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  • Show Boat (1936)
  • Approved
    113 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Show Boat (1936)
Approved
113 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

Despite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the limelight as the company's new leading lady.
Director
Writers
Edna Ferber | Oscar Hammerstein II (stage play) (screen play)
Producer
Cinematographer
Editors
Bernard W. Burton (as Bernard Burton) | Ted J. Kent (as Ted Kent)
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Status
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Updated May 14, 1936

Release date
May 17, 1936 (United States)

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Cast

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