Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)


Till the Clouds Roll By
Release Date05 December 1946
Budget$3,000,000
US Box Office$7,000,000
TaglineThe mammoth musical of Jerome Kern's dramatic life story!
GenreBiography, Musical
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsLos Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden - 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassMusical Drama, Biopic [feature]
ThemesLadder to the Top, Life in the Arts, Musician's Life
TonesRousing, Sentimental, Wistful
TagsComposer, Music, Songwriter

Till The Clouds Roll By is a 1946 American musical film made by MGM. The film is a fictionalized biography of composer Jerome Kern, who was originally involved with the production of the film, but died before it was completed. Robert Walker portrays Kern.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Jane Witherspoon

Sally Hessler

Marilyn Miller

"Finale Specialty"), Magnolia Hawks (in "Show Boat"

James I. Hessler

Julie LaVerne

Bandleader in Elite Club

"Finale Specialty"), Gaylord Ravenal (in "Show Boat"

Herself, Specialty

Jerome Kern

Dance Specialty

Dance Specialty in 'Roberta'

Charles Frohman

Paul Langton
Oscar Hammerstein II

London Specialty

Paul Maxey
Victor Herbert

Specialty

Mrs. Muller

Ellie May Shipley

Eva Kern

Caleb Peterson
Joe in 'Show Boat'

William 'Bill' Phillips
Joe Hennessey, Taxi Driver

Joan Wells
Sally Hessler as a girl

Lyn Wilde
Specialty

Lee Wilde
Specialty

Specialty

John Alban
Stage Door Johnny

John Albright
Call Boy

Jean Andren
Secretary

Gloria Joy Arden
Showgirl

Lee Bennett
Stage Door Johnny

Margaret Bert
Maid

Charles Bradstreet
Stage Door Johnny

Linda Brent
Showgirl

Arnaut Brothers
Bird Act

Showgirl

Lucille Casey
Showgirl

Ann Codee
Miss Larouche

Steve Baker

James Darrell
Critic

Harry Denny
Stage Door Johnny

Elspeth Dudgeon
Katie, Eva's Maid

Ralph Dunn
Moving Man

Dick Earle
Critic

Ed Elby
Critic

Rex Evans
Cecil Keller

Candy Vendor

Backstage Well-Wisher

Showgirl

William Forrest
Motion Picture Director

Frohman's Secretary

Mary Jane French
Showgirl

Herschel Graham
Critic

James Grey
Bull Clown

Charles Griffin
Critic

William Halligan
Cap'n Andy Hawks

Showgirl

Producer

Man waiting in Frohman's Office

Reed Howes
Critic

Fred Hueston
Critic

Lilyan Irene
Barmaid

Maurice Kelly
Dance Specialty

Thomas Louden
Rural Postman

Charles Madrin
Critic

Mickey Malloy
Showgirl

Louis Manley
Swivel Chair Lady

Matt Mattox
Dance Specialty

Frank McClure
Stage Door Johnny

Beryl McCutcheon
Showgirl

Bob McLean
Stage Door Johnny

Leonard Mellen
Critic

Tony Merlo
Critic

Howard M. Mitchell
Private Detective

Bert Moorhouse
Diner at the Elite Club

George Murray
Stage Door Johnny

Hazard Newsberry
Critic

Robert Emmett O'Connor
Ed, the Clerk

George Peters
Stage Door Johnny

Moving Man

James Plato
Critic

Orchestra Drummer

Lee Smith
Critic

Larry Steers
Critic

Tom Stevenson
Man with Parasol idea

Ray Teal
Movie Studio Orchestra Conductor

Showgirl

Alice Wallace
Showgirl

Don Wayson
Private Detective

Herself

Larry Williams
Critic

Douglas Wright
Bull Clown

Director

Richard Whorf
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Writer

George Wells

Myles Connolly

Jean Holloway

Producer

producer

Cinematographer

Harry Stradling Sr.

Editor

Albert Akst
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Art Director

Daniel B. Cathcart
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Set Decorator

Edwin B. Willis
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Costume Designer

Helen Rose
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Valles

Makeup Department

Jack Dawn
makeup designer

hair designer

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Carl 'Major' Roup
second assistant director

Wallace Worsley Jr.
assistant director

Art Department

Richard Pefferle
associate set decorator

Sound Department

recording director

Special Effects

Warren Newcombe
special effects

Costume and Wardrobe Department

costume supervisor

Editorial Department

Peter Ballbusch
montage

Music Department

direction and staging of musical numbers

musical director, composer: incidental music

Conrad Salinger
orchestrator, composer: incidental music

music arranger: vocal arrangements

Roger Edens
composer: incidental music

Other Crew

Henri Jaffa
associate technicolor color director

Natalie Kalmus
technicolor color director

director: Judy Garland's numbers

Production Company

MGM-International Dist.
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Distributor

MGM-International Dist.

Madacy Entertainment
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Take 2 Video

Master Movies

BFS Video

Brentwood Home Video

Reel Media International
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Digiview Productions LLC

Mill Creek Entertainment

Passport Video

Warner Home Video






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On the Town (1949)
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