Show Boat (1936)

Released: 1936-05-17 Duration: 1hr 53min

Genres: Music Romance Drama Comedy

Rating 6.7

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HEAR Glorious New Music and Songs by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II:

Overview

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.

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Additional Info

Budget	$0.00
Revenue	$0.00
Original Language	en
Popularity	3.02

Directed By

James Whale

Crew

Novel
Edna Ferber

Theatre Play
Oscar Hammerstein II

Director
James Whale

Screenplay
Oscar Hammerstein II

Hairstylist
Doris Carico

Assistant Director
Joseph A. McDonough

Art Direction
Charles D. Hall

Makeup Artist
Charles Gorman

Assistant Director
Harry Mieneke

Editor
Bernard W. Burton

Costume Design
Doris Zinkeisen

Editor
Ted J. Kent

Makeup Artist
Jack Pierce

Assistant Director
Joe Torillo

Director of Photography
John J. Mescall

Producer
Carl Laemmle Jr.

Songs
Jerome Kern

Lyricist
Oscar Hammerstein II

Music Director
Victor Baravalle

Sound Supervisor
Gilbert Kurland

Music
Jerome Kern

Costume Design
Vera West

Theatre Play
Jerome Kern

TOP CAST

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Boonville man speaking film's first line

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