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