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Show Boat (1936)

NR · 1936-05-17 · 1h 53m · EN
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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.

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Irene DunneIrene DunneMagnolia HawkesAllan JonesAllan JonesGaylord RavenalCharles WinningerCharles WinningerCap'n Andy HawkesPaul RobesonPaul RobesonJoeHelen MorganHelen MorganJulie LaVerneHelen WestleyHelen WestleyParthenia "Parthy" HawkesQueenie SmithQueenie SmithEllie May ChipleySammy WhiteSammy WhiteFrank SchultzDonald CookDonald CookSteve BakerHattie McDanielHattie McDanielQueenieFrancis X. MahoneyFrancis X. MahoneyRubber FaceMarilyn KnowldenMarilyn KnowldenKim as a Child

Keywords

MusicalMississippi riverNew year's eveShowboat

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · Drama · MusicTheme affinityMusical · Mississippi River · New Year S EveDialogue densityComedy · DramaDirector preference203416Actor preference243882 · 314165 · 108967Country preferenceUs

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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.

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Show Boat has a runtime of 113 minutes.

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