Show Boat
- Original title
- Show Boat
- Year
- 1929
- Running time
- 147 min.
- Country
- United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Laura La Plante
- Joseph Schildkraut
- Emily Fitzroy
- Otis Harlan
- Alma Rubens
- Jack McDonald
- Jane La Verne
- Neely Edwards
- Elise Bartlett
- Stepin Fetchit
- Jules Bledsoe
- Tess Gardella
- Bettye Junod
- Carl Laemmle
- Helen Morgan
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- Cinematography
Gilbert Warrenton (B&W)- Producer
Universal Pictures. Distributor: Universal Pictures- Genre
- Drama. Musical. Romance | Silent Film
- Movie Groups
- Edna Ferber Adaptations
- Synopsis
- 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.
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