Show Boat
Summary:
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 severa... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Kathryn Grayson - (Magnolia Hawks)
Howard Keel - (Gaylord Revenal)
Ava Gardner - (Julie Laverne)
Joe E. Brown - (Capt. Andy Hawks)
Marge Champion - (Ellie May Shipley)
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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 f... Continue >>
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