Music ·Romance ·Drama · United States of America · 1951 · 1h 47m

Show Boat

Show Boat poster

Director

Cast

Kathryn Grayson as Magnolia Hawks Ava Gardner as Julie LaVerne Howard Keel as Gaylord Ravenal Joe E. Brown as Cap'n Andy Hawks Marge Champion as Ellie May Shipley Gower Champion as Frank Schultz

Crew

Charles Rosher — Director of Photography John D. Dunning — Editor Jerome Kern — Original Music Composer John Lee Mahin — Screenplay Edna Ferber — Novel Arthur Freed — Producer

Tagline

It's NEW!

Synopsis

A dashing Mississippi river gambler wins the affections of the daughter of the owner of the Show Boat.

Trailer

Show Boat — Official Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

grandparent grandchild relationship musical based on play or musical interracial relationship riverboat reconciliation showboat miscegenation paddlewheel boat

Key Collaborators

George Sidney Director Charles Rosher Director of Photography John D. Dunning Editor Jerome Kern Original Music Composer John Lee Mahin Screenplay Edna Ferber Novel Arthur Freed Producer Walter Plunkett Costume Design

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