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Show Boat is a 1936 American romantic musical film directed by James Whale, based on the 1927 musical of the same name by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II, which in turn was adapted from the 1926 novel of the same name by Edna Ferber.
Show Boat: Directed by James Whale. With Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Charles Winninger, Paul Robeson. 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.
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- Comedy, Drama, Musical
- James Whale
- 1936-05-17
With the show derailed by the "Hillbilly Patron," (Stanley Fields) Cap'n Andy (Charles Winninger) recaptures the audience with some inspired vamping in James Whale's Show Boat, 1936, from the Edna Ferber novel.
- James Whale
- Irene Dunne
Show Boat. Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II’s immortal musical adaptation of Edna Ferber’s sprawling novel receives its most faithful and enduring cinematic treatment under the elegant direction of James Whale.
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Jun 5, 2014 · With an unforgettable story and score, the 1927 musical tackled complex racial issues. Music critic Lloyd Schwartz says the 1936 film version of Show Boat is the best — and it's now out on...
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Sheltered beauty Magnolia Hawks (Irene Dunne) takes over as the show's leading lady when mulatto Julie (Helen Morgan) and her white husband are forced out of town by...
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- Musical