"The mammoth musical of Jerome Kern's dramatic life story"

1946

2h 16m

5.7(26 votes)

Music

Overview

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'.

Where to Watch

Stream

Links & Resources

IMDbView

Social & External

IMDb

Production Companies

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

37 members

Acting

June Allyson

Jane Witherspoon / Lou Ellen Carter

Acting

Lucille Bremer

Sally Hessler

Acting

Judy Garland

Marilyn Miller

Acting

Kathryn Grayson

Magnolia Hawks / Kathryn Grayson

Acting

Van Heflin

James I. Hessler

Acting

Lena Horne

Julie LaVerne / Lena Horne

Acting

Van Johnson

Bandleader in Elite Club

Acting

Tony Martin

Gaylord Ravenal / Tony Martin

Acting

Dinah Shore

Una Trance / Dinah Shore

Acting

Frank Sinatra

Acting

Robert Walker

Jerome Kern

Acting

Gower Champion

Dance Specialty

Acting

Cyd Charisse

Dance Specialty

Acting

Harry Hayden

Charles Frohman

Acting

Paul Langton

Oscar Hammerstein II

Acting

Angela Lansbury

London Specialty

Acting

Paul Maxey

Victor Herbert

Acting

Ray McDonald

Dance Specialty / George Budd

Acting

Mary Nash

Mrs. Muller

Acting

Virginia O'Brien

Ellie May Shipley / Virginia O'Brien

Acting

Dorothy Patrick

Eva Kern

Acting

Caleb Peterson

Joe (segment "Show Boat")

No Image

Acting

William Phillips

Joe Hennessey

Acting

Joan Wells

Sally Hessler as a Girl

No Image

Acting

Lyn Wilde

Specialty (segment 'The Cat and the Fiddle') (uncredited)

Acting

Lee Wilde

Specialty (segment 'The Cat and the Fiddle') (uncredited)

Acting

Bess Flowers

Backstage Well-Wisher (uncredited)

Acting

Russell Hicks

Producer (uncredited)

Acting

Frank McLure

Stage Door Johnny (uncredited)

Acting

Bert Moorhouse

Elite Club Diner (uncredited)

Acting

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Ed (uncredited)

Acting

Mary Hatcher

Showgirl (uncredited)

Acting

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Show Boat Orchestra Drummer (uncredited)

Acting

Ray Teal

Movie Studio Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)

Acting

Esther Williams

Esther Williams - Signing Autographs (uncredited)

Acting

Sally Forrest

Showgirl (uncredited)

Acting

Byron Foulger

Frohman's Secretary (uncredited)

Similar Movies

8.0

2018

Brentwood

A running feud between Star Trek actors Brent Spiner and Levar Burton is the basis for this TV comedy pilot.

Movie

7.0

1955

It's Always Fair Weather

Three World War II buddies promise to meet at a specified place and time 10 years after the war. They keep their word only to discover how far apart they've grown. But the reunion sparks memories of youthful dreams that haven't been fulfilled -- and slowly, the three men reevaluate their lives and try to find a way to renew their friendship.

Movie

7.5

1996

Oasis: ...There And Then

Earls Court, London and Maine Road, Manchester. Four record-breaking nights, 120,000 people, a whole world of possibilities at the heart of the hurricane. If you were there, here's the memories to go with the tingles. If you weren't, just get a load of what you missed. Great songs, exclusive interviews, the sights and sounds of Oasis at their very, very best.

Movie

6.7

1944

Going My Way

Youthful Father Chuck O'Malley led a colorful life of sports, song, and romance before joining the Roman Catholic clergy. After being appointed to a run-down New York parish, O'Malley's worldly knowledge helps him connect with a gang of boys looking for direction, eventually winning over the aging, conventional Parish priest.

Movie

7.8

1997

Fleetwood Mac: The Dance

Recorded live at Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank, over May 22-24 of 1997, Fleetwood Mac performs their greatest hits – including the classics 'Rhiannon', 'Everywhere', 'Dreams', 'Don't Stop' and 'Landslide' – and several new songs.

Movie

7.0

1988

Neil Diamond: Greatest Hits Live

Neil Diamond performing his greatest hits at the Aquarius Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

Movie

6.1

1964

Robin and the 7 Hoods

Set in Prohibition era Chicago, bootlegger Robbo and his cronies refuse to pay the greedy Guy Gisborne a cut of their profits after Guy shoots mob boss Big Jim and takes over. When Big Jim's daughter, Marian, gives Robbo a large sum, believing he has avenged her father's death, the gangster donates to an orphanage, cementing his reputation as a softhearted hood.

Movie

6.9

1954

The Glenn Miller Story

A vibrant tribute to one of America's legendary bandleaders, charting Glenn Miller's rise from obscurity and poverty to fame and wealth in the early 1940s.

Movie

7.2

1941

Hellzapoppin'

Olsen and Johnson, a pair of stage comedians, try to turn their play into a movie and bring together a young couple in love, while breaking the fourth wall every step of the way.

Movie

6.5

1960

G.I. Blues

Stationed in West Germany, soldier Tulsa McLean hopes to open up a nightclub when he gets out of the army. Tulsa may lack the capital for such a venture, but a chance to raise the cash comes his way through a friendly wager. Local dancer Lili (Juliet Prowse) is a notorious ice queen, and Tulsa bets everything he has that a friend of his can earn her affections. But, when that friend is dispatched to Alaska, it's up to Tulsa to melt Lili's heart.

Movie

6.4

1958

King Creole

Danny Fisher, young delinquent, flunks out of high school. He quits his job as a busboy in a nightclub, and one night he gets the chance to perform. Success is imminent and the local crime boss Maxie Fields wants to hire him to perform at his night club The Blue Shade. Danny refuses, but Fields won't take no for an answer.

Movie

6.9

1939

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

In 1911, minor stage comic, Vernon Castle meets the stage-struck Irene Foote. A few misadventures later, they marry and then abandon comedy to attempt a dancing career together. While they're performing in Paris, an agent sees them rehearse and starts them on their brilliant career as the world's foremost ballroom dancers. However, at the height of their fame, World War I begins.

Movie

5.9

1963

Fun in Acapulco

Mike Windgren works on a boat in Acapulco, but when the bratty daughter of the boat owner gets him fired, Mike finds new work as a lifeguard and singer at a local hotel. Tensions increase when Mike runs into the rival lifeguard—who is also the champion diver of Mexico.

Movie

5.8

1968

Speedway

A race car driver tries to outrun the beautiful tax auditor out to settle his account.

Movie

5.6

1952

Jack and the Beanstalk

A young boy trades the family cow for magic beans. Ascending the beanstalk with the butcher who sold him the beans, he faces the giant terrorizing his village.

Movie

5.1

1966

Paradise, Hawaiian Style

Blacklisted by the major airlines for endlessly chasing female staff, pilot Rick Richards returns to Hawaii to set up a helicopter charter company with his friend Danny. Having a girl on every island is a good way to get business but it becomes clear that romance and flying don't always mix.

Movie

7.8

2007

Pearl Jam: Immagine in Cornice

Concert Film Chronicling Five Dynamic Pearl Jam Shows in Italy From September 2006. Shot In Hi-Def By Noted Photographer Danny Clinch, DVD Gives An Intimate Look At Pearl Jam's Amazing Live Performances And Behind-The-Scenes Footage From The Tour. Concerts were shot partially in hi-def in Bologna, Verona, Milan, Torino, and Pistoia, Italy in September 2006. DVD captures Pearl Jam's phenomenal live performances, as well as exclusive behind-the scenes footage of the band on tour.

Movie

6.3

1967

Camelot

The plot of his illegitimate son Mordred to gain the throne, and Guinevere's growing attachment to Sir Lancelot, threatens to topple King Arthur and destroy his "round table" of knights.

Movie

1978

Sammy Stops the World

A man who sells coffee for a living gets his boss's daughter pregnant. This changes his life and eventually leads to his becoming a powerful business tycoon with no moral center. (TCM)

Movie

1975

Pre-Marital Flirting

Rashid, a modest meter reader, is smitten with Amina, a gentle and beautiful woman. Visiting her home daily under the pretense of reading the electricity meter, he uses every encounter to charm her. Though she initially resists, Amina gradually falls for his endearing persistence, sparking a warm and playful romance.

Movie

Recommended Movies

6.4

1948

The Pirate

A girl is engaged to the local richman, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate Macoco. A traveling singer falls in love with her and to impress her he poses as the pirate.

Movie

7.6

2020

The Truffle Hunters

In the secret forests of Northern Italy, a dwindling group of joyful old men and their faithful dogs search for the world’s most expensive ingredient, the white Alba truffle. Their stories form a real-life fairy tale that celebrates human passion in a fragile land that seems forgotten in time.

Movie

4.9

1960

The Wild Ride

A rebellious punk of the beat generation spends his days as an amateur dirt track driver in between partying and troublemaking.

Movie

7.2

2017

Everything, Everything

A teenager who's lived a sheltered life because she's allergic to everything, falls for the boy who moves in next door.

Movie

5.5

2010

A Serbian Film

Retired porn star Milos leads a normal family life trying to make ends meet. Presented with the opportunity of a lifetime to financially support his family for the rest of their lives, Milos must participate in one last mysterious film. From then on, Milos is drawn into a maelstrom of unbelievable cruelty and mayhem.

Movie

5.3

2009

Halloween II

Laurie Strode struggles to come to terms with her brother Michael's deadly return to Haddonfield, Illinois. Meanwhile, Michael prepares for another reunion with his sister.

Movie

7.6

2022

Avatar: The Way of Water

Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, learn the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.

Movie

6.1

2001

Would I Lie to You? 2

Eddie, Dov, and Yvan are back, still working in Paris' Sentier textile district, This time they're confronting the high-stakes world of large distribution after striking a deal with Eurodiscount, a European hypermarket chain.

Movie

7.6

2007

Hot Fuzz

Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big city, but he also has a well-meaning oaf for a partner. However, when a series of grisly accidents rocks Sandford, Angel smells something rotten in the idyllic village.

Movie

6.5

1988

The Great Outdoors

It's vacation time for outdoorsy Chicago man Chet Ripley, along with his wife, Connie, and their two kids, Buck and Ben. But a serene weekend of fishing at a Wisconsin lakeside cabin gets crashed by Connie's obnoxious brother-in-law, Roman Craig, his wife, Kate, and the couple's two daughters. As the excursion wears on, the Ripleys find themselves at odds with the stuffy Craig family.

Movie

5.8

2015

Trainwreck

Having thought that monogamy was never possible, a commitment-phobic career woman may have to face her fears when she meets a good guy.

Movie

6.9

1983

Gramps Is in the Resistance

It is 1943 in Paris. Like so many others, the Bourbelle family's home has been taken over by the Germans and they now live in their cellar. Little do they know that the son, Guy-Hubert Bourdelle, is far from being the cowardly hairdresser he pretends. He is in truth the Germans’ most feared opponent: le super-résistant!

Movie

7.0

2017

Shot Caller

A newly-released prison gangster is forced by the leaders of his gang to orchestrate a major crime with a brutal rival gang on the streets of Southern California.

Movie

6.7

2008

Yes Man

Carl Allen, a guy whose life is going nowhere, signs up for a self-help program based on one simple covenant: say yes to everything…and anything.

Movie

6.3

2015

Insidious: Chapter 3

A twisted new tale of terror begins for a teenage girl and her family, and revealing more mysteries of the otherworldly realm, 'The Further'.

Movie

5.8

2016

A Hologram for the King

Alan Clay, a struggling American businessman, travels to Saudi Arabia to sell a new technology to the King, only to be challenged by endless Middle Eastern bureaucracy, a perpetually absent monarch, and a suspicious growth on his back.

Movie

7.4

1978

Grease

Australian good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance despite their eccentric friends?

Movie

5.8

1986

Chopping Mall

High-tech robots equipped with state-of-the-art security devices have been recruited as the new mechanical "night watchmen" for the Park Plaza Mall. When a jolting bolt of lightning short-circuits the main computer control, the robots turn into "killbots" on the loose after unsuspecting shoppers!

Movie

8.2

1971

A Clockwork Orange

In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?

Movie

8.2

2009

Inglourious Basterds

In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds, lead by Lt. Aldo Raine soon cross paths with a French-Jewish teenage girl who runs a movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers.

Movie