You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

This loving retrospective look at one of America's greatest composers is chockfull of Cole Porter compositions from countless football cheers and Broadway musical hits to my favorite Porter song, "I've Got You Under My Skin." Highlights also include vintage film and rare photographs of Porter as well as priceless excerpts of his songs performed by legends like Sinatra, Crosby, Garland, Hope, Kelly, Astaire and Rogers. The program chronicles the witty, romantic Porter's career, discusses his secret double life as a homosexual, and touches on the tragic fall from a horse which left him unable to walk and in ill health for the rest of his life. An informative program about a truly remarkable songwriter. Recommended. Aud: H, C, P. (N. Plympton)