TILL THE CLOUDS ROLL BY (1946) ¢ ¢ ¢
D: Richard Whorf
Robert Walker, Lucille Bremer, Van Heflin,
Dorothy Patrick, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra,
June Allyson, Lena Horne, Van Johnson,
Cyd Charisse, Angela Lansbury, Dinah Shore
A musical biography of composer Jerome Kern, from his start as an eager, young, turn-of-the-century songwriter, through "Showboat" and beyond. Formula script - Kern himself thought his life was too dull to make a movie about - but lots of great songs, and typically lush MGM production values. Lena Horne torches "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man", Angela Lansbury hoofs her way through "How'd You Like To Spoon With Me?", and Lucille Bremer and Van Johnson cut the rug to "I Won't Dance". To wrap it all up, a skinny kid from Hoboken takes a shot at "Ol' Man River", and knocks it out of the park.
Lena Horne
(1917-2010)
