Show Boat (1929)

Show Boat (1929)

Universal's Motion Picture Triumph! 1929-07-27 United States of America 146 Min. PG-13
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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

Cast

Laura La Plante is Magnolia
Joseph Schildkraut is Gaylord Ravenal
Gaylord Ravenal
Emily Fitzroy is Parthenia Ann Hawks
Parthenia Ann Hawks
Otis Harlan is Capt. Andy Hawks
Capt. Andy Hawks
Alma Rubens is Julie Dozier
Julie Dozier
Jane La Verne is Magnolia as Child / Kim
Magnolia as Child / Kim
Neely Edwards is Schultzy
Jules Bledsoe is Joe [prologue]
Joe [prologue]
Tess Gardella is Queenie [prologue]
Queenie [prologue]