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Show Boat

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Show Boat
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NR,1hr 47min
Genre:
Musical
Released:
January 1, 1951
Director:
George Sidney
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Starring:
Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ava Gardner  ...more
Synopsis: The third and (to date) last film version of the Edna Ferber/Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II musical Show Boat falls just short of greatness but is still a whale of a show. Howard Keel and Kathryn Grayson are in fine fettle as irresponsible gambler Gaylord Ravenal and showboat ingenue Magnolia Hawks. The plot adheres closely to the Broadway original making several welcome improvements in the final act (which was always a bit shaky). Magnolia, daughter of showboat impresario Captain Andy (Joe E. ... Full Synopsis
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Richard Gilliam, AMG Review
Show Boat is one of MGM's best musical productions of the 1950s, an entertaining star vehicle that suffers primarily by comparison to the 1936 version. Director George Sidney is mostly interested in getting production values onto the screen, and he does so admirably, with a rousing opening sequence that establishes the tone and pacing to follow. The film both benefits and suffers from the star-laden ... Full Review
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Kathryn Grayson
Magnolia Hawks
Howard Keel
Gaylord Revenal
Ava Gardner
Julie Laverne
Joe E. Brown
Capt. Andy Hawks
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