Rhapsody in Blue

Jun 27, 1945

2h 31m

★ 6.4

The jubilant story of George Gershwin.

Overview

Fictionalized biography of George Gershwin and his fight to bring serious music to Broadway.

Genres

Music

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Rhapsody in Blue Trailers

Cast

George Gershwin

Robert Alda

Julie Adams

Joan Leslie

Christine Gilbert

Alexis Smith

Max Dreyfus

Charles Coburn

Lee Gershwin

Julie Bishop

Prof. Franck

Albert Bassermann

Morris Gershwin

Morris Carnovsky

Rose Gershwin

Rosemary DeCamp

Oscar Levant

Paul Whiteman

Al Jolson

George White

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