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Till the Clouds Roll By

  • 19461946
  • PassedPassed
  • 2h 12m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
2.5K
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20,194
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Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
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BiographyMusical
Biography of songwriter and Broadway pioneer, Jerome Kern (Robert Walker). Unable to find immediate success in the U.S., Kern sought recognition abroad. He journeyed to England where his dre... Read allBiography of songwriter and Broadway pioneer, Jerome Kern (Robert Walker). Unable to find immediate success in the U.S., Kern sought recognition abroad. He journeyed to England where his dreams of success became real and where he met his future wife Eva Leale (Dorothy Patrick).Biography of songwriter and Broadway pioneer, Jerome Kern (Robert Walker). Unable to find immediate success in the U.S., Kern sought recognition abroad. He journeyed to England where his dreams of success became real and where he met his future wife Eva Leale (Dorothy Patrick).
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
2.5K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
20,194
3,876
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    • Directors
      • Richard Whorf
      • Vincente Minnelli(Judy Garland numbers)
      • George Sidney(Hollywood finale sequence)
    • Writers
      • Guy Bolton(story)
      • George Wells(story adaptation)
      • Myles Connolly(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Robert Walker
      • Van Heflin
      • Lucille Bremer
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Richard Whorf
      • Vincente Minnelli(Judy Garland numbers)
      • George Sidney(Hollywood finale sequence)
    • Writers
      • Guy Bolton(story)
      • George Wells(story adaptation)
      • Myles Connolly(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Robert Walker
      • Van Heflin
      • Lucille Bremer
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    • 67User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews

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    Till the Clouds Roll By
    Trailer 4:22
    Till the Clouds Roll By

    Photos83

    Mary Nash and Robert Walker in Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
    Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
    Judy Garland in Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
    Dorothy Patrick and Robert Walker in Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
    Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, and Lucille Bremer in Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
    Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
    Tony Martin and Virginia O'Brien in Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
    Judy Garland, Van Johnson, and Robert Walker in Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
    Judy Garland in Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
    Judy Garland and Robert Walker in Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
    Judy Garland in Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
    Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Van Heflin, Van Johnson, Lucille Bremer, Kathryn Grayson, Tony Martin, Dinah Shore, and Robert Walker in Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)

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    Robert Walker
    Robert Walker
    • Jerome Kern
    Van Heflin
    Van Heflin
    • James I. Hessler
    Lucille Bremer
    Lucille Bremer
    • Sally Hessler
    June Allyson
    June Allyson
    • Jane (segment: "Leave It to Jane")
    Judy Garland
    Judy Garland
    • Marilyn Miller
    Kathryn Grayson
    Kathryn Grayson
    • Magnolia Hawks (segment "Show Boat")…
    Lena Horne
    Lena Horne
    • Julie LaVerne (segment "Show Boat")…
    Van Johnson
    Van Johnson
    • Bandleader in Elite Club
    Tony Martin
    Tony Martin
    • Gaylord Ravenal (segment "Show Boat")…
    Dinah Shore
    Dinah Shore
    • Julia Sanderson…
    Frank Sinatra
    Frank Sinatra
    • Frank Sinatra
    Gower Champion
    Gower Champion
    • Dance Specialty (segment "Roberta")
    Cyd Charisse
    Cyd Charisse
    • Dance Specialty (segment 'Roberta')
    Harry Hayden
    • Charles Frohman
    Paul Langton
    Paul Langton
    • Oscar Hammerstein II
    Angela Lansbury
    Angela Lansbury
    • London Specialty
    Paul Maxey
    • Victor Herbert
    Ray McDonald
    Ray McDonald
    • Dance Specialty (segment: "Leave It to Jane")…
    • Directors
      • Richard Whorf
      • Vincente Minnelli(Judy Garland numbers) (uncredited)
      • George Sidney(Hollywood finale sequence) (uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Guy Bolton(story)
      • George Wells(story adaptation)
      • Myles Connolly(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      When M-G-M asked Jerome Kern what he thought about Robert Walker portraying him, Kern said it was fine but wanted to hear his wife's opinion. He phoned her from the studio and she told him to stay there, portray himself and send Walker home to her.
    • Goofs
      When Kern goes to see Sally at Club Elite in Memphis, he hasn't written Show Boat yet. Therefore, it would be before 1927. However, the song she performs with Van Johnson, "I Won't Dance", wasn't written by Kern until 1935.
    • Quotes

      Victor Herbert: [congratulating Jerome Kern on his composing ability] My boy, you've got a song to sing.

    • Crazy credits
      [Scrolling Prologue] This story of Jerome Kern is best told in the bars and measures, the quarter notes and grace notes of his own music - - that music that sings so eloquently his love of people, love of country, love of life. We who have sung it and will sing it to our children can only be grateful that he gave his life to music - - and gave that music to us.

      On December 27, 1927, the curtain went up on the most exciting night of his life - the opening of his immortal "Show Boat." And there we join him -
    • Connections
      Featured in MGM Parade: Episode #1.5 (1955)
    • Soundtracks
      Till The Clouds Roll By
      (uncredited)

      Music by Jerome Kern

      Lyrics by P.G. Wodehouse

      Performed by the M-G-M Studio Orchestra Conducted by Lennie Hayton

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    8/10
    Inspired Musical Numbers For Lightweight Bio-Pic
    Jerome Kern died while MGM's bio-pic TIL THE CLOUDS ROLL BY was still in the pre-production stage--and while Kern had been more than willing for MGM to tell all, his estate was considerably more reticent. In order to avoid any legal issues, MGM scrapped their original intentions, wrote up a fluffy script that bore little similarity to Kern's life, and crammed the film with every musical star available in a non-stop series of drop-dead-stunning production numbers.

    The result may be extremely bad biography, but leading man Robert Walker and co-star Van Heflin keep the sentimental story moving--and the musical numbers are piled on top of each other so quickly that one doesn't really question it. The film opens with a lengthy montage from SHOWBOAT, Kern's innovative masterpiece, that features knock-out performances from Lena Horne, Katheryn Grayson, and Virgina O'Brien, and then quickly segues into a series of star-solos that feature June Allyson, Gower Champion, Cyd Charisse, Angela Lansbury, Dinah Shore, and Frank Sinatra.

    Along the way we are also treated to an extended cameo by Judy Garland, performing "Look For The Silver Lining" precisely as Marilyn Miller played it on stage and singing "Who?" to a staircase of chorus boys--which Garland was said to find most amusing, considering that she was pregnant at the time. Also notable is Lucille Bremer in the role of Robert Walker's stage-struck ward; although her star quickly faded, Bremer is an attractive performer and shows her talent for song and dance here by teaming with Van Johnson for a spirited version of "I Won't Dance." TIL THE CLOUDS ROLL BY will not appeal to most casual viewers, for the story line and script are much too weak. But musical fans will love this one all the way from Lansbury doing a Cockney "Spoon With Me" to Sinatra belting out "Old Man River." As a Jerome Kern song-and-dance fest, the movie can't be beat, and it should have a place in every musical fan's collection.

    Unfortunately, TIL THE CLOUDS ROLL BY has slipped into public domain. DVD releases abound, but none seem to offer respectable picture or sound; if you can find the original MGM video release, grab it.

    Gary F. Taylor, aka GFT, Amazon Reviewer
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    • May 14, 2005

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    • Release date
      • January 3, 1947 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Silver Lining
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden - 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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      • $2,841,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 12 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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