

Show Boat
1929 · Movie · 2h 26m · NR
Drama
"Universal's Motion Picture Triumph!"
Overview
This film sticks very closely to the Edna Ferber novel, rather than the musical based on the novel. There are only two major changes from Ferber's book : *Julie in this version is a white woman, not a racially mixed one; therefore she and her husband are not unlawfully married. * Ravenal returns at the end, instead of dying as in the novel
Ratings
IMDb
6.1/10
Key crew
- Harry A. PollardDirector
- Edna FerberWriter
Cast
- Laura La PlanteMagnolia
- Joseph SchildkrautGaylord Ravenal
- Emily FitzroyParthenia Ann Hawks
- Otis HarlanCapt. Andy Hawks
- Alma RubensJulie Dozier
- Jack McDonaldWindy
- Jane La VerneMagnolia as Child / Kim
- Neely EdwardsSchultzy
- Elise BartlettElly
- Stepin FetchitJoe
- Jules BledsoeJoe [prologue]
- Tess GardellaQueenie [prologue]
Stills
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