Movie

Till the Clouds Roll By

Released: December 5, 1946 (1946)

Runtime: 136 minutes

Genres: Music

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'.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Van Heflin as James I. Hessler
Age at release: 35
Tony Martin as Gaylord Ravenal / Tony Martin
Age at release: 32
Van Johnson as Bandleader in Elite Club
Age at release: 30
Dinah Shore as Una Trance / Dinah Shore
Age at release: 30
Frank Sinatra as Frank Sinatra
Age at release: 30
June Allyson as Jane Witherspoon / Lou Ellen Carter
Age at release: 29
Lucille Bremer as Sally Hessler
Age at release: 29
Lena Horne as Julie LaVerne / Lena Horne
Age at release: 29
Judy Garland as Marilyn Miller
Age at release: 24
Kathryn Grayson as Magnolia Hawks / Kathryn Grayson
Age at release: 24

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Harry Hayden as Charles Frohman
Age at release: 64
Mary Nash as Mrs. Muller
Age at release: 62
Frank McLure as Stage Door Johnny (uncredited)
Age at release: 53
Bert Moorhouse as Elite Club Diner (uncredited)
Age at release: 52
Russell Hicks as Producer (uncredited)
Age at release: 51
Bess Flowers as Backstage Well-Wisher (uncredited)
Age at release: 48
Paul Maxey as Victor Herbert
Age at release: 39
William Phillips as Joe Hennessey
Age at release: 38
Paul Langton as Oscar Hammerstein II
Age at release: 33
Robert Walker as Jerome Kern
Age at release: 28
Virginia O'Brien as Ellie May Shipley / Virginia O'Brien
Age at release: 27
Ray McDonald as Dance Specialty / George Budd
Age at release: 26
Gower Champion as Dance Specialty
Age at release: 25
Dorothy Patrick as Eva Kern
Age at release: 25
Cyd Charisse as Dance Specialty
Age at release: 24
Lyn Wilde as Specialty (segment 'The Cat and the Fiddle') (uncredited)
Age at release: 24
Lee Wilde as Specialty (segment 'The Cat and the Fiddle') (uncredited)
Age at release: 24
Angela Lansbury as London Specialty
Age at release: 21
Caleb Peterson as Joe (segment "Show Boat")
Age at release: Unknown
Joan Wells as Sally Hessler as a Girl
Age at release: Unknown