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Show Boat

1936 • 1h53m • Music, Romance, Drama

Rating

6.7/10

Popularity

2

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.

Details

Director

James Whale

Screenplay

Oscar Hammerstein II

Cast

Irene Dunne

Allan Jones

Charles Winninger

Release date

5/17/1936

Status

Released

Budget

$1,194,943

Origin country

US

Vote count

51