Show Boat
1936 · directed by James Whale
- Rating
- 80/100
- Hit
- yes
Sheltered beauty Magnolia Hawkes takes over as the leading lady on a Mississippi riverboat show when mixed-race Julie and her white husband are forced out of town by a prejudiced sheriff. Charismatic opportunist Gaylord Ravenal wins Magnolia's heart, but his gambling losses threaten to ruin their chances for a happy marriage.
Show Boat (1936), directed by James Whale, rates 80/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Irene Dunne
- Allan Jones
- Charles Winninger
- Paul Robeson
- Helen Morgan
- Helen Westley
- Queenie Smith
- Sammy White
- Donald Cook
- Hattie McDaniel
Crew
- John J. Mescall — Director of Photography
- Bernard W. Burton — Editor
- Ted J. Kent — Editor
- Jerome Kern — Original Music Composer
- Oscar Hammerstein II — Screenplay
More from James Whale
- Bride of Frankenstein (1935) — 84/100 · hit
- Frankenstein (1931) — 82/100 · hit
- The Invisible Man (1933) — 82/100 · hit
- The Old Dark House (1932) — 80/100 · hit
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