Till the Clouds Roll By (1949)
Till the Clouds Roll By (1949)
„Till the Clouds Roll By“ is a 1949 musical film directed by Richard Whorf, Vincente Minnelli and George Sidney. The screenplay by Myles Connolly and Jean Holloway is based on George Wells’ adaption of a story by Guy Bolton.
The mammoth musical of Jerome Kern’s dramatic life story!
Biography of songwriter, Broadway pioneer, Jerome Kern. Unable to find immediate success in the USA, Kern sought recognition abroad. He journeyed to England where his dreams of success became real and where he met his future wife Eva.
Cast:
- June Allyson – Jane (segment „Leave It to Jane“)
- Lucille Bremer – Sally Hessler
- Judy Garland – Marilyn Miller
- Kathryn Grayson – Magnolia Hawks (segment „Show Boat“)/Kathryn Grayson
- Van Heflin – James I. Hessler
- Lena Horne – Julie LaVerne (segment „Show Boat“)/Lena Horne
- Van Johnson – Bandleader in Elite Club
- Tony Martin – Gaylord Ravenal (segment „Show Boat“)/Tony Martin
- Dinah Shore – Julia Sanderson/Dinah Shore
- Frank Sinatra – Frank Sinatra
- Robert Walker – Jerome Kern
- Gower Champion – Dance Specialty (segment „Roberta“)
- Cyd Charisse – Dance Specialty (segment „Roberta“)
- Harry Hayden – Charles Frohman
- Paul Langton – Oscar Hammerstein II
- Angela Lansbury – London Specialty
- Paul Maxey – Victor Herbert
- Ray McDonald – Dance Specialty (segment: „Leave It to Jane“)/Ray McDonald
- Mary Nash – Mrs. Muller
- Virginia O’Brien – Ellie May Shipley (segment „Show Boat“)/Virginia O’Brien
- Dorothy Patrick – Eva Kern
- Caleb Peterson – Joe (segment „Show Boat“)
- William „Bill“ Phillips – Joe Hennessey (as Wm. „Bill“ Phillips)
- Joan Wells – Sally Hessler as a Girl
- Leota Lorraine – Audience Member
- Kay Thompson – Audience Member
- Bess Flowers – Backstage Well-Wisher
- Lilyan Irene – Barmaid
- Arnaut Brothers – Bird Act
- James Grey – Bull Clown
- Douglas Wright – Bull Clown
- John Albright – Call Boy
- James Finlayson – Candy Vendor
- William Halligan – Cap’n Andy Hawks (segment „Show Boat“)
- Rex Evans – Cecil Keller
- Sam Harris – Club Elite Patron
- Eric Mayne – Club Elite Patron
- Edward Biby – Critic
- James Darrell – Critic
- Dick Earle – Critic
- Herschel Graham – Critic
- Charles Griffin – Critic
- Reed Howes – Critic
- Fred Hueston – Critic
- Charles Madrin – Critic
- Leonard Mellen – Critic
- Tony Merlo – Critic
- Hazard Newsberry – Critic
- James Plato – Critic
- J. Lewis Smith – Critic
- Larry Steers – Critic
- Lawrence A. Williams – Critic
- Maurice Kelly – Dance Specialty
- Matt Mattox – Dance Specialty
- Eleanor Bayley – Dancer
- Hal Bell – Dancer
- Tex Brodus – Dancer
- Herb Lurie – Dancer
- Dorothy Tuttle – Dancer
- Ray Weamer – Dancer
- Stanley Andrews – Doctor
- Robert Emmett O’Connor – Ed
- Bert Moorhouse – Elite Club Diner
- Esther Williams – Esther Williams, Signing Autographs
- Byron Foulger – Frohman’s Secretary
- Elspeth Dudgeon – Katie
- Margaret Bert – Maid
- Stuart Holmes – Man Waiting in Frohman’s Office
- Tom Stevenson – Man with Parasol Idea
- Ann Codee – Mme. Larouche
- William Forrest – Movie Director
- Ray Teal – Movie Studio Orchestra Conductor
- Ralph Dunn – Moving Man
- Lee Phelps – Moving Man
- „Snub“ Pollard – Old Man River’ Orchestra Drummer
- Arnet Amos – Parade Member/Singer
- Howard M. Mitchell – Private Detective
- Don Wayson – Private Detective
- Russell Hicks – Producer
- Karin Booth – Reclining Show Girl „Old Man River“ Finale
- Thomas Louden – Rural Postman
- Jean Andren – Secretary
- Foncilla Adams – Showgirl
- Gloria Joy Arden – Showgirl
- Linda Brent – Showgirl
- Alma Carroll – Showgirl
- Lucille Casey – Showgirl
- Sally Forrest – Showgirl
- Mary Jane French – Showgirl
- Mary Hatcher – Showgirl
- Mickey Maloy – Showgirl
- Beryl McCutcheon – Showgirl
- Irene Vernon – Showgirl
- Alice Wallace – Showgirl
- Lee Wilde – Specialty (segment „The Cat and the Fiddle“)
- Lyn Wilde – Specialty (segment „The Cat and the Fiddle“)
- Norman Borine – Specialty Dancer
- Bert May – Specialty Dancer
- Johnny Johnston – Specialty Performer in Finale
- John Alban – Stage Door Johnny
- Lee Bennett – Stage Door Johnny
- Charles Bradstreet – Stage Door Johnny
- Harry Denny – Stage Door Johnny
- Bob MacLean – Stage Door Johnny
- Frank McLure – Stage Door Johnny
- George Murray – Stage Door Johnny
- George Peters – Stage Door Johnny
- Bruce Cowling – Steve Baker (segment „Show Boat“)
- Louis Manley – Swivel Chair Lady
- May McAvoy – Well-Wisher after „Roberta“
„Bis die Wolken vorüberzieh’n“ (Till the Clouds Roll By) ist ein Musicalfilm aus dem Jahr 1949 unter der Regie von Richard Whorf, Vincente Minnelli und George Sidney. Das Drehbuch von Myles Connolly und Jean Holloway basiert auf George Wells' Adaption einer Geschichte von Guy Bolton.
Das Mammut-Musical der dramatischen Lebensgeschichte von Jerome Kern!
Biografie des Songwriters und Broadway-Pioniers Jerome Kern. Da ihm der unmittelbare Erfolg in den USA verwehrt blieb, suchte Kern die Anerkennung im Ausland. Er reiste nach England, wo seine Träume vom Erfolg wahr wurden und er seine zukünftige Frau Eva kennenlernte.