USA,
1946, 132 min
Plots(1)
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. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Frank McLure
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