Show Boat
1936 · 113 min
Music · Romance · Drama
★ 6.7Trailer
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.
Crew
- Director James Whale
- Screenplay Oscar Hammerstein II
- Director of Photography John J. Mescall
Cast
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
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Francis X. Mahoney
Rubber Face
Marilyn Knowlden
Kim as a Child
Crew
- Director — James Whale
- Screenplay — Oscar Hammerstein II
- Director of Photography — John J. Mescall
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