Show Boat
Directed by Harry A. PollardThis 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
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Show Boat was released on July 28, 1929.
Show Boat was directed by Harry A. Pollard.
Show Boat has a runtime of 2h 26m.
Show Boat was produced by Carl Laemmle Jr..
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
The key characters in Show Boat are Magnolia (Laura La Plante), Gaylord Ravenal (Joseph Schildkraut), Parthenia Ann Hawks (Emily Fitzroy).
Show Boat is rated Not Rated.
Show Boat is a Drama, Musical, Romance film.
Show Boat has an audience rating of 6.1 out of 10.