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Show Boat

1936, Movie, NR, 110 mins

Show Boat: Review

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This time around, Universal got it right. Carl Laemmle, Jr., whose father produced the 1929 version of Showboat that owed more to Edna Ferber's novel than to the 1927 Hammerstein and Kern musical, took over the reins here and the result is splendid. It's still the same romance between gambler Gaylord Ravenal (Allan Jones) and Magnolia Hawks (Irene Dunne), daughter of showboat captain Andy Hawks (Charles Winninger). Paul Robeson costars. Read the complete review for Show Boat

Show Boat: Cast & Details

Year: 1936
Rated NR
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Cast
 Irene Dunne: Magnolia Hawks
Allan Jones: Gaylord Ravenal
Charles Winninger: Capt. Andy Hawks
Helen Westley: Parthy Hawks
Paul Robeson: Joe
Helen Morgan: Julie

 

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Hard to pick the best part as Helen Morgan ("Julie"), brings Irene Dunne ("Magnolia") then...
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Upon dismissing the flighty Magnolia (Irene Dunne), Paul Robeson (as "Joe") offers his...
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Opening titles and arrival of the "Cotton Blossom" in New Orleans, with fanfare from "Cap'n...
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