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Jerome Kern is a Writer and Sound American born on 27 january 1885 at New York City (USA)

Jerome Kern

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

Annie Get Your Gun, 1h47
Directed by Busby Berkeley, George Sidney, Charles Walters, John Waters
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Action, Musical, Romance, Western
Themes Circus films, Films about music and musicians, Théâtre, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Benay Venuta, Louis Calhern, Edward Arnold, Keenan Wynn
Rating68% 3.4473553.4473553.4473553.4473553.447355
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.
Swing Time
Swing Time (1936)
, 1h43
Directed by George Stevens
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore, Eric Blore, Helen Broderick, Frank Jenks
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating74% 3.7441953.7441953.7441953.7441953.744195
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.
Cover Girl
Cover Girl (1944)
, 1h47
Directed by Budd Boetticher, Charles Vidor
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Rita Hayworth, Gene Kelly, Phil Silvers, Otto Kruger, Eve Arden, Lee Bowman
Roles Songs
Rating66% 3.3470953.3470953.3470953.3470953.347095
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.
Sally
Sally (1930)
, 1h43
Directed by John Francis Dillon
Origin USA
Genres Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Marilyn Miller, Alexander Gray, Joe E. Brown, Ford Sterling, Pert Kelton, T. Roy Barnes
Rating61% 3.051273.051273.051273.051273.05127
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.
Lady Be Good, 1h52
Directed by Busby Berkeley, Norman Z. McLeod
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Jazz films, Musical films
Actors Eleanor Powell, Robert Young, Ann Sothern, Lionel Barrymore, John Carroll, Red Skelton
Rating63% 3.194613.194613.194613.194613.19461
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.
Can't Help Singing, 1h30
Directed by Lewis R. Foster, Frank Ryan
Origin USA
Genres Musical, Western
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Deanna Durbin, Robert Paige, Akim Tamiroff, Thomas Gomez, Clara Blandick, David Bruce
Roles Songs
Rating61% 3.096123.096123.096123.096123.09612
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.