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