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Show Boat (1936) Poster

(1936)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

James Whale

Writing Credits  

Edna Ferber
 
Oscar Hammerstein II ... (stage play)
 
Oscar Hammerstein II ... (screen play)
 
Zoe Akins ... (contributing writer) (material unused) (uncredited)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Irene Dunne ... Magnolia
Allan Jones ... Gaylord Ravenal
Charles Winninger ... Cap'n Andy Hawks
Paul Robeson ... Joe
Helen Morgan ... Julie
Helen Westley ... Parthy Ann Hawks
Queenie Smith ... Elly May Chipley
Sammy White Sammy White ... Frank Schultz
Donald Cook ... Steve Baker
Hattie McDaniel ... Queenie
Francis X. Mahoney Francis X. Mahoney ... Rubber Face
Marilyn Knowlden ... Kim (as a Child)
Sunnie O'Dea ... Kim (at Sixteen)
Arthur Hohl ... Pete
Charles Middleton ... Vallon
J. Farrell MacDonald ... Windy
Clarence Muse ... Janitor
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Maude Allen Maude Allen ... Fat Woman (uncredited)
Ricca Allen ... Old Woman (uncredited)
William Alston William Alston ... Young Man (uncredited)
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson ... Young Black Man (uncredited)
Harry Barris ... Jake (uncredited)
Patricia Barry Patricia Barry ... Baby Kim (uncredited)
May Beatty ... Mrs. O'Brien (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict ... Race Fan (uncredited)
Barbara Bletcher Barbara Bletcher ... Fat Girl (uncredited)
Mary Bovard Mary Bovard ... Daughter (uncredited)
Donald Briggs ... Press Agent (uncredited)
Betty Brown Betty Brown ... 1st Girl (uncredited)
Daisy Bufford ... Maid in Chicago (uncredited)
Ann Bupp Ann Bupp ... (uncredited)
James P. Burtis ... Soldier (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler ... Gambler (uncredited)
E.E. Clive ... London Producer (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb ... Gambler (uncredited)
Maxine Cook Maxine Cook ... Thin Girl (uncredited)
D'Arcy Corrigan ... (uncredited)
Grace Cunard ... Mother (uncredited)
J. Gunnis Davis J. Gunnis Davis ... Doctor at Birth (uncredited)
Anna Demetrio Anna Demetrio ... Mother (uncredited)
Helen Dickson ... Small Role (uncredited)
Jeanette Dickson ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Elspeth Dudgeon ... Mother Superior (uncredited)
Helen Jerome Eddy ... Reporter Interviewing in Rehearsal (uncredited)
Kathleen Ellis Kathleen Ellis ... Girl #2 (uncredited)
Al Ferguson ... Gambler (uncredited)
Stanley Fields ... Backwoodsman with Gun (uncredited)
Flora Finch ... Woman (uncredited)
Artye Folz Artye Folz ... Fat Girl (uncredited)
Ruth Givens Ruth Givens ... Dancer (uncredited)
June Glory ... Girl #3 (uncredited)
Dorothy Granger ... New Year's Eve Cutie (uncredited)
Marilyn Harris ... Little Girl (uncredited)
Helen Hayward Helen Hayward ... Mrs. Brecenbridge (uncredited)
Ernest Hilliard Ernest Hilliard ... Race Fan (uncredited)
Arthur Housman ... Drunk (uncredited)
Jimmy Jackson Jimmy Jackson ... Young Man (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson ... Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Matthew Jones Matthew Jones ... Trocadero Bartender (uncredited)
Jane Keckley Jane Keckley ... Mrs. Ewing (uncredited)
Isabel La Mal ... Companion (uncredited)
Jack Latham Jack Latham ... Juvenile (uncredited)
Frank Mayo ... Gambler (uncredited)
Martha Merrill Martha Merrill ... Long-Legged Girl (uncredited)
Monte Montague ... Old Man (uncredited)
Juanita Moore ... Dancer (uncredited)
Jack Mulhall ... Race Fan (uncredited)
Harold Nelson Harold Nelson ... Postmaster (uncredited)
Georgia O'Dell Georgia O'Dell ... Teacher (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe ... Blackface Dancer (uncredited)
Patti Patterson Patti Patterson ... Banjoist (uncredited)
Edward Peil Sr. ... Gambler (uncredited)
Barbara Pepper ... New Year's Eve Cutie (uncredited)
Lee Phelps Lee Phelps ... Gambler (uncredited)
LeRoy Prinz LeRoy Prinz ... Dance Director at Rehearsal (uncredited)
George Reed ... Old Black Man (uncredited)
Tom Ricketts ... Minister (uncredited)
Donna Mae Roberts ... New Year's Eve Party Guest (uncredited)
Louise Robinson Louise Robinson ... Dancer (uncredited)
Betty Roche Betty Roche ... Tall Girl (uncredited)
Alma Ross Alma Ross ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Tiny Sandford ... Zebe (uncredited)
Forrest Stanley ... New York Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Mary Stewart ... Singer / Dancer (uncredited)
Frances Turham Frances Turham ... Dancer (uncredited)
Maidel Turner ... Mother (uncredited)
Lois Verner Lois Verner ... Small Girl (uncredited)
Harold Waldridge ... Office Boy (uncredited)
Marguerite Warner ... Young Girl (uncredited)
Billy Watson Billy Watson ... Boy (uncredited)
Bobs Watson ... Willie Thomas (uncredited)
Delmar Watson ... Boy (uncredited)
Harry Watson Harry Watson ... Boy (uncredited)
Lloyd Whitlock ... Gambler Talking to Sheriff (uncredited)
Renee Whitney ... New Year's Eve Cutie (uncredited)
Frank Whitson Frank Whitson ... Dealer (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson ... Jim Green (uncredited)

Produced by 

Carl Laemmle Jr. ... producer

Cinematography by 

John J. Mescall

Editing by 

Bernard W. Burton ... (as Bernard Burton)
Ted J. Kent ... (as Ted Kent)

Art Direction by 

Charles D. Hall

Costume Design by 

Doris Zinkeisen ... (costumes designed by)

Makeup Department 

Doris Carico ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Charles Gorman ... makeup (uncredited)
Jack P. Pierce ... makeup (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Joseph A. McDonough ... assistant director
Harry Mieneke ... assistant director (uncredited)
Joe Torillo ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Al Goodman ... uncredited

Sound Department 

Gilbert Kurland ... sound supervisor
William Hedgcock ... production recordist (uncredited)

Visual Effects by 

John P. Fulton ... special cinematographer
Russell Lawson ... matte artist (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Alan Jones ... second camera (uncredited)
James V. King ... assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Mae Bruce ... costume assistant
Vera West ... costumes executed by
Brymer ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)
Earl Leas ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Vera West ... costumes: Irene Dunne (uncredited)

Editorial Department 

Maurice Pivar ... editing supervisor (uncredited)

Music Department 

Victor Baravalle ... musical director
Oscar Hammerstein II ... lyrics by
Jerome Kern ... music by
Robert Russell Bennett ... composer: incidental music (uncredited) / musical arranger (uncredited)
Mike McLaughlin ... music recordist (uncredited)
Will Vodery ... music arranger: vocal and choral (uncredited)
P.G. Wodehouse ... lyrics for the song "Bill" (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Helen McCaffrey ... script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Leighton Brill ... technical director
Carl Laemmle ... presenter
LeRoy Prinz ... dance numbers staged by (as Leroy Prinz)
Leighton Brill ... dialogue director (uncredited)
John W. Harkrider ... title designer: main title sequence (uncredited)
Jack Latham ... stand-in: Allan Jones (uncredited)
Katherine Stanley ... stand-in: Irene Dunne (uncredited)
Mary Stewart ... stand-in (uncredited)
Crew verified as complete

See also

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