Cole Porter presents Music Oscars® in 1950

[@XX-gy7ue]

to be given an award for music , from the hands of Cole Porter , WOW !

[@healmyroots]

Wow. Aweeome to see Mr Porter speaking.

[@ronwalker4849]

I LOVE THE LIFE IMAGE WHICH COLE PORTER PRESENTED TO THE CIVILIZED WORLD. HE IS SUCH A CLASSY FIGURE, AS FEW REALLY ARE THEN OR NOW.

[@jonramsay6150]

Nobody had any idea that they should have been honoring Cole Porter... I love his presentation and humility

[@NisseOhlsen]

It's called "class".

[@MrImiller07]

Cole Porter looks great considering the severity of his leg injuries from the horse riding accident; he is walking to the podium reasonably well. The Oscar to Aaron Copeland for The Heiress was richly deserved-his score was a highlight of the movie. In terms of On The Town, Sinatra and Kelly were angry that several of Leonard Bernstein's original songs were omitted from the final film.

[@kareninalabama]

Agreed. It appears Josephine and Geraldine (that bitch) were working remarkably well for Mr. Porter that night.

[@bdhodge60]

Paul Douglas was a big star that no one ever talks about, because he passed away not long after this. He's great in Angels in the Outfield.

[@TheTerryE]

Cole Porter! Wow. Amazing today they give standing ovations to Pink for destroying Over the Rainbow and Cole just gets polite applause. Times have changed!

[@seanmapalad]

And we've often rewound the clock...

[@kbo7074]

Anything goes was a sarcastic song making fun of cynical people that can't let go of the past You getting yourself in a fit because "before times good hur dur, now times bad singer lady ruin old son hur dur" while quoting it is the peak of irony

[@SpeegBJ]

Happy Birthday, Mr. Elegance. Indiana produced some of the most outstanding American music composers ever.

[@donaldcarletonjr.9047]

Cole Porter giving an award to Frank Loesser, it's like we are in musical comedy Olympus!

[@vincentkoch1989]

Wow, and that was Johnny Green at 1:29, the composer of Body and Soul, Out Of Nowhere and many great others! Nearly slipped my attention :)

[@StevenTorrey]

I'm truly surprised at Cole Porter's ability to walk in 1950. It looks to be almost a normal gait. From his walk, you would never know he had a crippling accident in October, 1937.

[@clw1961]

I too was surprised Cole was walking, given the crippling accident he suffered. But then again, I did notice he looked like he was in pain, even sitting on that stool while handing out the music Oscars. I know he was in crippling pain from that accident for the rest of his life. He was told by doctors he needed his leg amputed, but he refused. He preferred to keep the leg and live with the pain, than become an amputee with limited mobility. Near the end of his life, he ended up getting both his legs amputed

[@thegreatdominion949]

It took many operations over the intervening years to get him to that point.

[@theantichrist5191]

Cole Porter was a genius and extremely talented he should have been treated as such for the rest of his life. It's such a shame that after his leg was amputated he stopped writing song and shows and hid away until he died. I wonder if he had a bunch of unreleased song written down somewhere and I also wonder if he would have lived any longer if he continued doing what he was born to do.

[@NisseOhlsen]

he didn't stop writing songs you idiot. He wrote many of his greatest songs after the incident. Stop talking, Start reading.

[@iversonjcameron]

Scotty Bowers made sure he was ok

[@Nuit_Parisienne]

The loss of his wife Linda also contributed to this 😢

[@4musikable]

Wonderful.

[@petulia67]

So true TerryE, the standing ovation is vastly overdone these days in every venue.

[@bbrown333]

Aww Lennie Hayton!

[@vin.handle]

I am guessing that is Paul Douglas introducing Cole Porter.

[@EYE_GOTCHA]

Your guess would be correct. 😊

[@no_name797]

Cole Porter American Legend

[@johnv7060]

Frank Loesser!

[@danielweinstein5252]

It sounds to me like the female commentator is Eve Arden!

[@reginaldsims8897]

Yes I believe that is my beloved eve arden

[@juancarlosmontes]

Unmistakably! Most definitely!

[@Skidoo22]

It should have been Conrad Salinger on the stage accepting the award for his On The Town orchestrations. Hayton was just the conductor and Roger Edens was just a sideguy

[@frederickcombs8661]

I thought Cole porter could not walk

[@JM-lw3nx]

I thought he had been completely paralyzed from his accident, but apparently not.

[@igystrvigy]

Is that Ronald Reagan with the off screen narration??

[@johnrandolph6121]

Those are some short acceptance speeches.

[@danielweinstein5252]

@Ed Miller Frank Loesser was!

[@HT-mt1hc]

Well that was disappointing. Was hoping to see Copeland himself on stage. Phooey : (

[@iversonjcameron]

Scotty Bowers was this mans gay pimp