Rhapsody in Blue

Rhapsody in Blue.

Rhapsody in Blue is a 1945 biopic of composer George Gershwin.

Cast

Singing cast

• Oscar Levant - George Gershwin (singing voice)/Himself
• Sally Sweetland - Julie Adams (singing voice)
• Bill Days - Steve
• Tom Patricola - Tom
• Al Jolson - Himself
• Hazel Scott - Herself
• Anne Brown - Herself
• Harry Stockwell - Blackface Singer
• John B. Hughes - Specialty Dancer (singing voice)

Non-singing cast

• Robert Alda - George Gershwin
• Joan Leslie - Julie Adams
• Alexis Smith - Christine Gilbert
• Mark Stevens - Steve
• Dante DiPaolo - Speciality Dancer

Plot

George Gershwin is a driven composer whose need to succeed destroys his relationship with singer Julie Adams and socialite Christine Gilbert.

Musical numbers

• "Embraceable You" - Julie
• "Swanee" - Al Jolson
• "Rhapsody in Blue" - George
• "Summertime" - Anne Brown and Chorus
• "Blue Monday Blues" - Anne Brown, Blackface Singer, Speciality Dancer and Ensemble
• "I Got Rhythm" - Hazel Scott
• "Love Walked In" - Steve
• "Smiles" - Julie
• "Some Sunday Morning" - Male Chorus
• "Cleopatra" - Pianist
• "Pretty Baby" - Female Chorus
• "Where the Black-Eyed Susans Grow" - Male Chorus
• "'S Wonderful" - Chorus
• "Somebody Loves Me" - Tom and Julie
• "(I'll Build a) Stairway to Paradise" - Chorus
• "Clap Yo' Hands" - Hazel Scott
• "Fascinating Rhythm" - Hazel Scott
• "The Yankee Doodle Blues" - Hazel Scott
• "Bidin' My Time" - Guests
• "Mine" - George
• "Delishious" - Julie