Story :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'.
Cast
June AllysonJane Witherspoon / Lou Ellen Carter
Lucille BremerSally Hessler
Judy GarlandMarilyn Miller
Kathryn GraysonMagnolia Hawks / Kathryn Grayson
Van HeflinJames I. Hessler
Lena HorneJulie LaVerne / Lena Horne
Van JohnsonBandleader in Elite Club
Tony MartinGaylord Ravenal / Tony Martin
Dinah ShoreUna Trance / Dinah Shore
Frank SinatraFrank Sinatra
Robert WalkerJerome Kern
Gower ChampionDance Specialty
Cyd CharisseDance Specialty
Harry HaydenCharles Frohman
Paul LangtonOscar Hammerstein II
Angela LansburyLondon Specialty
Paul MaxeyVictor Herbert
Ray McDonaldDance Specialty / George Budd
Mary NashMrs. Muller
Virginia O'BrienEllie May Shipley / Virginia O'Brien
Dorothy PatrickEva Kern
Caleb PetersonJoe (segment "Show Boat")
William PhillipsJoe Hennessey
Joan WellsSally Hessler as a Girl
Lyn WildeSpecialty (segment 'The Cat and the Fiddle') (uncredited)
Lee WildeSpecialty (segment 'The Cat and the Fiddle') (uncredited)
Bess FlowersBackstage Well-Wisher (uncredited)
Russell HicksProducer (uncredited)
Frank McLureStage Door Johnny (uncredited)
Bert MoorhouseElite Club Diner (uncredited)
Robert Emmett O'ConnorEd (uncredited)
Mary HatcherShowgirl (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' PollardShow Boat Orchestra Drummer (uncredited)
Ray TealMovie Studio Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
Esther WilliamsEsther Williams - Signing Autographs (uncredited)