Plot: (May Contain Soilers) Kern attends the opening night of Show Boat in 1927, the landmark musical that secured his popularity. Following several of the show's most notable songs, Kern departs to reminisce about his early days as a young songwriter.

Kern recounts meeting Jim Hessler, a musical mentor, and Hessler's young daughter Sally. Kern and the Hesslers grow close, and he later visits them in London. Taking Sally to the fair inspires Kern to conceive a stage production for one of his songs. At the London Gaieties revue, Kern's song garners the attention of theatrical producer Charles Frohman.

When Kern happens to meet Eva Leale, it's love at first sight, but the courtship is cut short. He must abruptly sail back to New York to adapt The Girl from Utah for its Broadway debut. Following the show's success, Kern narrowly misses sailing back to London on the RMS Lusitania.

The 1917 opening night of Oh, Boy! includes the musical number "Till the Clouds Roll By". The composer proposes to Eva and returns to New York to continue his string of theatrical successes, including Leave It to Jane. His 1920 musical Sally, starring Marilyn Miller, popularized the song "Look for the Silver Lining".

Now grown up, Sally Hessler asks her Uncle Jerry to help her get a stage role. He writes the song "Who?" for her to have a part in the 1925 musical Sunny. After the show's producers give the song to star Marilyn Miller, Sally leaves in protest. At the opening night of Sunny, Kern learns that Sally has run off, leaving her father despondent.

All attempts to locate Sally fail and Jim Hessler dies, leaving a mourning Kern unable to work. Oscar Hammerstein visits the Kerns to share a copy of the 1926 novel Show Boat. The same night, Kern learns that Sally will be performing at a club in Memphis, Tennessee. He leaves to find her and they make amends; he then spends the night listening to the sounds of the Mississippi River.

Having recounted his life story so far, Kern feels his career has likely come to a conclusion with Show Boat. On the contrary, he continues to write hit shows, including The Cat and the Fiddle (1931) and Roberta (1933). While visiting a sound stage at MGM, Kern is delighted to discover that the studio has cast Sally to perform in a new film featuring his songs.

The film concludes with highlights of Kern's Hollywood career, including songs from Swing Time (1936), Cover Girl (1944), and Broadway Rhythm (1944); the montage ends with songs from Sweet Adeline and Show Boat.

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Till The Clouds Roll By is a 1946 American Technicolor musical film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It is a fictionalized biopic of composer Jerome Kern, portrayed by Robert Walker. Kern was originally involved with the production, but died before it was completed. It has a large cast of well-known musical stars of the day who appear performing Kern's songs.

Cast
Robert Walker as Jerome Kern
June Allyson as Herself/Jane in Leave It to Jane
Lucille Bremer as Sally Hessler
Judy Garland as Marilyn Miller
Kathryn Grayson as Magnolia Hawks in Show Boat/Herself
Van Heflin as James I. Hessler
Lena Horne as Julie LaVerne in Show Boat/Herself
Dorothy Patrick as Eva Kern
Van Johnson as bandleader in Elite Club
Tony Martin as Gaylord Ravenal in Show Boat/Himself
Dinah Shore as Herself
Frank Sinatra as Himself
Gower Champion as Specialty dancer in Roberta
Cyd Charisse as Specialty dancer in Roberta
Angela Lansbury as London specialty
Ray McDonald as Dance Specialty in Oh, Boy! and Leave It to Jane
Virginia O'Brien as Ellie Mae in Show Boat/Herself
Mary Nash as Mrs. Muller
Joan Wells as Young Sally Hessler
Harry Hayden as Charles Frohman
Paul Langton as Oscar Hammerstein II
Paul Maxey as Victor Herbert

Songs
"Cotton Blossom" - MGM Studio Orchestra and 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 Orchestra and Chorus Girls
"Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" - Lena Horne
"Ol' Man River" - Caleb Peterson/MGM Studio Orchestra and Chorus
"Ka-Lu-a" - MGM Studio Orchestra
"How'd You Like to Spoon with Me" - Angela Lansbury/MGM Studio Orchestra and Chorus
"They Didn't Believe Me" - Dinah Shore
"Till the Clouds Roll By" - June Allyson/Ray McDonald/MGM Studio Orchestra and Chorus
"Leave It to Jane" - MGM Studio Orchestra and Chorus/June Allyson/Ray McDonald
"Cleopatterer" - June Allyson/Ray McDonald/MGM Studio Orchestra and Chorus
"Leave It to Jane" (Reprise) - MGM Studio Orchestra and Chorus/June Allyson/Ray McDonald



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