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
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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EnglishBudget
$1,194,943Revenue
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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.
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Irene Dunne
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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