Director: George Sidney

Writer: John Lee Mahin

From novel: Show Boat by Edna Ferber

From a play: Show Boat by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II

Musical Direction: Adolph Deutsch

Producer: Arthur Freed

Keywords: Musical

A gambler and the daughter of a riverboat captain fall in love, to the great consternation of her mother. Big-budget Technicolor MGM musical production, including construction of an impressive riverboat. Remake of Show Boat (1936), with significant changes including an abbreviated plot line. Received Oscar nominations for Best Cinematography and Best Score of a Musical.

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Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Joe E. Brown	Actor	28-Jul-1892	6-Jul-1973	Some Like It Hot
Gower Champion	Theater Director	22-Jun-1921	25-Aug-1980	Show Boat
Marge Champion	Dancer	2-Sep-1919		Show Boat
Leif Erickson	Actor	27-Oct-1911	29-Jan-1986	The High Chaparral
Ava Gardner	Actor	24-Dec-1922	25-Jan-1990	The Barefoot Contessa
Kathryn Grayson	Actor	9-Feb-1922	17-Feb-2010	Show Boat
Howard Keel	Actor	13-Apr-1919	7-Nov-2004	Clayton Farlow on Dallas
Agnes Moorehead	Actor	6-Dec-1900	30-Apr-1974	Endora on Bewitched
Robert Sterling	Actor	13-Nov-1917	30-May-2006	George Kerby on Topper
William Warfield	Singer	22-Jan-1920	25-Aug-2002	Porgy and Bess

CAST

Starring
Kathryn Grayson	...   Magnolia Hawks
Ava Gardner	...   Julie LaVerne
Howard Keel	...   Gaylord Ravenal
with
Joe E. Brown	...   Capt. Andy Hawks
Marge Champion	...   Ellie May Shipley
Gower Champion	...   Frank Schultz
Robert Sterling	...   Stephen Baker
Agnes Moorehead	...   Parthy Hawks
Leif Erickson	...   Pete
William Warfield	...   Joe

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