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