Directing
James V. Kern
Born September 22, 1909 · New York City, New York, USA
Died November 9, 1966 · aged 57
James V. Kern (September 22, 1909, New York City, New York – November 9, 1966, Encino, California) was an American singer, songwriter, screenwriter, actor, and director. Educated at the Fordham Law School, Kern worked for a while as an attorney. He sang with the George Olsen Trio, and appeared with the Olsen orchestra in the musical Good News. From 1927 to 1939, he sang with and wrote for the Yac…
Known For
Never Say Goodbye · 1946Never Say Goodbye
★ 6.31946
MovieComedy
Phil and Ellen Gayley have been divorced for a year, and their 7-year old daughter, Flip, is very unhappy that her parents are not together. Flip starts a correspondence with a Marine, sending a picture of her beautiful mother as the author of Flip's flirtatious letters. When the Marine shows up to meet his pen pal, Ellen takes the opportunity to make her ex-husband jealous.
The Second Woman · 1950The Second Woman
★ 5.61950
MovieDramaMystery
In flashback from a 'Rebecca'-style beginning: Ellen Foster, visiting her aunt on the California coast, meets neighbor Jeff Cohalan and his ultramodern clifftop house. Ellen is strongly attracted to Jeff, who's being plagued by unexplainable accidents, major and minor. Bad luck, persecution...or paranoia? Warned that Jeff could be dangerous, Ellen fears that he's in danger, as the menacing atmosphere darkens.
East Side of Heaven · 1939East Side of Heaven
★ 7.41939
MovieComedyFamily
A man finds himself the father, by proxy, of a ten-month-old baby and becomes involved in the turbulent lives of the child's family.
The Horn Blows at Midnight · 1945The Horn Blows at Midnight
★ 5.91945
MovieComedyFantasy
A trumpet player in a radio orchestra falls asleep during a commercial and dreams he's Athanael, an angel deputized to blow the Last Trumpet at exactly midnight on Earth, thus marking the end of the world.
Shine on Harvest Moon · 1944Shine on Harvest Moon
★ 6.81944
MovieDramaMusic
Biographical movie about the early 20th century broadway stars Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth.
Thank Your Lucky Stars · 1943Thank Your Lucky Stars
★ 6.21943
MovieComedyMusic
An Eddie Cantor look-alike organizes an all-star show to help the war effort.
Two Tickets to Broadway · 1951Two Tickets to Broadway
★ 4.61951
MovieMusicRomance
A young woman (Janet Leigh) leaves her small hometown in Vermont and travels to New York City with hopes of becoming a Broadway star.
The Singing Kid · 1936The Singing Kid
★ 7.01936
MovieDramaMusic
Neurotic Broadway star Al Jackson faces professional ruin when he loses his voice. While recuperating in the country, he falls in love with farm girl Ruth Haines, the pretty aunt of precocious little Sybil Haines.































