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Show Boat

The daughter of a riverboat captain falls in love with a charming gambler, but their fairy tale romance is threatened after his luck turns sour.

Director

George Sidney

Year

Genre

drama, family, musical

Box Office

N/A

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 4 wins & 4 nominations total

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Magnolia Hawks

Kathryn Grayson

Julie LaVerne

Gaylord Ravenal

Cap'n Andy Hawks

Ellie May Shipley

Frank Schultz

Steven Baker

Robert Sterling

Parthy Hawks

Agnes Moorehead

Pete

Joe

William Warfield

Chorus Boy

Chorus Girl

Minor Role

Man at New Years Celebration

Chet Brandenburg

Girl

Croupier

New Year's Eve Cutie

Trocadero Stage Assistant

Chorus Girl

Linda Christian

Kim Ravenal - Age 4

Hotel Clerk

Doctor

Chorus Girl

Chorus Boy

Chorus Girl

Chorus Boy

Chorus Girl

Marietta Elliott

Renee

Racetrack Spectator

Chorus Boy

Chorus Boy

Deckhand

Chorus Girl

Mary Jane French

Bouncer

Minor Role

Riverboat Bartender

Specialty Dancer

Bellboy

Chorus Boy

Chorus Girl

Poker Player

Michael Jeffers

Cameo McQueen

Hotel Manager

Chorus Girl

Chorus Girl

Marilyn Kinsley

Trocadero Piano Player

Chorus Girl

Extra

John Phillip Law

George the Calliope Player

New Year's Eve Cutie

Blackjack Dealer

Drunken Sport

Chorus Girl

Dancer

Headwaiter

Alphonse Martell

Windy McClain

Dabney - Poker Player

Little Old Lady

Seamstress

Anna Q. Nilsson

Jake Green

Player

Doorman

Chorus Girl

Elevator Operator

Minor Role

Minor Role

Show Spectator

Racetrack Spectator

Suzanne Ridgway

Drunk

Chorus Boy

Man at New Years Celebration

Robert Robinson

New Year's Eve Cutie

Riverboat Piano Player

Trainer

George Sherwood

Minor Role

Bellhop

Man with Julie

Sheriff Ike Vallon

Minor Role

Dancer

Chorus Girl

Julie LaVerne

Gambler Mark Hallson

Chorus Girl

Queenie

Frances E. Williams

Landlady

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Cap'n Andy Hawks Julie Laverne Trocadero Stage Assistant Jake Green Gaylord Ravenal Drunken Sport Joe Pete New Year's Eve Cutie Ellie May Shipley Headwaiter Riverboat Bartender Sheriff Ike Vallon Croupier

Don't go gettin' yourself all riled up over things - Show Boat

Don't go gettin' yourself all riled up over things

There's a lot of water down there - Show Boat

There's a lot of water down there

Why do you want to be an actress - Show Boat

Why do you want to be an actress

Well the ordinary person wouldn't understand - Show Boat

Well the ordinary person wouldn't understand

In a phantom kiss - Show Boat

In a phantom kiss

I'm sorry because I guess you cut quite a figure before the footlights - Show Boat

I'm sorry because I guess you cut quite a figure before...

There's still not enough room on this boat for the two of us - Show Boat

There's still not enough room on this boat for the two...

I stole a banana for him - Show Boat

I stole a banana for him

Gonna get a cup of coffee - Show Boat

Gonna get a cup of coffee

That rattlebrain mule - Show Boat

That rattlebrain mule

Oh golly but he loves you - Show Boat

Oh golly but he loves you

River dandies are thick as locusts angel - Show Boat

River dandies are thick as locusts angel

Why do you love Steve so much The way you were just now for instance - Show Boat

Why do you love Steve so much The way you were just now for...

Down on the levee the gals put a little shuffle in it - Show Boat

Down on the levee the gals put a little shuffle in it

It's perfectly plain to me what's happening onboard this boat - Show Boat

It's perfectly plain to me what's happening...

After I have looked around the world For a mate - Show Boat

After I have looked around the world For a mate

You got a miscegenation piece aboard - Show Boat

You got a miscegenation piece aboard

You wouldn't call a man white that's got Negro blood in him - Show Boat

You wouldn't call a man white that's got Negro...

He's mean and he's ugly - Show Boat

He's mean and he's ugly

Nothing's changed - Show Boat

Nothing's changed

Stay happy now - Show Boat

Pride is smaller than kindness - Show Boat

Pride is smaller than kindness

Keep ridin' the ol' river - Show Boat

Keep ridin' the ol' river

He jes' keeps rollin' along - Show Boat

He jes' keeps rollin' along

Yes Yes come aboard young fellow Step lively - Show Boat

Yes Yes come aboard young fellow Step lively

You've met my wife - Show Boat

You've met my wife

I'm glad to see everybody so chipper this mornin' - Show Boat

I'm glad to see everybody so chipper this mornin'

You didn't know I used to have a magic deck - Show Boat

You didn't know I used to have a magic deck

We'll have none of your tricks on or off the stage - Show Boat

We'll have none of your tricks on or off the stage

Take it from me I got a sixth sense about these things - Show Boat

Take it from me I got a sixth sense about these things

It's dead waste to stay cooped up here in this penny ante existence - Show Boat

It's dead waste to stay cooped up here in this penny...

Oh Mama - Show Boat

With a cold Monday morning to follow - Show Boat

With a cold Monday morning to follow

Will you listen to me - Show Boat

Will you listen to me

I don't want your pretties angel I don't need them - Show Boat

I don't want your pretties angel I don't need them

Now you wait I'm a lucky boy - Show Boat

Now you wait I'm a lucky boy

It's only temporary - Show Boat

It's only temporary

How are your others - Show Boat

How are your others

I know there's no other woman - Show Boat

I know there's no other woman

You're a weak man - Show Boat

You're a weak man

What's the matter with her - Show Boat

What's the matter with her

I can't explain - Show Boat

I can't explain

Now let's see the costume for the finale - Show Boat

Now let's see the costume for the finale

What kinda songs do you sing - Show Boat

What kinda songs do you sing

Go hurry her nibs with that costume - Show Boat

Go hurry her nibs with that costume

Why that trampy little I'll go get her boss - Show Boat

Why that trampy little I'll go get her boss

You wear the trousers - Show Boat

You wear the trousers

Life upon the wicked stage - Show Boat

Life upon the wicked stage

To smear my face with paint - Show Boat

To smear my face with paint

A demimonde role - Show Boat

A demimonde role

Take her back to the river - Show Boat

Take her back to the river

Hap py New Year - Show Boat

Hap py New Year

No Papa No Gay never knew You see I was - Show Boat

No Papa No Gay never knew You see I was

Gaylord Revenal - Show Boat

Gaylord Revenal

Give me a neat rye - Show Boat

Give me a neat rye

Maybe you're sorry because you're some kind of rat - Show Boat

Maybe you're sorry because you're some kind of rat

Look I gotta go now - Show Boat

Look I gotta go now

If you ever get to see Nollie - Show Boat

If you ever get to see Nollie

How did they call you Kim - Show Boat

How did they call you Kim

Dat ol' man river - Show Boat

Dat ol' man river

This is my mommy - Show Boat

This is my mommy

It's Saturday night again - Show Boat

It's Saturday night again

Get the boat started The people Roll the wheel Windy - Show Boat

Get the boat started The people Roll the wheel Windy

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The daughter of a riverboat captain falls in love with a charming gambler, but their fairy tale romance is threatened after his luck turns sour.

User Rating: 5.0 (1 rating)

Director: George Sidney

Writer: John Lee Mahin, Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Genre: drama, family, musical

Year: 1951

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.9

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 24 Sep 1951

Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 4 wins & 4 nominations total

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