Herbert Heywood

Jerome Kern's life in a musical with many famous songs performed by well known artists.

Till the Clouds Roll By -- Biography of songwriter, broadway pioneer, Jerome Kern. Judy Garland's and Angela Lansbury's songs are among the highlights, including a mini production of 'Show Boat', plus Lena Horne and a singing and dancing Van Johnson.

Innocent taxi driver (Fonda) is convicted of murder and sentenced to the electric chair. His girlfriend, (O'Sullivan), tries to clear him and convinces Detective Lieutenant Everett of his innocence. When they find the trio that committed the crime, the police refuse to arrest them, so they take matters into their own hands.

A neurotic girl, Stanley, (Academy Award, Emmy and Golden Globe-winner Bette Davis -- "All About Eve," "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?") dumps her fiancée, steals her sister's husband, rejects him and manipulates her whole family. Stanley's sister soon falls in love with Stanley's former fiancée, Craig, and they plan to wed. Jealous of this, Stanley leads herself to ruin when she tries to place the blame for a hit and run accident on a young black clerk, who works in Craig's law office. Co-starring Academy Award and Golden Globe-winner Olivia de Havilland ("Gone with the Wind," "The Adventures of Robin Hood") and Academy Award-winner Charles Coburn ("Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," "The Lady Eve"). Directed by Academy Award-winner John Huston (The Maltese Falcon," "The African Queen," "Prizzi's Honor").