Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

90 mins | Documentary, TV Movie | Nov. 4, 2009

Admired and praised by the likes of Irving Berlin and Cole Porter, Johnny Mercer has been described as "one of our great folk poets" and "the most perfect American lyricist". Throughout his extraordinary career, he collaborated with hundreds of composers to write legendary movie songs such as "Hooray for Hollywood", "Jeepers Creepers" and "Moon River". Mercer then went on to co-found Capitol Records in 1942 and became a successful Broadway producer of St. Louis Woman and L'il Abner.

Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

90 mins | Documentary, TV Movie | Nov. 4, 2009

Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
Admired and praised by the likes of Irving Berlin and Cole Porter, Johnny Mercer has been described as "one of our great folk poets" and "the most perfect American lyricist". Throughout his extraordinary career, he collaborated with hundreds of composers to write legendary movie songs such as "Hooray for Hollywood", "Jeepers Creepers" and "Moon River". Mercer then went on to co-found Capitol Records in 1942 and became a successful Broadway producer of St. Louis Woman and L'il Abner.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Turner Classic Movies
Original title Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
Directors Bruce Ricker
Writers Ken Barnes

Cast

Johnny Mercer

as (archive footage)

Bill Charlap

as Narrator

Clint Eastwood

as Self / Host

John Williams

as Self / Performer

Leonard Maltin

as Self

Tony Bennett

as Self / Performer

Morgan Eastwood

as Performer

Julie Andrews

as Self

Ken Barnes

as Self

Dr. John

as Performer

Stephen Holden

as Self

Nancy Gerard

as Self

Ronald Harwood

as Self

Robert Kimball

as Self

Alan Bergman

as Self

Maude Maggart

as Performer

Gene Lees

as Self

Cleo Laine

as Self

Bucky Pizzarelli

as Performer

Jean Bach

as Self

John Dankworth

as Self

Jamie Cullum

as Performer

André Previn

as Self

Mandy Mercer

as Self

Miles Kreuger

as Self

Audra McDonald

as Performer

Joe Harris

as Self

Blake Edwards

as Self

Ginny Mancini

as Self

Jack Lemmon

as Self

Johnny Mandel

as Self

Bono

as Performer