Though often paired with Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith worked with other leading men as well. Via 1946's Night and Day, Smith paired with Cary Grant for the first - and only - time.

Mainly due to family pressure, Cole Porter (Grant) studies law at Yale University. However, Professor Monty Woolley (himself) sees musical talent in Porter and encourages him to focus on songwriting.

Porter does so - albeit with an interruption thanks to World War I - and he eventually marries family friend Linda Lee Thomas (Smith). Because Porter focuses so heavily on his career, their relationship encounters ups and downs.

Perhaps due to the success of 1942's Yankee Doodle Dandy, Hollywood produced a fair number of biopics about composers in that era. Unlike Dandy, however, most weren't very good.

With Grant in the lead and Dandy director Michael Curtiz behind the camera, I hoped Day would elevate above its mostly meh peers. Unfortunately, it offers another mediocrity.

If I ignore the silly sight of 42-year-old Grant as a 20-something college student, Day brings a pretty dull experience nonetheless. While Porter’s life came with some intriguing threads, the movie fails to make them especially interesting.

This occurs because Day cares much more about musical performances and the romance between Cole and Linda than anything else. Any real drama gets tossed aside to pursue these less than inspiring threads.

Given the prominence of the Cole/Linda relationship, Day needs actors with spark, but Grant and Smith show no real chemistry. Even if I ignore the fact Grant was far too old to play Porter for much of the movie, he just feels wrong for the part.

Grant excelled at roles that emphasized his carefree and devilish charm or his comedic chops. Neither becomes a factor here so Grant never satisfies as our lead.

While Day never turns into a true dud, it also can’t bring much entertainment. Fans of Porter’s songs might like it but it fails to provide much worthwhile for others.

Night and Day appears in an aspect ratio of 1.37:1 on this Blu-ray Disc. The transfer delivered an appealing presentation.

Sharpness consistently appeared positive. Only a few slightly soft shots materialized, so the majority of the movie demonstrated good clarity.

I noticed no issues with jagged edges or shimmering, and edge haloes remained absent. No issues with print flaws occurred either.

Colors felt strong. We got a nice mix of blues, reds, greens and other tones that looked lush and vivid in fine Technicolor fashion.

Blacks seemed deep and dense without too much heaviness. Shadow detail worked similarly well, as dimly-lit shots were appropriately clear and thick. I found little about which to complain here and thought the Blu-ray brought the movie to life in a positive manner.

I thought the DTS-HD MA monaural audio of Day felt perfectly adequate for its age. It didn’t exceed expectations for a mix of its era, but the audio was more than acceptable.

Speech wasn’t exactly natural, but they seemed distinctive and without problems. I noticed a bit of edginess at times but nothing substantial.

Effects were a bit shrill, but they showed only a little distortion and displayed acceptable definition. Music was pretty lively given its age, as the score and songs sounded reasonably bright and concise.

No background noise was noticeable. All together, I found the soundtrack aged pretty well.

Along with the film’s trailer, we find three vintage shorts. This disc supplies the live-action Musical Movieland (20:21) and Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra (10:09) as well as the animated Bugs Bunny reel The Big Snooze (7:23).

With Movieland, a singing tour guide leads fans through a studio at work. This basically acts as an excuse to compile a bunch of clips from various musicals.

Orchestra lacks a plot and simply shows Arnaz and his band as well as some dancing. It doesn’t become especially interesting.

As for Snooze, Elmer Fudd gets so fed up with his constant failed attempts to slaughter Bugs that he quits Looney Tunes. Fearful for his own employment, Bugs infiltrates Elmer’s dreams in this inventive and wild cartoon.

A loose biography of famous composer Cole Porter, Night and Day never finds a groove. It brings a slow and dull mix of music, drama and romance. The Blu-ray provides very good picture as well as appropriate audio and a smattering of bonus features. This winds up as a flat musical biopic.