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Ellie Shipley and Frank Schultz, formerly the dance team on the show boat, take Magnolia to audition at the Trocadero nightclub, not realizing the club already has a singer: Julie Baker. Julie overhears Magnolia audition, learns from the nightclub manager that Ravenal deserted her, and quits so that he will have no choice but to hire Magnolia.
Crew. A dashing Mississippi river gambler wins the affections of the daughter of the owner of the Show Boat.
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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- Drama, Family, Musical
- George Sidney
- 1951-09-24
Frank and Ellie, two former actors from the showboat, learn that Magnolia is living in the rooms they want to rent. The old friends seek a singing job for Magnolia at the Trocadero, the club where they are doing a New Year's show.
A Mississippi riverboat captain's daughter (Irene Dunne) marries a roving gambler (Allan Jones).
Frank Shultz. Though Frank plays the villain in the Cotton Blossom's play, he's introduced as being "as meek as a lamb and wouldn't hurt a fly." He's been in love with Ellie since they met, and eventually marries her. Later, he and Ellie compassionately help Magnolia find a job when she falls on hard times.
