"The mammoth musical of Jerome Kern's dramatic life story"

1946

2h 16m

5.7(24 votes)

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Overview

Light bio-pic of American Broadway pioneer Jerome Kern, featuring renditions of the famous songs from his musical plays by contemporary stage artists, including a condensed production of his most famous: 'Showboat'.

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37 members

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June Allyson

Jane Witherspoon / Lou Ellen Carter

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Lucille Bremer

Sally Hessler

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Judy Garland

Marilyn Miller

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Kathryn Grayson

Magnolia Hawks / Kathryn Grayson

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Van Heflin

James I. Hessler

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Lena Horne

Julie LaVerne / Lena Horne

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Van Johnson

Bandleader in Elite Club

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Tony Martin

Gaylord Ravenal / Tony Martin

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Dinah Shore

Una Trance / Dinah Shore

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Frank Sinatra

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Robert Walker

Jerome Kern

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Gower Champion

Dance Specialty

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Cyd Charisse

Dance Specialty

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Harry Hayden

Charles Frohman

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Paul Langton

Oscar Hammerstein II

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Angela Lansbury

London Specialty

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Paul Maxey

Victor Herbert

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Ray McDonald

Dance Specialty / George Budd

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Mary Nash

Mrs. Muller

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Virginia O'Brien

Ellie May Shipley / Virginia O'Brien

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Dorothy Patrick

Eva Kern

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Caleb Peterson

Joe (segment "Show Boat")

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William Phillips

Joe Hennessey

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Joan Wells

Sally Hessler as a Girl

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Lyn Wilde

Specialty (segment 'The Cat and the Fiddle') (uncredited)

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Lee Wilde

Specialty (segment 'The Cat and the Fiddle') (uncredited)

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Bess Flowers

Backstage Well-Wisher (uncredited)

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Russell Hicks

Producer (uncredited)

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Frank McLure

Stage Door Johnny (uncredited)

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Bert Moorhouse

Elite Club Diner (uncredited)

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Robert Emmett O'Connor

Ed (uncredited)

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Mary Hatcher

Showgirl (uncredited)

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Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Show Boat Orchestra Drummer (uncredited)

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Ray Teal

Movie Studio Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)

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Esther Williams

Esther Williams - Signing Autographs (uncredited)

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Sally Forrest

Showgirl (uncredited)

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Byron Foulger

Frohman's Secretary (uncredited)

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