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Show Boat

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  • Movie
  • 1936
  • NR
  • 1h 53m

Directed by James Whale

6.7

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6.7 out of 10 from 51 votes

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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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Cast and crew

  • Irene Dunne

    Irene DunneMagnolia Hawkes

  • Allan Jones

    Allan JonesGaylord Ravenal

  • Charles Winninger

    Charles WinningerCap'n Andy Hawkes

  • Paul Robeson

    Paul RobesonJoe

  • Helen Morgan

    Helen MorganJulie LaVerne

  • Helen Westley

    Helen WestleyParthenia "Parthy" Hawkes

  • Queenie Smith

    Queenie SmithEllie May Chipley

  • Sammy White

    Sammy WhiteFrank Schultz

  • Donald Cook

    Donald CookSteve Baker

  • Hattie McDaniel

    Hattie McDanielQueenie

  • Francis X. MahoneyRubber Face

  • Marilyn Knowlden

    Marilyn KnowldenKim as a Child

  • Sunnie O'Dea

    Sunnie O'DeaKim - at Sixteen

  • Arthur Hohl

    Arthur HohlPete

  • Charles Middleton

    Charles MiddletonSheriff Ike Vallon

  • Clarence Muse

    Clarence MuseSam

  • E. E. Clive

    E. E. CliveSir Arthur

  • Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

    Eddie 'Rochester' AndersonBoonville man speaking film's first line

Director
James Whale
Writer
Edna Ferber and Oscar Hammerstein II
Music
Jerome Kern
Cinematography
John J. Mescall