Show Boat (1929)A mostly silent version of Edna Ferber's original novel, with some songs from the musical as a last-minute addition |
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Cast
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| Joseph Schildkraut | ... | ||
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Emily Fitzroy | ... | |
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Otis Harlan | ... |
Capt. Andy Hawks
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Master of Ceremonies in Prologue
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| Alma Rubens | ... | ||
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Jack McDonald | ... | |
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Jane La Verne | ... | |
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Neely Edwards | ... | |
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Elise Bartlett | ... | |
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Stepin Fetchit | ... | |
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Jules Bledsoe | ... | |
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Tess Gardella | ... |
Queenie [prologue]
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Carl Laemmle | ... |
Himself [prologue]
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| Helen Morgan | ... | ||
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Plantation Singers | ... |
Offscreen chorus
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Storyline
The film begins with Magnolia, daughter of Captain Andy Hawks and his domineering wife Parthy, enjoying her childhood aboard her father's show boat. Parthy, irritated over the supposed influence of leading lady Julie (Magnolia's idol and best friend) fires her, despite her husband's objections. Many years later, Magnolia is a young woman and becomes a leading lady. Her leading man is Gaylord Ravenal, a riverboat gambler with whom she falls in love and elopes. But the sudden and unexpected death of Captain Andy forces the couple to leave the boat and move to Chicago rather than endure the disapproving Parthy, and Ravenal's gambling luck soon runs out. Then, Parthy announces she's coming to visit. Written by Albert Sanchez Moreno
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Das Komödiantenschiff See more »Filming Locations:
Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
(including prologue) | USA: (Turner library print)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1
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(1927) (uncredited)
from the stage musical "Show Boat"
Music by Jerome Kern
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Sung by Jules Bledsoe and male Dixie Jubilee Singers in the prologue See more »
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Trivia
Update: some of the "lost" footage of the prologue has been found, both sound and picture, and this includes footage apparently not included in the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) edition of the film. Some of this once-lost footage is included in A&E's The Great Ziegfeld and a few scenes from this footage are now included in the three-part PBS documentary Broadway: The American Musical. The discovered footage includes Jules Bledsoe singing "Ol' Man River" with the Dixie Jubilee Singers in full costume. Also featured on this "Biography" episode were scenes of Tess Gardella singing "C'mon Folks" and Helen Morgan singing "Bill." All of these scenes survive in only faintly tolerable sound and picture quality, but at least they survive. See more »Goofs
Continuity: When Nola is given the letter Gaylord has left for her telling her he is leaving her, she is shown holding and reading the letter with her right hand holding the letter near the top and her left hand near the bottom. In the next shot, her hands have changed positions. See more »Quotes
Joe [prologue]: [singing] Ah gits weary/ An' sick o' tryin',/ Ah'm tired o' livin',/ An' scared o' dyin', / But Ol' Man River/, He jes' keeps rollin' along!See more »
Crazy Credits
All performers in the prologue are identified verbally. See more »Soundtracks
"Ol' Man River"(1927) (uncredited)
from the stage musical "Show Boat"
Music by Jerome Kern
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Sung by Jules Bledsoe and male Dixie Jubilee Singers in the prologue See more »
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