Show Boat (1929)(DVD-R) + Show Boat (1936)(DVD) + Show Boat (1951)(DVD)

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Show Boat (1929)

Starring Laura La Plante, Joseph Schildkraut, Emily Fitzroy, Otis Harlan, 
Alma Rubens
Directed by Harry A. Pollard, Arch Heath

Print: black/white
Runtime: 130 min.
Genre: musical

The film begins with Magnolia, daughter of Captain Andy Hawks and his 
domineering wife Parthy, enjoying her childhood aboard her father's 
show boat. Parthy, irritated over the supposed influence of leading lady 
Julie (Magnolia's idol and best friend) fires her, despite her husband's 
objections. Many years later, Magnolia is a young woman and becomes a 
leading lady. Her leading man is Gaylord Ravenal, a riverboat gambler 
with whom she falls in love and elopes. But the sudden and unexpected 
death of Captain Andy forces the couple to leave the boat and move to 
Chicago rather than endure the disapproving Parthy, and Ravenal's 
gambling luck soon runs out. Then, Parthy announces she's coming to 
visit.



Show Boat (1936)

Starring John Garfield, Ann Sheridan, Pat O'Brien, Burgess Meredith, Henry O'Neill
Directed by Anatole Litva

Print: Black & White
Runtime:77 min.
Genre: Drama

Edna Ferber's classic tale of life and love among a theatrical troupe on a Mississippi riverboat has received many dramatic treatments since its birth over eighty years ago.

But none is more satisfying than this 1936 production, widely accepted as the best and most faithful of three screen versions of the Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein II musical. A splendid, indeed definitive cast features Irene Dunne as the lovely Magnolia, fated to fall for Allan Jones' dashing riverboat gambler, Gaylord Ravenal. It is their turbulent romance and Magnolia's growth from a shy guileless girl to a mature star of the stage that form the core of the story.

In her last film appearance, Helen Morgan will break your heart as the tragic Julie, with her songs "Bill" and "Can't Help Lovin' That Man." And there is perhaps no more memorable performance in musical history than Paul Roberson's moving rendition of "Ol' Man River."

Show Boat (1951) 

Starring Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner, Howard Keel, Joe E. Brown, Marge Champion
Directed by George Sidney

Print: Black & White
Runtime:107 min.
Genre: Musical

Howard Keel, Ava Gardner, Kathryn Grayson. A sentimental story of complicated lives and loves on a Mississippi show boat. Score by Jerome Kern includes the songs Ol' Man River, Where's the Mate for Me, Can't Help Lovin' That Man and more. 1951/color/107 min/NR/fullscreen.