Director: James Whale

Writer: Oscar Hammerstein II

From novel: Show Boat by Edna Ferber

From a play by: Oscar Hammerstein II

Music by: Jerome Kern

Producer: Carl Laemelle, Jr.

Keywords: Musical

When it is found that the leading lady on a Mississippi show boat has mixed blood and is miscegenate, the riverboat captain's daughter becomes her replacement. One of the finest musicals ever made, it includes three from the original 1927 Broadway cast: Charles Winninger, Helen Morgan, and Francis X. Mahoney. Paul Robeson sings what became his signature song, Ol' Man River. Entered 1996 into the National Film Registry. Superior to the MGM remake, Show Boat (1951).

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Donald Cook	Actor	26-Sep-1901	1-Oct-1961	Viva Villa!
Irene Dunne	Actor	20-Dec-1898	4-Sep-1990	Penny Serenade
Arthur Hohl	Actor	21-May-1889	10-Mar-1964	Character actor
Allan Jones	Actor	14-Oct-1907	27-Jun-1992	Show Boat
J. Farrell MacDonald	Actor	14-Apr-1875	2-Aug-1952	My Darling Clementine
Hattie McDaniel	Actor	10-Jun-1893	26-Oct-1952	Mammy in Gone with the Wind
Helen Morgan	Actor	2-Aug-1900	9-Oct-1941	Show Boat
Paul Robeson	Singer	9-Apr-1898	23-Jan-1976	20th Century renaissance man
Helen Westley	Actor	28-Mar-1875	12-Dec-1942	Death Takes a Holiday
Charles Winninger	Actor	26-May-1884	27-Jan-1969	Show Boat

CAST

Starring
Irene Dunne	...   Magnolia
Allan Jones	...   Ravenal
Charles Winninger	...   Cap'n Andy Hawks
Paul Robeson	...   Joe
Helen Morgan	...   Julie
Helen Westley	...   Parthy
Queenie Smith	...   Elly
Sammy White	...   Frank
Donald Cook	...   Steve
Hattie McDaniel	...   Queenie
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

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