Vans Collide

My love of all things Van has spread among my co-workers who love movies as much as I do. And last night I got a phone call from one of them asking if I had seen the movie on TCM tonight. It had Van Heflin, and he knew that I was a fan and had even taped it for me! Now I had actually watched the movie myself, and knew that it wasn't worth saving.

But after a little bit of discussion about how terrible B.F.'s Daughter was, Tom asked me if Van Heflin and Van Johnson had ever done a movie together. Now, I was not sure, so I said I didn't think so. I didn't think that the two would be in the same types of movies, especially since Johnson was such a stereotypical fifties boy and Heflin was more cynical. But I went to the IMBd and searched for their names together.

And the Vans did collide once -- not surprising, considering they were both at MGM at the same time -- but it was in the biopic of Jerome Kern's life, Till the Clouds Roll By. Heflin has higher billing than Johnson -- he plays James I. Hessler -- while Johnson is bandleader in the Elite Club. I must find this movie and watch it, if only to see if they do a scene together!