
Show Boat
HEAR Glorious New Music and Songs by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II:
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Release Date
5/17/1936Runtime
113 minsOverview
Despite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the limelight as the company's new leading lady.
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EnglishBudget
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A lavish musical romance unfolding on the Mississippi River, where a captain's daughter discovers love and her own voice on stage. It's a sumptuous celebration of theatrical life with Jerome Kern's gorgeous melodies at its heart.
Mood
RomanticJoyfulBittersweet
Themes
LoveFamilyComing of ageArt and creation
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Steady
Look
PainterlyWidescreen epic
Structure
Linear

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Magnolia Hawkes

Allan Jones
Gaylord Ravenal

Charles Winninger
Cap'n Andy Hawkes

Paul Robeson
Joe

Helen Morgan
Julie LaVerne

Helen Westley
Parthenia "Parthy" Hawkes

Queenie Smith
Ellie May Chipley

Sammy White
Frank Schultz

Donald Cook
Steve Baker

Hattie McDaniel
Queenie
Francis X. Mahoney
Rubber Face

Marilyn Knowlden
Kim as a Child
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