Show Boat

Directed by James Whale

Written by Edna Ferber, Oscar Hammerstein II, Oscar Hammerstein II, Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern

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.

Cast

Irene Dunne

Magnolia Hawkes

Allan Jones

Gaylord Ravenal

Charles Winninger

Cap'n Andy Hawkes

Paul Robeson

Joe

Helen Morgan

Julie LaVerne

Helen Westley

Parthenia "Parthy" Hawkes

Queenie Smith

Ellie May Chipley

Sammy White

Frank Schultz

Donald Cook

Steve Baker

Hattie McDaniel

Queenie

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Francis X. Mahoney

Rubber Face

Marilyn Knowlden

Kim as a Child