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Effectively the biographical story of legendary songwriter and Broadway pioneer Jerome Kern, this film features an all star cast and renditions of many of his most famous songs.
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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This film is extraordinary because of the tremendous talent that it encapsulates. The scenes are a tapestry of colour, music, song and dance on a scale long gone.
Although the acting and story (it was not really a factually correct biography of Kern) appear dated, this is not what the film is about. It's a showboat of some of the greatest show songs and singers America ever produced and on this count it does not disappoint - not by a long shot. This film contains wonderful performances by Judy, Angela, Frank and June that cannot be missed or ignored.
Unfortunately, the picture and sound quality is the poorest I have ever seen on a DVD and I can only imagine what a proper restoration will do for this treasure chest of colour and song.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
"This large-scale Technicolor musical is one of those over-the-top, maximalistic productions that the Golden Age of the Studio System was famous for!" - right, what's written in synopsis is absolutelty true.
The problem however is that you won't see and hear it with this DVD item in your player, looking like transferred from 20th copy of 20th VHS copy or recorded directly from screen with an amateur camera. Nothing surprising, as "Till The Clouds Roll By" are - similarly to eg. "Royal Wedding" - the victim of its public domain status, meaning that the original owner (MGM) doesn't see any interest and reasons to invest in launching restored version of the movie.
It's a pity, as although far from being a masterpiece (with screenplay and dialogues reaching the very bottom from time to time), the item contains a couple of musical numbers cast and staged with quality much above average for most of other mid-40s musicals (though, to be frank, many of Kern's songs do not quite pass the test of time).
The 1-star rating applies to the issue, not the film itself, which otherwise I would personally rate as circa 3-star.
The problem however is that you won't see and hear it with this DVD item in your player, looking like transferred from 20th copy of 20th VHS copy or recorded directly from screen with an amateur camera. Nothing surprising, as "Till The Clouds Roll By" are - similarly to eg. "Royal Wedding" - the victim of its public domain status, meaning that the original owner (MGM) doesn't see any interest and reasons to invest in launching restored version of the movie.
It's a pity, as although far from being a masterpiece (with screenplay and dialogues reaching the very bottom from time to time), the item contains a couple of musical numbers cast and staged with quality much above average for most of other mid-40s musicals (though, to be frank, many of Kern's songs do not quite pass the test of time).
The 1-star rating applies to the issue, not the film itself, which otherwise I would personally rate as circa 3-star.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
As a collector of film musicals, I recently bought the DVD "Till the clouds roll by" with Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra a. o. The quality of the film copy was worse than bad! Even if it was a film from 1946, it can not be that out of focus and over-colored! I have seen films that are older than this, that is in clear, sharp picture quality and good colors. So, don't buy this DVD. Even if it's cheap, it is not worth the money. I threw it in the garbage can.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Judy's numbers amazing!
The plot is not a masterpiece, but the numbers are beautiful. Especially those of Judy Garland. Here, too, shows the queen of the musical. Others not appear when she is! Read more
Published 4 months ago by Dall'argine Sara
Till the clouds roll by
It would have been marvellous but the colour was all wrong. However, we persevered and eventually, we enjoyed some priceless moments contributed by Van Johnson, Frank Sinatra... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Hetty
Shocking
I order many DVD,s, and my advice is DONT order this one. It is unwatchable. Its like its been copied so many times, it is just awful. Read more
Published 9 months ago by J. R. Rigley
Disappointed !!!
Looked forward to viewing an "unknown" Judy film, but alas, even tho' a very glamourous portrait of the star appears on the cover,in the story its only a guest appearance !! Read more
Published 15 months ago by Rufus
Judy Garland Till Clouds Roll By (DVD)
This is a Collectable 4 DVD set on 2 double sided discs, and although it is good value for money, the picture quality is not HD. Read more
Published on 7 April 2010 by Derek Vernon-morris
Jerome Kern Biopic
This 1946 MGM Technicolor movie is a tribute to one of the greatest American tunesmiths - Jerome Kern. Read more
Published on 21 Oct 2009 by Dr. H. A. Jones
Golden Oldie
This is truly a Golden Oldie and an enjoyable performance by Judy Garland.....Pity the copy I received was not very sharp, bit on the fuzzy side!!!
Published on 15 Sep 2009 by Nancy Cook
Psychedelic to Sepia, and back, with added sugar !
I'm not a Kern fanatic, however, this edition would dispirit the most hardened enthusiast.
The definition of certain parts of this film is on a par with a Warhol... Read more
The definition of certain parts of this film is on a par with a Warhol... Read more
Published on 13 Sep 2009 by Captain Chaos (Semper Vigilans)
What is missing?
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This could be a wonderful film - but the reason I've given it three stars is because there is something lacking. Read more
This could be a wonderful film - but the reason I've given it three stars is because there is something lacking. Read more
Published on 8 Sep 2005 by Ellie
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