Show Boat (1929)
This film sticks very closely to the Edna Ferber novel, rather than the musical based on the novel. There are only two major changes from Ferber's book : *Julie in this version is a white woman, not a racially mixed one; therefore she and her husband are not unlawfully married. * Ravenal returns at the end, instead of dying as in the novel
- Released
- 1929-03-16
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 146 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Harry A. Pollard
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 from 4 votes
Cast
- Laura La Plante as Magnolia
- Joseph Schildkraut as Gaylord Ravenal
- Emily Fitzroy as Parthenia Ann Hawks
- Otis Harlan as Capt. Andy Hawks
- Alma Rubens as Julie Dozier
- Jack McDonald as Windy
- Jane La Verne as Magnolia as Child / Kim
- Neely Edwards as Schultzy
- Elise Bartlett as Elly
- Stepin Fetchit as Joe
- Jules Bledsoe as Joe [prologue]
- Tess Gardella as Queenie [prologue]