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

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Richard Adler

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Kitty Carlisle

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Saul Chaplin

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Cyd Charisse

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Alfred Drake

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Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

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Michael Feinstein

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Ted Fetter

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Brendan Gill

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Bob Hope

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Jean Howard

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