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He's not the moth killer.

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Description: Songwriter and Broadway pioneer Jerome Kern is unable to find immediate success in the U.S. He sought recognition abroad. He journeyed to England where his dreams of success became real and where he met his future wife Eva Leale.

Cast:
Jane (segment "Leave It to Jane"): June Allyson
Sally Hessler: Lucille Bremer
Marilyn Miller: Judy Garland
Magnolia Hawks (segment "Show Boat"): Kathryn Grayson
James I. Hessler: Van Heflin
Julie LaVerne (segment "Show Boat"): Lena Horne
Bandleader in Elite Club: Van Johnson
Gaylord Ravenal (segment "Show Boat"): Tony Martin
Julia Sanderson: Dinah Shore
Frank Sinatra: Frank Sinatra
Jerome Kern: Robert Walker
Dance Specialty (segment "Roberta"): Gower Champion
Dance Specialty (segment 'Roberta'): Cyd Charisse
Charles Frohman: Harry Hayden
Oscar Hammerstein II: Paul Langton
London Specialty: Angela Lansbury
Victor Herbert: Paul Maxey
Dance Specialty (segment: "Leave It to Jane"): Ray McDonald
Mrs. Muller: Mary Nash
Ellie May Shipley (segment "Show Boat"): Virginia O'Brien
Eva Kern: Dorothy Patrick
Joe (segment "Show Boat"): Caleb Peterson
Joe Hennessey: William 'Bill' Phillips
Sally Hessler as a Girl: Joan Wells
Showgirl: Alice Wallace
Stage Door Johnny: George Peters
Call Boy: John Albright
Parade Member: Arnet Amos
Secretary: Jean Andren
Doctor: Stanley Andrews
Dancer: Ray Weamer
Maid: Margaret Bert
Critic: Lawrence A. Williams
Reclining Show Girl 'Old Man River' Finale: Karin Booth
Specialty Dancer: Bert May
Bird Act: Arnaut Brothers
Mme. Larouche: Ann Codee
Steve Baker (segment "Show Boat"): Bruce Cowling
Katie: Elspeth Dudgeon
Moving Man: Lee Phelps
Cecil Keller: Rex Evans
Candy Vendor: James Finlayson
Backstage Well-Wisher: Bess Flowers
Movie Director: William Forrest
Frohman's Secretary: Byron Foulger
Bull Clown: Douglas Wright
Cap'n Andy Hawks (segment "Show Boat"): William Halligan
Club Elite Patron: Eric Mayne
Producer: Russell Hicks
Man Waiting in Frohman's Office: Stuart Holmes
Barmaid: Lilyan Irene
Specialty Performer in Finale: Johnny Johnston
Dance Specialty: Matt Mattox
Audience Member: Kay Thompson
Rural Postman: Thomas Louden
Swivel Chair Lady: Louis Manley
Well-Wisher after 'Roberta': May McAvoy
Private Detective: Don Wayson
Elite Club Diner: Bert Moorhouse
Ed: Robert Emmett O'Connor
'Old Man River' Orchestra Drummer: 'Snub' Pollard
Man with Parasol Idea: Tom Stevenson
Movie Studio Orchestra Conductor: Ray Teal
Specialty (segment 'The Cat and the Fiddle'): Lyn Wilde
Esther Williams - Signing Autographs: Esther Williams

Written by: Guy Bolton, George Wells, Myles Connolly

Director: Richard Whorf, Vincente Minnelli, George Sidney

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Release date: 03 Jan 1947