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Till the Clouds Roll By

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On opening night of his new Broadway musical, Show Boat, composer Jerome Kern (Robert Walker) reflects on his long career. With the help of his mentor, composer James I. Hessler (Van Heflin), a young Jerry travels to Europe and soon has one of his tunes placed in a successful production. Back home, Jerry's unceasing efforts result in the production of his first show. Jerry's career blossoms, and he works with the best artists of the day while guiding James' wayward but talented daughter, Sally.

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Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television Jul 18, 2009
OK Jerome Kern musical, with some well done Vincente Minnelli musical numbers added to the mix. Go to Full Review Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com May 25, 2007
4/5
Star-packed MGM musical is more about Jerome Kern's music than Kern himself. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com May 12, 2007
C
MGM's bland musical biopics about Kern distorts basic facts, and lacks energy and imagination; the only good sequences feature Judy Garland and are staged by then husband Vincente Minnelli. Go to Full Review Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) Jan 29, 2004
3/5
Flat biopic of Jerome Kern salvaged by some production numbers. Go to Full Review Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Dec 5, 2003
3/5
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Madam D @Madam1948 Mar 8, 2025 Fictional plot about a great song writer, with the only saving grace being snippets of his music. See more Nora G @RT62049385 Jan 28, 2025 Jerome Kern songs performed by the best and brightest singers in Hollywood. The first part is about Jerome Kern. It's a bit clunky. Then the singers arrive. Each sings a song and it's a great combination of voice and tune. See more Liam D @Mediawatcher2003 Sep 3, 2024 One of the first Hollywood biopics which left the bread crumbs of future ones to come. It does have a starry cast See more Steve D @RT35616104 Jun 5, 2023 This kind of thing has been done to death and better. See more Aug 31, 2019 Unfortunately 'Till the Clouds Roll By' is lacklustre in the story department relying too heavily on its lavish musical numbers to get by. This hodgepodge of directors provides a very mixed and uneven film where the use of multiple directs is evident. One star with Judy Garland as this films only saving grace. 'Look for the Silver Lining' is a classically beautiful number See more Thomas M @TMProofreader May 8, 2019 The best musical movie ever made! See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Richard Whorf

Director

Robert Walker

Jerome Kern

Van Heflin

James I. Hessler

Lucille Bremer

Sally Hessler

Dorothy Patrick

Eva Kern

Judy Garland

Marilyn Miller

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Synopsis On opening night of his new Broadway musical, Show Boat, composer Jerome Kern (Robert Walker) reflects on his long career. With the help of his mentor, composer James I. Hessler (Van Heflin), a young Jerry travels to Europe and soon has one of his tunes placed in a successful production. Back home, Jerry's unceasing efforts result in the production of his first show. Jerry's career blossoms, and he works with the best artists of the day while guiding James' wayward but talented daughter, Sally.
Director
Richard Whorf
Producer
Arthur Freed
Screenwriter
Guy Bolton, George Wells, Myles Connolly, Jean Holloway
Distributor
Madacy Entertainment Group Inc. [us], Reel Media International [us], Master Movies, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Genre
Biography, Musical
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 5, 1946, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 9, 2016
Runtime
2h 12m
Sound Mix
Mono
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