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Night and Day
Night and Day
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1946
2h 8m
6.1(36 votes)
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Music

Overview

When his first stage show fails, songwriter Cole Porter goes off to fight in WWI until, injured, he lands in a hospital. He impresses nurse Linda Lee with his creativity, but their budding romance must wait as Cole heads home. Back in New York, he mounts a series of popular shows, and when his work brings him back to Europe, he eventually marries Linda. But success doesn't spare him from marital complications or bad news about a beloved relative.

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Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast & Crew

42 members
Acting

Cary Grant

Cole Porter

Cary Grant
Acting

Alexis Smith

Linda Lee Porter

Alexis Smith
Acting

Monty Woolley

Monty Woolley

Monty Woolley
Acting

Ginny Simms

Carole Hill

Ginny Simms
Acting

Jane Wyman

Gracie Harris

Jane Wyman
Acting

Eve Arden

Gabrielle

Eve Arden
Acting

Victor Francen

Anatole Giron

Victor Francen
Acting

Alan Hale

Leon Dowling

Alan Hale
Acting

Dorothy Malone

Nancy

Dorothy Malone
Acting

Tom D'Andrea

Tommy

Tom D'Andrea
Acting

Selena Royle

Kate Porter

Selena Royle
Acting

Donald Woods

Ward Blackburn

Donald Woods
Acting

Henry Stephenson

Omar Cole

Henry Stephenson
Acting

Paul Cavanagh

Bart McClelland

Paul Cavanagh
Acting

Sig Ruman

Wilowski

Sig Ruman
Acting

Mary Martin

Mary Martin

Mary Martin
Acting

Carlos Ramírez

Singer in Begin the Beguine (uncredited)

Carlos Ramírez
Acting

Milada Mladova

Dancer in Begin the Beguine (uncredited)

Milada Mladova
Acting

Юрий Зорич

Dancer in Begin the Beguine (uncredited)

Юрий Зорич
Acting

Adam Di Gatano

Dancer in I've Got You Under My Skin (uncredited)

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Acting

Jane Di Gatano

Dancer in I've Got You Under My Skin (uncredited)

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Acting

Estelle Sloan

Dancer in Just One of Those Things (uncredited)

Estelle Sloan
Acting

Robert Arthur

Customer (uncredited)

Robert Arthur
Acting

Herbert Evans

Bobby (uncredited)

Herbert Evans
Acting

Sam Flint

Professor (uncredited)

Sam Flint
Acting

Gregory Marshall

Small Caroler (uncredited)

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Acting

Philip Van Zandt

Librettist (uncredited)

Philip Van Zandt
Acting

Charles Williams

Music Store Customer (uncredited)

Charles Williams
Acting

Bertha Woolford

Servant (uncredited)

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Acting

Gladden James

Doctor (uncredited)

Gladden James
Acting

Mel Tormé

Drummer (uncredited)

Mel Tormé
Acting

Hobart Cavanaugh

Man in Hospital Hall (uncredited)

Hobart Cavanaugh
Acting

Frank Ferguson

Tina's Father (uncredited)

Frank Ferguson
Acting

Lance Fuller

Student (uncredited)

Lance Fuller
Acting

Eddie Kane

Eddie (uncredited)

Eddie Kane
Acting

Fred Kelsey

First-Nighter (uncredited)

Fred Kelsey
Acting

George Meader

Minister (uncredited)

George Meader
Acting

Jack Mower

Livery Chauffeur (uncredited)

Jack Mower
Acting

Almira Sessions

Woman in Hospital Hall (uncredited)

Almira Sessions
Acting

Arthur Tovey

Yale Alum on Train (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey
Acting

Jane Harker

Specialty Trio Member (uncredited)

Jane Harker
Acting

Caren Marsh

Young Customer (uncredited)

Caren Marsh

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