer / Blue Monday Dancer (uncredited)
	Paul Panzer	...	Theatre Patron (uncredited)
	Tom Patricola	...	Tom Patyricola - Somebody Love Me Number (uncredited)
	Frank Pharr	...	Man in Turkish Bath (uncredited)
	Lillian Porter	...	Telephone Operator (uncredited)
	Paul Power	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Catherine Price	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Constance Purdy	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Frank Reicher	...	Guest (uncredited)
	Georges Renavent	...	Guest (uncredited)
	George Riley	...	Comic (uncredited)
	Christian Rub	...	Swedish Janitor (uncredited)
	Loretta Russell	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
	Virginia Sale	...	Cashier (uncredited)
	Cosmo Sardo	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Sam Savitsky	...	Masseur (uncredited)
	Scott Seaton	...	Concert Spectator (uncredited)
	Harry Seymour	...	Piano Player (uncredited)
	Robert Shayne	...	Christine's Escort (uncredited)
	Larry Steers	...	Theatre Patron (uncredited)
	Count Stefenelli	...	Theatre Patron (uncredited)
	Norman Stevans	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Mark Stevens	...	Steve (uncredited)
	Harry Stockwell	...	Blackface Singer (uncredited)
	Joe Sullivan	...	Song Plugger (uncredited)
	Ray Turner	...	Pianist (uncredited)
	Willard Van Simmons	...	Joe in Blue Monday Number (uncredited)
	Charles Waldron	...	Doctor (uncredited)
	Walter White Jr.	...	Music Teacher (uncredited)
	Tom Wilson	...	Stagehand (uncredited)
	Joan Winfield	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	George Zoritch	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Directed by

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Irving Rapper

Written by

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Sonya Levien	...	(original story)

Howard Koch	...	(screenplay) and
Elliot Paul	...	(screenplay)

Harry Chandlee	...	() (uncredited)

Clifford Odets	...	() (uncredited)

Robert Rossen	...	() (uncredited)

Produced by

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Jesse L. Lasky	...	producer
Hal B. Wallis	...	assistant producer

Music by

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Ray Heindorf	...	(uncredited)
William Lava	...	(uncredited)
Max Steiner	...	(uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Sol Polito

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director of photography

Editing by

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Folmar Blangsted

Editorial Department

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James Leicester

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montage

Casting By

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Henry Rackin

Art Direction by

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Anton Grot
John Hughes

Set Decoration by

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Fred M. MacLean

Costume Design by

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Milo Anderson

Makeup Department

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Perc Westmore	...	makeup artist
Geraldine Cole	...	hair stylist (uncredited)
Tillie Starriett	...	hair stylist (uncredited)
Joe Stinton	...	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Louis Baum

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unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Robert Vreeland	...	associate director
Clarence Eurist	...	second assistant director (uncredited)
Robert Vreeland	...	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Morris Goldman

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props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Charles David Forrest	...	sound (as David Forrest)
Stanley Jones	...	sound
Nathan Levinson	...	sound director (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Roy Davidson	...	special photographic effects
Willard Van Enger	...	special photographic effects

Visual Effects by

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Chesley Bonestell

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matte artist (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Merritt B. Gerstad	...	additional musical numbers photographed by (as Merritt Gerstad)
Ernest Haller	...	additional musical numbers photographed by
Frank Evans	...	assistant camera (uncredited)
Al Green	...	camera operator (uncredited)
Mickey Marigold	...	still photographer (uncredited)
Harold Noyes	...	grip (uncredited)
Charles O'Bannon	...	gaffer (uncredited)
James Peters	...	best boy (uncredited)
William Wallace	...	still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Einar Bourman	...	wardrobe (uncredited)
Roy Dumont	...	wardrobe (uncredited)
Katherine Garabedian	...	wardrobe (uncredited)
Eugene Joseff	...	costume jeweller (uncredited)
Ted Schultz	...	wardrobe (uncredited)
Jeanette Storck	...	wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department

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Irving Caesar	...	lyrics: "Swanee"/lyrics: "Yankee Doodle Blues"
Dudley Chambers	...	vocal arranger
Buddy G. DeSylva	...	(as Buddy de Sylva)
Leo F. Forbstein	...	musical director
George Gershwin	...	music: songs
Ira Gershwin	...	lyrics: songs
Ferde Grofé Sr.	...	orchestrator: "Rhapsody in Blue"
Ray Heindorf	...	orchestral arrangements
Oscar Levant	...	piano solo recordings
Max Steiner	...	music adaptor
Raymond Turner	...	additional piano solo recordings (as Ray Turner)
Paul Whiteman	...	conductor: "Rhapsody in Blue" orchestra
Hugo Friedhofer	...	orchestrator: Max Steiner (uncredited)
William Lava	...	orchestral arrangments (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Meta Carpenter

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script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Felix Jacoves	...	dialogue director
LeRoy Prinz	...	dance director

Production Companies

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Warner Bros.

Distributors

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Warner Bros. (1945) (United States) (theatrical)
Warner Bros. (1945) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Warner Bros. (1945) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Warner Bros. (1947) (Norway) (theatrical)
Warner Bros. (1947) (Sweden) (theatrical) (re-release)
Warner Bros. (1947) (Norway) (theatrical) (re-release)
Motion Picture Export Association (MPEA) (1947) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (re-release)
Dominant Pictures Corporation (1956) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1991) (United States) (VHS)
Warner Home Video (2011) (United States) (DVD)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Turner Entertainment (DVD package design)
Warner Bros. Entertainment (DVD package design)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	Composer George Gershwin is driven by his need to succeed. Unfortunately his drive destroys his romantic relationships with singer Julie Adams, who is desperately in love with him, and aloof socialite Christine Gilbert. Written by Daniel Bubbeo Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	younger-version-of-character tap-dancing dancing pianist brother-brother-relationship See All (136) »
Taglines	The jubilant story of George Gershwin. See more »
Genres	Biography Drama Musical Romance
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:13 Australia:PG Australia:G Finland:S France:Tous publics Germany:16 Italy:T Japan:G Norway:A Sweden:15 United Kingdom:U United States:Passed (National Board of Review) United States:Approved

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Also Known As	Rhapsodie en bleu (France) Rhapsodie in Blau (Germany) Rapsodia en azul (Spain) Rapsódia em blue (Portugal) Błękitna rapsodia (Poland) See more »
Runtime	135 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Black and White
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (RCA Sound System)
Filming Locations	Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Chico Marx sued Warner Bros for $200,000 for damages and "payment owed for services rendered." Marx alleged that the filmmakers used his name many times in the film. Studio officials admitted that Marx's name had been used in the film, but were unclear about what services the comedian had rendered. The parties settled for $10,000. See more »
Goofs	Chico Marx is referred to early in the film. Gershwin mispronounces the name as "CHEE-ko", which generally continues to this day. Chico's name is correctly pronounced as "CHICK-o". See more »
Movie Connections	Edited into The Story of Will Rogers (1952). See more »
Soundtracks	Embraceable You See more »
Quotes	Oscar Levant: Tell me something, George... if you had it to do all over again, would you still fall in love with yourself? See more »

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