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Show Boat
Directed by
George Sidney
Not Rated
1951
1h 47m
Musical
,
Romance
,
and more
6.8
83%
70%
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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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Cast of Show Boat
Kathryn Grayson
Magnolia Hawks
Ava Gardner
Julie LaVerne
Howard Keel
Gaylord Ravenal
Joe E. Brown
Cap'n Andy Hawks
Marge Champion
Ellie May Shipley
Gower Champion
Frank Schultz
Robert Sterling
Steven Baker
Agnes Moorehead
Parthy Hawks
Leif Erickson
Pete
William Warfield
Joe
Linda Christian
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Racetrack spectator (uncredited)
Adele Jergens
Cameo McQueen (uncredited)
Anna Q. Nilsson
Seamstress (uncredited)
Bert Roach
Drunk (uncredited)
Regis Toomey
Sheriff Ike Vallon (uncredited)
Dorothy Tuttle
Dancer (uncredited)
Chick Chandler
Trocadero Stage Assistant (uncredited)
Roy Damron
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
George the Calliope Player (uncredited)
Louis Mercier
Dabney - Poker Player (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
Jake Green (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox
Gambler Mark Hallson (uncredited)
Show Boat Ratings & Reviews
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Ken Hanke
Okay, but not a patch on the 1936 James Whale film.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
A much weaker Show Boat version than the 1936 one by James Whale.
Film Frenzy
Matt Brunson
A showcase for some eye-popping Technicolor dreams.
From the Front Row
Mattie Lucas
It piles on the Technicolor spectacle, with each number feeling like a finale, making for an experience that feels bloated and over-stuffed, full of flash and visual pizazz but lacking any real stakes or sense of emotion.
Christian Science Monitor
B.R. Crisler
Above all, Show Boat represents the fine, artificial flower of America's golden age of professional competence in the popular arts.
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