Jerome Kern is a Writer and Sound American born on 27 january 1885 at New York City (USA)
Jerome Kern
Jerome Kern participated to
32 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those,
6 have good markets following the box office.
Here are the best films classified by number of entries :
Sound
, 1h47
Directed by Busby Berkeley,
George Sidney,
Charles Walters,
John WatersOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Musical theatre,
Action,
Musical,
Romance,
WesternThemes Circus films,
Films about music and musicians,
Théâtre,
Musical films,
Films based on plays,
Films based on musicalsActors Betty Hutton,
Howard Keel,
Benay Venuta,
Louis Calhern,
Edward Arnold,
Keenan WynnRating68%
Annie Oakley (Betty Hutton), jeune fille extrêmement douée avec sa carabine est remarqué par Buffalo Bill (Louis Calhern) et intègre le Wild West Show. Pour le spectacle elle est confrontée à Frank E. Butler (Howard Keel), la star du tir à qui elle vole rapidement la vedette. Malgré la rivalité professionnelle, une histoire d'amour naît entre les deux tireurs., 1h43
Directed by George StevensOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Dance films,
Films about music and musicians,
Musical filmsActors Fred Astaire,
Ginger Rogers,
Victor Moore,
Eric Blore,
Helen Broderick,
Frank JenksRoles Original Music Composer
Rating74%
John "Lucky" Garnett (Fred Astaire) is a gambler and dancer. He is set to marry Margaret (Betty Furness), but his friends hold him up so that he is late for the wedding. Margaret's father phones to call off the wedding, but Lucky doesn't get that message. His friends bet him that he won't be getting married and he agrees to the bet. Margaret's father tells Lucky that he must earn $25,000 in order to demonstrate his good intentions., 1h47
Directed by Budd Boetticher,
Charles VidorOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Films about music and musicians,
Musical filmsActors Rita Hayworth,
Gene Kelly,
Phil Silvers,
Otto Kruger,
Eve Arden,
Lee BowmanRoles Songs
Rating66%
Rusty (Rita Hayworth), a chorus girl working at a nightclub run by her boyfriend Danny McGuire (Gene Kelly), is given a chance for stardom by the wealthy magazine editor John Coudair (Otto Kruger), who years earlier had been in love with her grandmother, Maribelle Hicks. Offered an opportunity to be a highly paid cover girl, Rusty would faithfully remain with her nightclub act if only Danny would ask her. He doesn't want to stand in her way, so he picks an argument to send her packing. Rusty becomes a star on Broadway after appearing in a musical produced by Coudair's wealthy friend, Noel Wheaton (Lee Bowman), and decides to get married to Wheaton. At the last second she leaves the wedding and reunites with Danny., 1h43
Directed by John Francis DillonOrigin USAGenres MusicalThemes Films about music and musicians,
Musical films,
Films based on plays,
Films based on musicalsActors Marilyn Miller,
Alexander Gray,
Joe E. Brown,
Ford Sterling,
Pert Kelton,
T. Roy BarnesRating61%
Sally (Marilyn Miller) plays the part of an orphan who had been abandoned as a baby at the Bowling Green telephone exchange. While growing up in an orphanage, she discovered the joy of dancing. In an attempt to save money enough to become a dancer, Sally began working at odd jobs. While working as a waitress, a man named Blair (Alexander Gray) begins coming to her work regularly to see her. They both soon fall for each other. , 1h52
Directed by Busby Berkeley,
Norman Z. McLeodOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Films about music and musicians,
Films about classical music and musicians,
Jazz films,
Musical filmsActors Eleanor Powell,
Robert Young,
Ann Sothern,
Lionel Barrymore,
John Carroll,
Red SkeltonRating63%
Eddie Crane, a young composer, is struggling with a tune he has just written. When his girlfriend, Dixie Donegan, provides words almost by accident, the song is published and is a great success., 1h30
Directed by Lewis R. Foster,
Frank RyanOrigin USAGenres Musical,
WesternThemes Films about music and musicians,
Musical filmsActors Deanna Durbin,
Robert Paige,
Akim Tamiroff,
Thomas Gomez,
Clara Blandick,
David BruceRoles Songs
Rating61%
Set during the early years of the California Gold Rush, the film tells of the adventures of Caroline Frost, the wilful and spoilt daughter of a US Senator. He does not approve of her beau, Lt Robert Latham, of the US cavalry, and persuades President James K. Polk to post Latham to guard gold shipments from the California mines owned by Jake Carstair.