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  • Show Boat (1929)
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    147 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Show Boat (1929)
Passed
147 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

A mostly silent version of Edna Ferber's original novel, with some songs from the musical as a last-minute addition
Director
Writers
Edna Ferber (by) | Edward J. Montaigne (story supervisor) | Harry A. Pollard (dialogue arranger) (as Harry Pollard) | Tom Reed (dialogue arranger) (titles)
Composer
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Updated Mar 16, 1929

Release date
Jul 28, 1929 (United States)
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Cast

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31 cast members
Name Known for
Laura La Plante
Magnolia Magnolia   See fewer
Joseph Schildkraut
Gaylord Ravenal Gaylord Ravenal   See fewer
Emily Fitzroy
Parthenia Ann Hawks Parthenia Ann Hawks   See fewer
Otis Harlan
Capt. Andy Hawks Capt. Andy Hawks   See fewer
Alma Rubens
Julie Dozier Julie Dozier   See fewer
Jane La Verne
Magnolia as Child / Kim Magnolia as Child / Kim   See fewer
Neely Edwards
Schultzy Schultzy   See fewer
Jules Bledsoe
Joe [prologue] Joe [prologue]   See fewer
Tess Gardella
Queenie [prologue] (as Aunt Jemima) Queenie [prologue] (as Aunt Jemima)   See fewer
Bettye Junod
Perfomer Perfomer   See fewer
Carl Laemmle
Carl Laemmle [prologue] Carl Laemmle [prologue]   See fewer
Helen Morgan
Julie LaVerne [prologue] Julie LaVerne [prologue]   See fewer
Plantation Singers
Offscreen chorus Offscreen chorus   See fewer
Dixie Jubilee Singers
Themselves [prologue] (as Jubilee Chorus) Themselves [prologue] (as Jubilee Chorus)   See fewer
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. [prologue] Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. [prologue]   See fewer
Max Asher
Utility Man (uncredited) Utility Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Matthew 'Stymie' Beard
Child (uncredited) Child (uncredited)   See fewer
The Bilbrew Chorus
Singers (uncredited) Singers (uncredited)   See fewer
George Chesebro
Steve Baker (uncredited) Steve Baker (uncredited)   See fewer
Jim Coleman
Stagehand (uncredited) Stagehand (uncredited)   See fewer
Claude Collins
Perfomer (uncredited) Perfomer (uncredited)   See fewer
Carl Herlinger
Wheelsman (uncredited) Wheelsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Holden
Means (uncredited) Means (uncredited)   See fewer
Gertrude Howard
Queenie (uncredited) Queenie (uncredited)   See fewer
Theodore Lorch
Frank (uncredited) Frank (uncredited)   See fewer
George Marion
Crying Show Boat spectator (uncredited) Crying Show Boat spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
Carolynne Snowden
Chicago Hotel Maid (uncredited) Chicago Hotel Maid (uncredited)   See fewer
Ralph Yearsley
The Killer (uncredited) The Killer (uncredited)   See fewer
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