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Show Boat
Show Boat

Show Boat

HEAR Glorious New Music and Songs by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II:

May 17, 1936 1h 53m ★ 6.7 (51 votes)
MusicRomanceDrama

Overview

Sheltered beauty Magnolia Hawkes takes over as the leading lady on a Mississippi riverboat show when mixed-race Julie and her white husband are forced out of town by a prejudiced sheriff. Charismatic opportunist Gaylord Ravenal wins Magnolia's heart, but his gambling losses threaten to ruin their chances for a happy marriage.

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Top Cast

Irene Dunne

Irene Dunne

Magnolia Hawkes

Allan Jones

Allan Jones

Gaylord Ravenal

Charles Winninger

Charles Winninger

Cap'n Andy Hawkes

Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson

Joe

Helen Morgan

Helen Morgan

Julie LaVerne

Helen Westley

Helen Westley

Parthenia "Parthy" Hawkes

Queenie Smith

Queenie Smith

Ellie May Chipley

Sammy White

Sammy White

Frank Schultz

Donald Cook

Donald Cook

Steve Baker

Hattie McDaniel

Hattie McDaniel

Queenie

Francis X. Mahoney

Francis X. Mahoney

Rubber Face

Marilyn Knowlden

Marilyn Knowlden

Kim as a Child

Sunnie O'Dea

Sunnie O'Dea

Kim - at Sixteen

Arthur Hohl

Arthur Hohl

Pete

Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

Sheriff Ike Vallon

Clarence Muse

Clarence Muse

Sam

Status: Released
Budget: $1,194,943
Production Companies: Universal Pictures

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