Till the Clouds Roll By

Till the Clouds Roll By

Director: Richard Whorf, Vincente Minnelli Cast: Judy Garland
Judy Garland
, Kathryn Grayson
Kathryn Grayson
, June Allyson
June Allyson
, Lucille Bremer
Lucille Bremer
Till the Clouds Roll By

Till the Clouds Roll By

Director: Richard Whorf, Vincente Minnelli Cast: Judy Garland
Judy Garland
, Kathryn Grayson
Kathryn Grayson
, June Allyson
June Allyson
, Lucille Bremer
Lucille Bremer

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Overview

MGM's Till the Clouds Roll By is the musicalized, and highly fictionalized, life story of beloved composer Jerome Kern, who gave his blessing to the production shortly before his death in 1946. As played by a gray-templed Robert Walker, Kern is a likeable but none too exciting sort who expresses his emotions through his music. Constructed in the form of an extended flashback, the story proper begins at the turn of the century, as Kern tries to peddle his ditties to disinterested Broadway producers. His efforts to interest impresario Charles Frohman (Harry Hayden) go nowhere because Frohman is convinced that the only good music comes from Europe. Obligingly, Kern moves to London, where he meets and falls in love with his future wife Eva (Dorothy Patrick). On the verge of securing work with Frohman, Kern's hopes are dashed when the producer goes down with the Lusitania in 1915. Fortunately, Kern has developed such powerful U.S. contacts as Victor Herbert (Paul Maxey) and Oscar Hammerstein (Paul Langton), enabling him to find success as the composer of several "intimate" musicals for New York's Princess Theater. The film ends where it begins, with Kern's triumph as composer of the Broadway blockbuster +Show Boat. Van Heflin weaves in and out of the proceedings as the obligatory best friend/severest critic, a musical arranger named Jim Hessler (purportedly based on longtime Kern associate Paul Sadler). No one in 1946 really cared about the dramatic passages of Till the Clouds Roll By; the film's biggest drawing card was its lineup of all-star MGM talent, performing Kern's most famous numbers. Judy Garland (as Marilyn Miller) sings "Look for the Silver Lining"; Dinah Shore performs "The Last Time I Saw Paris" before a back-projected "Gay Paree"; Kathryn Grayson does a Rita Hayworth imitation with "Long Ago and Far Away"; Virginia O'Brien deadpans "A Fine Romance"; Tony Martin warbles "All the Things You Are"; June Allyson and Ray McDonald team up for the title number; and Frank Sinatra, incongruously dressed in white tuxedo, runs through "Ol' Man River." In addition, other musical contributions are made by Van Johnson, Angela Lansbury, Cyd Charisse, Gower Champion, and Lucille Bremer (cast as Van Heflin's daughter). The film's high point comes at the very beginning with a Reader's Digest edition of +Show Boat, featuring Lena Horne, as Julie (the role she was born to play, but never did again on screen), delivering a powerhouse rendition of "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man." Since lapsing into public domain in 1974, Till the Clouds Roll By has, along with Royal Wedding, become the most readily accessible of all MGM musicals.

Product Details

Release Date: 07/09/2015
UPC: 0644827184422
Original Release: 0000
Language: English
Sales rank: 27,115

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Judy Garland Marilyn Miller,Performer
Kathryn Grayson Magnolia
June Allyson Guest Performer
Lucille Bremer Sally
Joan Wells Sally as a girl
Van Heflin James I. Hessler
Paul Langton Oscar Hammerstein II
Dorothy Patrick Mrs. Jerome Kern
Mary Nash Actor
Harry Hayden Charles Frohman
Paul Maxey Victor Herbert
Rex Evans Cecil Keller
William 'Bill' Phillips Hennessey
Dinah Shore Julie Sanderson,Performer
Van Johnson Band Leader
Angela Lansbury Guest
Ray McDonald Guest Performer
Maurice Kelly Dance Specialties
Cyd Charisse Dance Specialty
Gower Champion Dance Specialty
Ray Teal Orchestra Conductor
William Halligan Capt. Andy
Tony Martin Revenal
Virginia O'Brien Ellie
Caleb Peterson Joe
Bruce Cowling Steve
Johnnie Johnston Actor,Finale
Herschel Graham Actor
Fred Hueston Actor
Dick Earle Actor
Larry Steers Actor
Reed Howes Actor
Hazard Newsberry Actor
Ed Elby Actor
Lee Smith Actor
Larry Williams Actor
James Plato Actor
Leonard Mellen Actor
James Darrell Actor
Tony Merlo Actor
Charles Madrin Actor
Charles Griffin Opening Night Critic
Byron Foulger Frohman's Secretary
Lee Phelps Actor
Ralph Dunn Moving Man
Lucille Casey Actor
Mary Jane French Actor
Beryl McCutcheon Actor
Alice Wallace Actor
Irene Vernon Actor
Gloria Joy Arden Actor
Mickey Malloy Actor
Alma Carroll Actor
Wesley Brent Showgirl
George Peters Actor
Harry Denny Actor
Bob McLean Actor
Frank McClure Actor
George Murray Actor
John Alban Actor
Lee Bennett Stage Door Johnnies
Jean Andren Secretary
John Albright Call Boy
Margaret Bert Maid
Herbert Heywood Stagehand
Thomas Louden Rural Postman
Ann Codee Miss Laroche
James Finlayson Candy Vendor
Elspeth Dudgeon Actor
Lilyan Irene Barmaid
Tom Stevenson Genius
Penny Parker Actor
Robert Emmett O'Connor Actor,Clerk
Stanley Andrews Doctor
Russell Hicks Motion Picture Producer
William Forrest Motion Picture Director,Actor
Jim Grey Actor
Douglas Wright Actor
Louis Manley Swivel Chair Lady
Don Wayson Actor
Howard Mitchell Detective
Mary Hatcher Chorus Girl
Fr. George Murray Actor
Wilde Twins Specialty
Robert Walker Actor
Lena Horne Performer
Frank Sinatra Performer
Jerome Kern Composer
Roger Edens Composer
Conrad Salinger Composer
Lennie Hayton Composer

Technical Credits
Myles Connolly Screenwriter
Jean Holloway Screenwriter
Arthur Freed Producer
Warren Newcombe Special Effects
Guy Bolton Screenwriter
George Wells Screenwriter
Douglas Shearer Sound Effects
Fred Finklehoffe Screenwriter
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