Till The Clouds Roll By
Biography of songwriter and Broadway pioneer, Jerome Kern (Robert Walker). Unable to find immediate success in the U.S., Kern sought recognition abroad. He journeyed to England where his dreams of success became real and where he met his future wife Eva Leale (Dorothy Patrick).
Till The Clouds Roll By is a 1946 American Technicolor musical film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It is a fictionalized biopic of composer Jerome Kern, portrayed by Robert Walker. Kern was originally involved with the production, but died before it was completed. It has a large cast of well-known musical stars of the day who appear performing Kern’s songs. It was the first in a series of MGM biopics about Broadway’s composers; it was followed by Words and Music (Rodgers and Hart, 1948), Three Little Words (Kalmar and Ruby, 1950), and Deep in My Heart (Sigmund Romberg, 1954).
Plot
Biography of songwriter and Broadway pioneer, Jerome Kern (Robert Walker). Unable to find immediate success in the U.S., Kern sought recognition abroad. He journeyed to England where his dreams of success became real and where he met his future wife Eva Leale (Dorothy Patrick).
Cast
Robert Walker as Jerome Kern
June Allyson as Herself/Jane in Leave It to Jane
Lucille Bremer as Sally Hessler
Judy Garland as Marilyn Miller
Kathryn Grayson as Magnolia Hawks in Show Boat/Herself
Van Heflin as James I. Hessler
Lena Horne as Julie LaVerne in Show Boat/Herself
Dorothy Patrick as Eva Kern
Van Johnson as bandleader in Elite Club
Tony Martin as Gaylord Ravenal in Show Boat/Himself
Dinah Shore as Herself
Frank Sinatra as Himself
Gower Champion as Specialty dancer in Roberta
Cyd Charisse as Specialty dancer in Roberta
Angela Lansbury as London specialty
Ray McDonald as Dance Specialty in Oh, Boy! and Leave It to Jane
Virginia O’Brien as Ellie Mae in Show Boat/Herself
Joan Wells as Young Sally Hessler
Harry Hayden as Charles Frohman
Paul Langton as Oscar Hammerstein II
Paul Maxey as Victor Herbert
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