Till the clouds roll by [videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; produced by Loew's Incorporated ; story by Guy Bolton ; adapted by George Wells ; screen play by Myles Connolly and Jean Holloway ; musical numbers staged and directed by Robert Alton ; directors of photography, Harry Stradling, George J. Folsey ; produced by Arthur Freed ; directed by Richard Whorf.
Standard version. June Allyson, Lucille Bremer, Judy Garland, Kathryn Grayson, Van Heflin, Lena Horne, Van Johnson, Tony Martin, Dinah Shore, Frank Sinatra, Robert Walker, Gower Champion, Cyd Charisse, Harry Hayden, Paul Langton, Angela Lansbury, Paul Maxey, Ray McDonald, Mary Nash, Virginia O'Brien, Dorothy Patrick, Caleb Peterson, Wm. "Bill" Phillips, Joan Wells, the Wilde twins. Based on the life and music of Jerome Kern. Originally released as a motion picture in 1946. Special features: Till the clouds roll by: reel to reel; Glimpses of California (a short travelogue in James A. Fitzpatrick's series Traveltalks); Henpecked hoboes (a cartoon directed by Tex Avery); Outtakes: Music in the air, D'ya love me?; Theatrical trailer.
Summary:
A musical based on the life 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.
Series:
Classic musicals collection Classic musicals from the dream factory
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