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1936 | DIRECTED BY JAMES WHALE

Show Boat

Movie Stats
Year
1936
Runtime
 113 minutes (1 hr 53 mins)
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Last viewed:
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Total views:
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Release Dates
US release date
 US release
17th May 1936
90 years 5 months 21 days ago
Box Office Breakdown
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  • Release: No UK cinema release.
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Directed by
james whale
Starring
Magnolia
Gaylord Ravenal
Cap'n Andy Hawks
Joe
Julie
Parthy Ann Hawks
Elly May Chipley
Frank Schultz
Steve Baker
Queenie
Rubber Face
Kim (as a Child)
Kim (at Sixteen)
Pete
Vallon
Windy
Janitor
Fat Woman
Old Woman
Young Man
Young Black Man
Jake - Pianist
Kim Ravenal
Mrs. O' Brien
Race Fan
Fat Girl
Daughter
Press Agent
First Girl
Maid in Chicago
Soldier
Gambler
London Producer
Gambler
Thin Girl
Small Role
Mother
Doctor at Kim's Birth
Mother
Small Role
Chorus Girl
Mother Superior
Reporter Interviewing in Rehearsal
Girl #2
Gambler
Backwoodsman with Gun
Woman
Fat Girl
Girl #3
New Year's Eve Cutie
Little Girl
Mrs. Brecenbridge
Race Fan
Drunk
Young Man
Hotel Clerk
Bartender at Trocadero
Mrs. Ewing
Companion
Juvenile
Gambler
Long-Legged Girl
Old Man
Race Fan
Postmaster
School Teacher
Blackface Dancer
Banjo Player
Gambler
New Year's Eve Cutie
Gambler
Dance Director at Rehearsal
Old Black Man
Minister
New Year's Eve Party Extra
Tall Girl
Chorus Girl
Zebe - Backwoodsman
New York Theatre Manager
Singer / Dancer
Mother
Small Girl
Office Boy
Young Girl
Boy
Willie Thomas
Boy
Boy
Gambler Speaking to Sheriff
New Year's Eve Cutie
Dealer
Jim Green
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News from around the web
Blu-Ray : Highly Recommended  High Def Digest Wed, 10th March 2021

Show Boat (1951)  Trailers From Hell Sat, 27th February 2021

Blu-ray: Show Boat (1936)  The Arts Desk Tue, 1st September 2020

Feingold on Old Movies for Theater Lovers: James Whale’s ‘Show Boat’ (1936)—Part 1  New York Stage Review Wed, 13th January 2021

Show Boat: Rollin’ on the River  The Criterion Collection Tue, 31st March 2020

TBT: Show Boat (1951)  Frock Flicks Thu, 20th August 2020

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