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Summary
This autobiographical story traces the career of playwright Moss Hart. Moss struggles as a dramatic writer until he concentrates his efforts on writing comedy. He suffers through a series of professional and romantic failures before a meeting with George S. Kaufman which changes his fortunes.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 51GoodWatch 55
IMDb6.0
Audience score42%
Running time
1 h 50 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109110Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 2 countries
Released
1963
December 26, 1963
63 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
24 of 28
George HamiltonMoss Hart
Jason RobardsGeorge S. Kaufman
Jack KlugmanJoe Hyman
Sam LeveneRichard Maxwell
Ruth FordBeatrice Kaufman
Eli WallachWarren Stone
Joseph LeonMax Seigel
George SegalLester Sweyd
Sam GroomDavid Starr
Sammy SmithSam H. Harris
Louise LarabeeClara Baum
David DoyleOliver Fisher
Jonathan GoldsmithTeddy Manson
Bert ConvyArchie Leach- DEDrummond ErskineFranklyn P. Adams
Kenneth MarsRobert E. Sherwood
Roger C. CarmelHotel Clerk (uncredited)- JFJanet FoxEdna Ferber (uncredited)
- SSSylvie StrauseMrs. Hart
- MWMartin WolfsonMr. Hart
Earl MontgomeryAlexander Woollcott- ASArno SelcoBernie Hart
- JDJoe DemarHeywood Broun
- BDBill DesmondGeorge Jean Nathan
Directing · 4
- Dore Schary Director, Screenplay, Producer
- Roger M. Rothstein Second Assistant Director
- Michael Hertzberg Assistant Director
- Ruth Deen Script Supervisor
Production · 2
- Joel Freeman Production Supervisor
- Walter Reilly Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Arthur J. Ornitz Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Mort Fallick Editor
Sound · 4
- Skitch Henderson Conductor, Original Music Composer
- James Perdue Sound Recordist
- Edward Beyer Sound Editor
- Maurice Rosenblum Sound Mixer
Art · 1
- Edward Carrere Production Design, Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Colleen Callaghan Key Hair Stylist
- Dean Newman Makeup Artist
- Gene Coffin Costume Designer
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