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'.
June Allyson
as Jane Witherspoon / Lou Ellen Carter
Lucille Bremer
as Sally Hessler
Judy Garland
as Marilyn Miller
Kathryn Grayson
as Magnolia Hawks / Kathryn Grayson
Van Heflin
as James I. Hessler
Lena Horne
as Julie LaVerne / Lena Horne
Van Johnson
as Bandleader in Elite Club
Tony Martin
as Gaylord Ravenal / Tony Martin
Dinah Shore
as Una Trance / Dinah Shore
Frank Sinatra
as Frank Sinatra
Robert Walker
as Jerome Kern
Gower Champion
as Dance Specialty
