You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

Jul 23, 1990

0h 56m

★ 0.0

Overview

Biographical portrait of one of Broadway's most brilliant songwriters. Told through the use of archival material and interviews with the rich and famous that knew him, this portrait concentrates on his career and his public life events.

Genres

Documentary

History

Music

Production Companies

1515 Productions Limited

American Masters Pictures

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Cast

Narrator

Bobby Short

Self

Richard Adler

Self

Kitty Carlisle

Self

Saul Chaplin

Self

Cyd Charisse

Self

Alfred Drake

Self

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Self

Michael Feinstein

Self

Ted Fetter

Self

Brendan Gill

Self

Bob Hope

Self

Jean Howard

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