Show Boat
MusicRomanceDrama

Show Boat

6.7
IMDb
🕐 113 min 📅 1936-05-17 PG-13
🌐 EN

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.

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Director

James Whale

Year

1936

Category

Hollywood

Ratings & scores.

IMDb Rating

6.7 /10

Rotten Tomatoes

67% 🍅

Metacritic

67 /100

Cast & crew.

🎭

Irene Dunne

Magnolia Hawkes

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Allan Jones

Gaylord Ravenal

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Charles Winninger

Cap'n Andy Hawkes

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Paul Robeson

Joe

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Helen Morgan

Julie LaVerne

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Helen Westley

Parthenia "Parthy" Hawkes

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Queenie Smith

Ellie May Chipley

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Sammy White

Frank Schultz

Available qualities.

1080p

1.5GB

720p

800MB

Where to watch.

Netflix
Amazon Prime

Box office & stats.

Budget

$1.2M

Worldwide

N/A

Runtime

113 min

Release

1936-05-17