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Till the Clouds Roll By

1946132 minUnited States
Drama
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Original language
English
This copy runs
135:08
Subtitles
English

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Synopsis

Jerome Kern looks back from the opening of Show Boat to the experiences behind his rise as a songwriter. Friendships, travel and stage work organise the recollection. Elaborate performances interrupt the life story to place the music itself before the audience.

Cast

DirectorsRichard WhorfBusby BerkeleyuncreditedHenry KosteruncreditedVincente Minnelliuncredited · Sequences: Judy GarlandGeorge Sidneyuncredited · Finale: Ol' Man River

Inspirations

The film uses the real composer as the centre of a heavily shaped musical biography. Its dramatised episodes should be distinguished from the career record, while its staged songs preserve an important Hollywood interpretation of his work.

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