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Show Boat (1936)
- NR
- 05/14/1936 (US)
- Music, Romance, Drama, Comedy
- 1h 53m
HEAR Glorious New Music and Songs by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II:
Overview
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.
Edna Ferber
NovelJames Whale
DirectorOscar Hammerstein II
ScreenplayCast
![Irene Dunne's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/r44FIGxLUHw7PcALUycivFuTEvV.jpg)
Irene Dunne
Magnolia Hawkes![Allan Jones's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/m86mHhAbRSYPgxwAsjQbwMmQ0Cm.jpg)
Allan Jones
Gaylord Ravenal![Charles Winninger's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/ksiZaQTiTUDKzXS8fw7RoIwrgJ3.jpg)
Charles Winninger
Cap'n Andy Hawkes![Paul Robeson's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/kwi1iyhlpvQ9GhxUto1vwwEdSc0.jpg)
Paul Robeson
Joe![Helen Morgan's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/psrgNK6RsqAUGDdcZX7NXJX6eKs.jpg)
Helen Morgan
Julie LaVerne![Helen Westley's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/7cqZn76oOLV5IbgLCHL2I36pSH.jpg)
Helen Westley
Parthenia "Parthy" Hawkes![Queenie Smith's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/tj4ksEG3D0njjxQrqGnU0bL7KtT.jpg)
Queenie Smith
Ellie May Chipley![Sammy White's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/8d5bQKRrHcW6Pho3vw0qQXflJT7.jpg)