The greatest musical stars from Hollywood's Golden Age star in this homage to one of the greatest America song composers, Jerome Kern, loosely based on the story of the composer's life and his struggle to find success. Judy Garland sings "Look for the Silver Lining"; Dinah Shore sings "The Last Time I Saw Paris"; Kathryn Grayson sings "Long Ago and Far Away"; Virginia O'Brien performs "A Fine Romance"; Tony Martin sings "All the Things You Are"; June Allyson and Ray McDonald perform the title number; Frank Sinatra sings "Old Man River"; and Lena Horne sings "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man."