Show Boat

About Show Boat

Sheltered beauty Magnolia Hawkes takes over as the leading lady on a Mississippi riverboat show when mixed-race Julie and her white husband are forced out of town by a prejudiced sheriff. Charismatic opportunist Gaylord Ravenal wins Magnolia's heart, but his gambling losses threaten to ruin their chances for a happy marriage.

James Whale's Show Boat is a 1936 music romance film. Irene Dunne takes the lead as Magnolia Hawkes, Allan Jones as Gaylord Ravenal, Charles Winninger as Cap'n Andy Hawkes, and Paul Robeson as Joe.

It runs 113 minutes and was released in May 1936. Written by Oscar Hammerstein II.

Members will find new year's eve, mississippi river, showboat, and musical in it. American members can watch it on YouTube TV. It scores 6.7 out of 10 from 51 TMDB voters and it carries a NR rating.

An American in Paris, Holiday Inn, and Rudolph's Shiny New Year make useful companions to Show Boat.