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1 videodisc (approximately 130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Based on the life and music of Jerome Kern
A musical based on the life 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
Originally released as a motion picture in 1946
Special features: making-of featurette "Till the clouds roll by: reel to reel"; "Glimpses of California," a short travelogue in James A. Fitzpatrick's series Traveltalks; "Henpecked hoboes," a cartoon directed by Tex Avery; outtake songs: "Music in the air" and "D'ya love me?"; theatrical trailer
Story, Guy Bolton ; directors of photography, Harry Stradling, George J. Folsey ; editor, Albert Akst ; musical direction, Lennie Hayton
Robert Walker, Van Johnson, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, June Allyson, Kathryn Grayson, Van Heflin, Dinah Shore, Lucille Bremer, Lena Horne, Angela Lansbury, Tony Martin, Virginia O'Brien, Cyd Charisse
Not rated
DVD, region 1; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer format
English and French language soundtracks with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned