The mammoth musical of Jerome Kern's dramatic life story
5.7
136 min
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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June Allyson | Jane Witherspoon / Lou Ellen Carter | Unowned |
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Lucille Bremer | Sally Hessler | Unowned |
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Judy Garland | Marilyn Miller | Unowned |
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Kathryn Grayson | Magnolia Hawks / Kathryn Grayson | Unowned |
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Van Heflin | James I. Hessler | Unowned |
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Lena Horne | Julie LaVerne / Lena Horne | Unowned |
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Van Johnson | Bandleader in Elite Club | Unowned |
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Tony Martin | Gaylord Ravenal / Tony Martin | Unowned |
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Dinah Shore | Una Trance / Dinah Shore | Unowned |
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Frank Sinatra | Frank Sinatra | Unowned |
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Robert Walker | Jerome Kern | Unowned |
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Gower Champion | Dance Specialty | Unowned |
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Cyd Charisse | Dance Specialty | Unowned |
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Harry Hayden | Charles Frohman | Unowned |
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Paul Langton | Oscar Hammerstein II | Unowned |
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Angela Lansbury | London Specialty | Unowned |
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Paul Maxey | Victor Herbert | Unowned |
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Ray McDonald | Dance Specialty / George Budd | Unowned |
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Mary Nash | Mrs. Muller | Unowned |
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Virginia O'Brien | Ellie May Shipley / Virginia O'Brien | Unowned |
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Dorothy Patrick | Eva Kern | Unowned |
Caleb Peterson | Joe (segment "Show Boat") | Unowned | |
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William Phillips | Joe Hennessey | Unowned |
Joan Wells | Sally Hessler as a Girl | Unowned | |
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Lyn Wilde | Specialty (segment 'The Cat and the Fiddle') (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lee Wilde | Specialty (segment 'The Cat and the Fiddle') (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bess Flowers | Backstage Well-Wisher (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Russell Hicks | Producer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Frank McLure | Stage Door Johnny (uncredited) | Unowned |
Bert Moorhouse | Elite Club Diner (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Robert Emmett O'Connor | Ed (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Mary Hatcher | Showgirl (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Harry 'Snub' Pollard | Show Boat Orchestra Drummer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ray Teal | Movie Studio Orchestra Conductor (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Esther Williams | Esther Williams - Signing Autographs (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Sally Forrest | Showgirl (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Byron Foulger | Frohman's Secretary (uncredited) | Unowned |