Show Boat
6.1
“Universal's Motion Picture Triumph!”
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
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Cast
27 people
Laura La Plante
Magnolia
Known for
The Cat and the Canary
Jim R. Coleman
Stagehand
Known for
The Florida Project
Dolphin Tale 2
Matthew 'Stymie' Beard
Child
Joseph Schildkraut
Gaylord Ravenal
Known for
The Shop Around the Corner
The Diary of Anne Frank
Emily Fitzroy
Parthenia Ann Hawks
Known for
Way Down East
Otis Harlan
Capt. Andy Hawks
Known for
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Alma Rubens
Julie Dozier
Also in
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
The Half-Breed
Jack McDonald
Windy
Also in
Don Q Son of Zorro
The Last of the Mohicans
Jane La Verne
Magnolia as Child / Kim
Also in
Melody Lane
Imagine My Embarrassment
Neely Edwards
Schultzy
Also in
One Wet Night
Under a Spell
Elise Bartlett
Elly
Also in
The Angel of Broadway
Oh, Sailor, Behave!
Stepin Fetchit
Joe
Known for
Bend of the River
The Sun Shines Bright
Harry A. Pollard Director · Edna Ferber Writer Gilbert Warrenton Cinematographer
United States release March 16, 1929 · Produced in United States
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · March 16, 1929
Limited theatrical · Palm Beach, Florida
United States
April 17, 1929 · Limited theatrical · New York - Globe Theatre
July 28, 1929 · Theatrical
XC
August 13, 1929 · Theatrical
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