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Show Boat 1936 Directed by James Whale

HEAR Glorious New Music and Songs by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II:

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Comedy , Drama , Music , Romance
Production Company Universal Pictures
Release Date 17 May 1936
113 mins
Cast
Irene Dunne
Irene Dunne Magnolia Hawkes
Allan Jones
Allan Jones Gaylord Ravenal
Charles Winninger
Charles Winninger Cap'n Andy Hawkes
Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson Joe
Helen Morgan
Helen Morgan Julie LaVerne
Helen Westley
Helen Westley Parthenia "Parthy" Hawkes
Queenie Smith
Queenie Smith Ellie May Chipley
Sammy White
Sammy White Frank Schultz
Donald Cook
Donald Cook Steve Baker
Hattie McDaniel
Hattie McDaniel Queenie
Francis X. Mahoney
Francis X. Mahoney Rubber Face
Marilyn Knowlden
Marilyn Knowlden Kim as a Child
Sunnie O'Dea
Sunnie O'Dea Kim - at Sixteen
Arthur Hohl
Arthur Hohl Pete
Charles Middleton
Charles Middleton Sheriff Ike Vallon
Clarence Muse
Clarence Muse Sam
E. E. Clive
E. E. Clive Sir Arthur
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson Boonville man speaking film's first line
J. Farrell MacDonald
J. Farrell MacDonald Windy MacLaine
Maude Allen
Maude Allen
Ricca Allen
Ricca Allen
William Alston
William Alston
Harry Barris
Harry Barris
May Beatty
May Beatty
Brooks Benedict
Brooks Benedict
Barbara Bletcher
Barbara Bletcher
Mary Bovard
Mary Bovard
Donald Briggs
Donald Briggs
Betty Brown
Betty Brown
Daisy Bufford
Daisy Bufford
Ann Bupp
Ann Bupp (uncredited)
James P. Burtis
James P. Burtis
Eddy Chandler
Eddy Chandler
E. E. Clive
E. E. Clive
Edmund Cobb
Edmund Cobb
Maxine Cook
Maxine Cook
D'Arcy Corrigan
D'Arcy Corrigan
Grace Cunard
Grace Cunard
J. Gunnis Davis
J. Gunnis Davis
Anna Demetrio
Anna Demetrio
Helen Dickson
Helen Dickson
Jeanette Dickson
Jeanette Dickson
Elspeth Dudgeon
Elspeth Dudgeon
Helen Jerome Eddy
Helen Jerome Eddy
Kathleen Ellis
Kathleen Ellis
Al Ferguson
Al Ferguson
Stanley Fields
Stanley Fields
Flora Finch
Flora Finch
Artye Folz
Artye Folz
June Glory
June Glory
Dorothy Granger
Dorothy Granger
Marilyn Harris
Marilyn Harris
Helen Hayward
Helen Hayward
Ernest Hilliard
Ernest Hilliard
Arthur Housman
Arthur Housman
Selmer Jackson
Selmer Jackson
Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones
Jane Keckley
Jane Keckley
Isabel La Mal
Isabel La Mal
Jack Latham
Jack Latham
Frank Mayo
Frank Mayo
Martha Merrill
Martha Merrill
Monte Montague
Monte Montague
Juanita Moore
Juanita Moore
Jack Mulhall
Jack Mulhall
Harold Nelson
Harold Nelson
Georgia O'Dell
Georgia O'Dell
Dennis O'Keefe
Dennis O'Keefe
Edward Peil Sr.
Edward Peil Sr.
Barbara Pepper
Barbara Pepper
Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps
LeRoy Prinz
LeRoy Prinz
George H. Reed
George H. Reed
Tom Ricketts
Tom Ricketts
Donna Mae Roberts
Donna Mae Roberts
Louise Robinson
Louise Robinson
Betty Roche
Betty Roche
Alma Ross
Alma Ross
Tiny Sandford
Tiny Sandford Zebe (uncredited)
Forrest Stanley
Forrest Stanley
Mary Stewart
Mary Stewart
Frances Turham
Frances Turham
Maidel Turner
Maidel Turner
Lois Verner
Lois Verner
Harold Waldridge
Harold Waldridge
Marguerite Warner
Marguerite Warner
Billy Watson
Billy Watson
Bobs Watson
Bobs Watson
Delmar Watson
Delmar Watson
Harry Watson
Harry Watson
Lloyd Whitlock
Lloyd Whitlock
Renee Whitney
Renee Whitney
Frank Whitson
Frank Whitson
Charles C. Wilson
Charles C. Wilson
Crew
Director
James Whale
James Whale
Writer
Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Hammerstein II
Producer
Carl Laemmle Jr.
Carl Laemmle Jr.
Cinematography
John J. Mescall
John J. Mescall
Composer
Jerome Kern
Jerome Kern
Editors
Bernard W. Burton
Bernard W. Burton
Ted J. Kent
Ted J. Kent
Sound
Gilbert Kurland
Gilbert Kurland
Original Writers
Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Hammerstein II
Jerome Kern
Jerome Kern
Edna Ferber
Edna Ferber
Art Direction
Charles D. Hall
Charles D. Hall
Costume Design
Doris Zinkeisen
Doris Zinkeisen
Vera West
Vera West
Makeup Artists
Charles Gorman
Charles Gorman
Jack Pierce
Jack Pierce
Hairstylist
Doris Carico
Doris Carico
Music
Jerome Kern
Jerome Kern
Victor Baravalle
Victor Baravalle
Assistant Directors
Joseph A. McDonough
Joseph A. McDonough
Harry Mieneke
Harry Mieneke
Joe Torillo
Joe Torillo