Rhapsody in Blue
Fictionalized biography of George Gershwin and his fight to bring serious music to Broadway.
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Director: Irving Rapper
Actors: Albert Bassermann, Alexis Smith, Charles Coburn, Joan Leslie, Julie Bishop, Morris Carnovsky, Oscar Levant, Paul Whiteman, Robert Alda, Rosemary DeCamp
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