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Show Boat

HEAR Glorious New Music and Songs by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II:

1936 1 hour 53 minutes
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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.

Released

17th May 1936

90 years ago

Runtime

1 hour 53 minutes

Finishes at 7:19pm

Budget

$1,194,943 ($28,163,612 today)

Revenue unknown

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Directed by

James Whale

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Ratings and awards

1 win & 1 nomination

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    7.4/10

  • Rotten Tomatoes Logo

    100%

  • Metacritic Logo

    88%

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    67%

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    82%

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