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Show Boat is a classic American musical with songs by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It tells the story of the performers and workers on a Mississippi River show boat from 1887 to 1927, and explores themes of racial prejudice and tragic love.
Show Boat: Directed by George Sidney. With Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner, Howard Keel, Joe E. Brown. The daughter of a riverboat captain falls in love with a charming gambler, but their fairy tale romance is threatened after his luck turns sour.
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- 1951-09-24
A musical romantic drama film based on the 1927 stage musical and the 1926 novel by Edna Ferber. It stars Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner, and Howard Keel, and was shot in Technicolor by MGM.
Find out who starred in the 1951 musical film adaptation of Show Boat, based on the play and novel by Edna Ferber. See the names and roles of the actors, directors, producers, writers, and more.
Show Boat is a 1927 musical based on Edna Ferber's novel, featuring songs by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II. It tells the story of three generations of show folk on the Mississippi, in Chicago and on Broadway.
It's an Oscar-nominated musical look at the lives and loves of a show boat theater troupe aboard an old-fashioned Mississippi riverboat.
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When musical main attraction Julie Laverne (Ava Gardner) and her husband are suddenly forced to leave the show, Cotton Blossom owner Andy Hawks' (Joe E. Brown)...
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