Description

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

Cast

• June Allyson as Jane Witherspoon (in Leave It to Jane) and Lou Ellen Carter (in Oh, Boy! (musical))
• Lucille Bremer as Sally Hessler
• Judy Garland as Marilyn Miller
• Kathryn Grayson as Magnolia Hawks in Show Boat / Specialty
• Van Heflin as James I. Hessler
• Lena Horne as Julie LaVerne in Show Boat / Specialty
• Van Johnson as Bandleader in Elite Club
• Tony Martin (entertainer) as Gaylord Ravenal in Show Boat / Specialty
• Dinah Shore as Una Trance (in The Girl from Utah) / Specialty
• Frank Sinatra as Finale Specialty
• Robert Walker (actor) as Jerome Kern
• Gower Champion as Specialty Dancer in Roberta
• Cyd Charisse as Specialty Dancer in Roberta
• Angela Lansbury as London Specialty, singing “How’d Ya Like to Spoon With Me”
• Ray McDonald as Specialty in Oh, Boy! and Leave It to Jane
• Virginia O’Brien as Ellie Mae in Show Boat / Specialty
• Joan Wells as Sally Hessler as a little girl
• Esther Williams as Cameo appearance
• Harry Hayden as Charles Frohman
• Paul Langton as Oscar Hammerstein II
• Paul Maxey as Victor Herbert

Songs

• “Cotton Blossom” – MGM Studio Orchestra and Chorus
• “Where’s the Mate for Me” – Tony Martin
• “Make Believe (Jerome Kern song)” – Kathryn Grayson / Tony Martin
• “Life Upon the Wicked Stage” – Virginia O’Brien / MGM Studio Orchestra and Chorus Girls
• “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man” – Lena Horne
• “Ol’ Man River” – Caleb Peterson / MGM Studio Orchestra and Chorus
• “Ka-Lu-a” – MGM Studio Orchestra
• “How’d You Like to Spoon with Me” – Angela Lansbury / MGM Studio Orchestra and Chorus
• “They Didn’t Believe Me” – Dinah Shore
• “Till the Clouds Roll By” – June Allyson / Ray McDonald / MGM Studio Orchestra and Chorus
• “Leave It to Jane” – MGM Studio Orchestra and Chorus / June Allyson / Ray McDonald
• “Cleopatterer” – June Allyson / Ray McDonald / MGM Studio Orchestra and Chorus
• “Leave It to Jane” (Reprise) – MGM Studio Orchestra and Chorus / June Allyson / Ray McDonald
• “Look for the Silver Lining” – Judy Garland
• “Sunny (musical)” – Judy Garland / MGM Studio Orchestra and Chorus
• “Who? (song)” – Judy Garland / MGM Studio Orchestra and Chorus
• “One More Dance” – Lucille Bremer (Dubbed by Trudy Erwin)
• “I Won’t Dance” – Van Johnson / Lucille Bremer (dubbed by Trudy Erwin)
• “She Didn’t Say Yes” – Lyn Wilde / Lee Wilde
• “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” – Cyd Charisse / Gower Champion
• “The Last Time I Saw Paris (song)” – Dinah Shore
• “The Land Where the Good Songs Go” – Lucille Bremer (dubbed by Trudy Erwin)
• “Yesterdays (1933 song)” – MGM Studio Orchestra and Chorus
• “Long Ago (and Far Away)” – Kathryn Grayson
• “A Fine Romance” – Virginia O’Brien
• “All the Things You Are” – Tony Martin
• “Why Was I Born?” – Lena Horne
• “Ol’ Man River” (Reprise/Finale) – Frank Sinatra / MGM Studio Orchestra and Chorus