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'.
Directed by
Vincente Minnelli, Richard Whorf
Angela Lansbury
London Specialty
Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Van Heflin
James I. Hessler
Paul Langton
Oscar Hammerstein II
Ray Teal
Movie Studio Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
Judy Garland
Marilyn Miller
Van Johnson
Bandleader in Elite Club
Byron Foulger
Frohman's Secretary (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Backstage Well-Wisher (uncredited)
Dinah Shore
Una Trance / Dinah Shore
Esther Williams
Esther Williams - Signing Autographs (uncredited)
Cyd Charisse
Dance Specialty
Kathryn Grayson
Magnolia Hawks / Kathryn Grayson
Sally Forrest
Showgirl (uncredited)
Russell Hicks
Producer (uncredited)
June Allyson
Jane Witherspoon / Lou Ellen Carter
Robert Walker
Jerome Kern
Dorothy Patrick
Eva Kern
William Phillips
Joe Hennessey
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Show Boat Orchestra Drummer (uncredited)
Harry Hayden
Charles Frohman
Virginia O'Brien
Ellie May Shipley / Virginia O'Brien
Paul Maxey
Victor Herbert
Lena Horne
Julie LaVerne / Lena Horne
Frank McLure
Stage Door Johnny (uncredited)
Mary Nash
Mrs. Muller
Tony Martin
Gaylord Ravenal / Tony Martin
Ray McDonald
Dance Specialty / George Budd
Lucille Bremer
Sally Hessler
Lee Wilde
Specialty (segment 'The Cat and the Fiddle') (uncredited)
Lyn Wilde
Specialty (segment 'The Cat and the Fiddle') (uncredited)