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Show Boat

A naive young daughter of a show boat captain becomes the leading lady of the company, much to her mother's dismay.

Magnolia Hawks, the naive daughter of a show boat proprietor, becomes the star after her friend Julie LaVerne is forced to leave due to her mixed heritage. Magnolia marries gambler Gaylord Ravenal, but their lavish lifestyle is threatened by his streaks of bad luck. After he abandons her, Magnolia returns to the stage to start anew.

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Main Cast

Irene DunneIrene DunneMagnolia Hawkes
Allan JonesAllan JonesGaylord Ravenal
Charles WinningerCharles WinningerCap'n Andy Hawkes
Paul RobesonPaul RobesonJoe
Helen MorganHelen MorganJulie LaVerne
Helen WestleyHelen WestleyParthenia "Parthy" Hawkes
Queenie SmithQueenie SmithEllie May Chipley
Sammy WhiteSammy WhiteFrank Schultz
Donald CookDonald CookSteve Baker
Hattie McDanielHattie McDanielQueenie
Marilyn KnowldenMarilyn KnowldenKim as a Child
Sunnie O'DeaSunnie O'DeaKim - at Sixteen
Arthur HohlArthur HohlPete
Charles MiddletonCharles MiddletonSheriff Ike Vallon
Clarence MuseClarence MuseSam
E. E. CliveE. E. CliveSir Arthur
Eddie 'Rochester' AndersonEddie 'Rochester' AndersonBoonville man speaking film's first line
J. Farrell MacDonaldJ. Farrell MacDonaldWindy MacLaine
Maude AllenMaude Allen
Ricca AllenRicca Allen
William AlstonWilliam Alston
Harry BarrisHarry Barris
May BeattyMay Beatty
Brooks BenedictBrooks Benedict
Mary BovardMary Bovard
Donald BriggsDonald Briggs
Daisy BuffordDaisy Bufford
James P. BurtisJames P. Burtis
Eddy ChandlerEddy Chandler
Edmund CobbEdmund Cobb
D'Arcy CorriganD'Arcy Corrigan
Grace CunardGrace Cunard
Anna DemetrioAnna Demetrio
Helen DicksonHelen Dickson
Elspeth DudgeonElspeth Dudgeon
Helen Jerome EddyHelen Jerome Eddy
Al FergusonAl Ferguson
Stanley FieldsStanley Fields
Flora FinchFlora Finch
Artye FolzArtye Folz
Dorothy GrangerDorothy Granger
Marilyn HarrisMarilyn Harris
Helen HaywardHelen Hayward
Ernest HilliardErnest Hilliard
Arthur HousmanArthur Housman
Selmer JacksonSelmer Jackson
Jane KeckleyJane Keckley
Isabel La MalIsabel La Mal
Frank MayoFrank Mayo
Martha MerrillMartha Merrill
Monte MontagueMonte Montague
Juanita MooreJuanita Moore
Jack MulhallJack Mulhall
Georgia O'DellGeorgia O'Dell
Dennis O'KeefeDennis O'Keefe
Edward Peil Sr.Edward Peil Sr.
Barbara PepperBarbara Pepper
Lee PhelpsLee Phelps
George H. ReedGeorge H. Reed
Tom RickettsTom Ricketts
Tiny SandfordTiny Sandford
Forrest StanleyForrest Stanley
Mary StewartMary Stewart
Maidel TurnerMaidel Turner
Lois VernerLois Verner
Harold WaldridgeHarold Waldridge
Marguerite WarnerMarguerite Warner
Billy WatsonBilly Watson
Bobs WatsonBobs Watson
Delmar WatsonDelmar Watson
Harry WatsonHarry Watson
Lloyd WhitlockLloyd Whitlock
Renee WhitneyRenee Whitney
Frank WhitsonFrank Whitson
Charles C. WilsonCharles C. Wilson

Creators

James WhaleJames WhaleDirector
Oscar Hammerstein IIOscar Hammerstein IIScreenplay
Edna FerberEdna FerberNovel

Show Boat Videos

Preview Clip | Show Boat | Warner Archive

Preview Clip | Show Boat | Warner Archive

Show Boat (1936) - Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man

Show Boat (1936) - Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man

SHOW BOAT 1936 Faux Trailer

SHOW BOAT 1936 Faux Trailer

Info about Show Boat

Studio(s): Universal Pictures

Originally Released: United States, May 17, 1936

Production Country: United States

Genres:Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance

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