The melody lingers on
Subtitle: the great songwriters and their movie musicals
By: Roy Hemming.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Newmarket Press
Published: 1986
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 388
Subjects: Musical films -- United States -- History and criticism.; Motion picture music -- United States -- History and criticism.
Description: Lavishly illustrated with 162 photos, this book covers 16 songwriters: Arlen, Berlin, Gershwin, Kern, McHugh, Porter, Rainger, Rodgers, Warren, Whiting, Brown, Carmichael, Loesser, Schwartz, Styne, and Van Heusen. Includes complete listings of over 800 movies and 200 songs.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 376-379.
Includes index.