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67% Critic Match
Show Boat
“HEAR Glorious New Music and Songs by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II:”
6.7 / 10• 1936• 1h 53m•NR• English
MusicRomanceDramaComedy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Irene Dunne
Magnolia Hawkes
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. James Whale's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Show Boat is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
