Till the Clouds Roll By


Till The Clouds Roll By

Theatrical poster
Directed by Richard Whorf
Produced by Arthur Freed
Written by Guy Bolton
Starring Judy Garland
Frank Sinatra
Kathryn Grayson
Robert Walker
Cinematography George J. Folsey
Editing by Harry Stradling Sr.
Distributed by MGM
Release date(s) 5 December 1946
Running time 132 min
Language English
Budget $2,841,000 (estimated)

Till The Clouds Roll By is an American musical-biographical film made by MGM in 1946.

The film is a fictionalized biography of composer Jerome Kern, who was originally involved with the production of the film, but died before it was completed. Robert Walker portrays Kern.

Till the Clouds Roll By is best remembered for its large cast of well-known musical stars of the day who appear in cameo roles performing Kern's songs. The first 15 minutes of the film consist of a condensed adaptation of Show Boat.

Lena Horne sings "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man".

Stars appearing in the film include: Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, Virginia O'Brien, Dinah Shore, Van Johnson, June Allyson, Lena Horne, Lucille Bremer, Van Heflin, Tony Martin, Cyd Charisse, and Angela Lansbury. Horne's appearance is of particular interest as she is shown performing as Julie in the Show Boat segment — a role she was considered for but ultimately denied when MGM came to adapt the complete show in 1951. Garland, meanwhile, was pregnant with her daughter, Liza Minnelli, when she filmed her segments, which required creative filming to hide her condition.

Even by the standards of the Hollywood "biopic," this film has been controversial for its looseness with the facts. Kern's major musical colleagues are not depicted at all, while two entirely fictional characters -- arranger James Hesler and his troubled daughter, Sally -- have a bigger part in the storyline than anyone besides Kern himself.

Till the Clouds Roll By is one of several MGM musicals (Royal Wedding being another) that have lapsed into the public domain due to MGM failing to renew copyright in the early-1970s. As such, it is one of the most widely circulated MGM musicals on home video, although the quality of these copies varies wildly. Warner Home Video gave the film its first fully restored DVD release on April 25, 2006.

Till the Clouds Roll By is also credited as one of the first motion pictures to have a soundtrack album released concurrent with the film arriving in theaters. The soundtrack was produced by MGM Records. The album originally contained four 78-rpm records featuring various artists and songs from the movie and front-cover artwork by Lennie Hayton. Later this album was released on LP. No official authorized version has yet been released on CD, but several unauthorized versions have. This is because MGM allowed the film to fall into the public domain.

Contents

Cast

Airdates

In 1954, the children played with the television. The children played with Angela Lansbury, and more. This film was set up at 8:00 p.m. from 1954-present:

  1. 1954 - Tuesday, August 3 - 8:00 p.m.
  2. 1955 - Thursday, January 20 - 8:00 p.m.
  3. 1956 - Friday, July 13 - 8:00 p.m.
  4. 1957 - Tuesday, September 10 - 8:00 p.m.
  5. 1958 - Sunday, March 9 - 8:00 p.m.
  6. 1959 - Tuesday, April 14 - 8:00 p.m.
  7. 1960 - Sunday, December 18 - 8:00 p.m.
  8. 1961 - Friday, October 27 - 8:00 p.m.
  9. 1962 - Saturday, December 22 - 8:00 p.m.
  10. 1963 - Friday, February 1 - 8:00 p.m.
  11. 1964 - Tuesday, November 17 - 8:00 p.m.
  12. 1965 - Monday, December 27 - 8:00 p.m.
  13. 1966 - Friday, February 4 - 8:00 p.m.
  14. 1967 - Tuesday, September 26 - 8:00 p.m.
  15. 1968 - Monday, April 15 - 8:00 p.m.
  16. 1969 - Tuesday, November 18 - 8:00 p.m.
  17. 1970 - Wednesday, January 14 - 8:00 p.m.
  18. 1971 - Friday, May 14 - 8:00 p.m.
  19. 1972 - Thursday, August 24 - 8:00 p.m.
  20. 1973 - Sunday, June 3 - 8:00 p.m.
  21. 1974 - Friday, April 12 - 8:00 p.m.
  22. 1975 - Monday, March 3 - 8:00 p.m.
  23. 1976 - Saturday, January 31 - 8:00 p.m.
  24. 1977 - Friday, September 30 - 8:00 p.m.
  25. 1978 - Friday, February 10 - 8:00 p.m.
  26. 1979 - Friday, September 28 - 8:00 p.m.
  27. 1980 - Friday, September 12 - 8:00 p.m.
  28. 1981 - Sunday, February 22 - 8:00 p.m.
  29. 1982 - Monday, November 8 - 8:00 p.m.
  30. 1983 - Tuesday, October 25 - 8:00 p.m.
  31. 1984 - Wednesday, December 5 - 8:00 p.m.
  32. 1985 - Friday, March 22 - 8:00 p.m.
  33. 1986 - Thursday, December 25 - 8:00 p.m.
  34. 1987 - Friday, May 22 - 8:00 p.m.
  35. 1988 - Monday, October 3 - 8:00 p.m.
  36. 1989 - Friday, April 14 - 8:00 p.m.
  37. 1990 - Tuesday, February 20 - 8:00 p.m.
  38. 1991 - Tuesday, August 6 - 8:00 p.m.
  39. 1992 - Tuesday, January 21 - 8:00 p.m.
  40. 1993 - Wednesday, November 17 - 8:00 p.m.
  41. 1994 - Saturday, January 29 - 8:00 p.m.
  42. 1995 - Tuesday, August 29 - 8:00 p.m.
  43. 1996 - Monday, September 9 - 8:00 p.m.
  44. 1997 - Wednesday, March 26 - 8:00 p.m.
  45. 1998 - Friday, November 6 - 8:00 p.m.
  46. 1999 - Tuesday, October 19 - 8:00 p.m.
  47. 2000 - Monday, May 8 - 8:00 p.m.
  48. 2001 - Wednesday, May 9 - 8:00 p.m.
  49. 2002 - Friday, March 1 - 8:00 p.m.
  50. 2003 - Monday, April 7 - 8:00 p.m.
  51. 2004 - THursday, April 15 - 8:00 p.m.
  52. 2005 - Saturday, January 22 - 8:00 p.m.
  53. 2006 - Wednesday, August 16 - 8:00 p.m.
  54. 2007 - Sunday, May 13 - 8:00 p.m.
  55. 2008 - Sunday, July 6 - 8:00 p.m.
  56. 2009 - Thursday, January 1 - 8:00 p.m.

Songs

  • Cotton Blossom - MGM Studio and Orchestra Chorus
  • Where's the Mate for me - Tony Martin
  • Make Believe - Kathryn Grayson / Tony Martin
  • Life Upon the Wicked Stage - Virginia O'Brien / MGM Studio and Orchestra Chorus Girls
  • Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man - Lena Horne
  • Ol' Man River - Caleb Peterson / MGM Studio and Orchestra Chorus
  • How'd You like to Spoon with Me - Angela Lansbury / MGM Studio and Orchestra Chrous
  • Till the Clouds Roll By - June Allyson / Ray McDonald / MGM Studio and Orchestra Chorus
  • The Last Time I Saw Paris - Dinah Shore
  • Leave it to Jane - MGM Studio and Orchestra Chorus / June Allyson / Ray McDonald
  • Cleopatterer - June Allyson / Ray McDonald / MGM Studio and Orchestra Chorus
  • Leave it to Jane (Reprise) - MGM Studio and Orchestra Chorus / June Allyson / Ray McDonald
  • Look for the Silver Lining - Judy Garland
  • Sunny - Judy Garland / MGM Studio and Orchestra Chorus
  • Who? - Judy Garland / MGM Studio and Orchestra Chorus
  • One More Dance - Lucille Bremer (Dubbed by,) Trudy Erwin
  • I Won't Dance - Van Johnson / Lucille Bremer (Dubbed by,) Trudy Erwin
  • She Didn't say Yes - Lyn Wilde / Lee Wilde
  • Smoke Gets in Your Eyes - Cyd Charisse / Gower Champion
  • The Land where the Good Songs Go - Lucille Bremer (dubbed by Trudy Erwin)
  • Why Was I Born? - Lena Horne
  • Yesterdays - MGM Studio and Orchestra Chorus
  • Ka-Lu-a - MGM Studio and Orchestra
  • Ol' Man River (Reprise/Finale) - Frank Sinatra / MGM Studio and Orchestra Chorus

See also

External links

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