Show Boat (1936)
Sheltered beauty Magnolia Hawkes takes over as the leading lady on a Mississippi riverboat show when mixed-race Julie and her white husband are forced out of town by a prejudiced sheriff. Charismatic opportunist Gaylord Ravenal wins Magnolia's heart, but his gambling losses threaten to ruin their chances for a happy marriage.
- Released
- 1936-05-17
- Genres
- Music, Romance, Drama
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- James Whale, Oscar Hammerstein II
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 from 51 votes
Cast
- Irene Dunne as Magnolia Hawkes
- Allan Jones as Gaylord Ravenal
- Charles Winninger as Cap'n Andy Hawkes
- Paul Robeson as Joe
- Helen Morgan as Julie LaVerne
- Helen Westley as Parthenia "Parthy" Hawkes
- Queenie Smith as Ellie May Chipley
- Sammy White as Frank Schultz
- Donald Cook as Steve Baker
- Hattie McDaniel as Queenie
- Francis X. Mahoney as Rubber Face
- Marilyn Knowlden as Kim as a Child