| | | Come one, come all, to the Show Boat show!
Features: DVD
From novel (by Edna Ferber) to Broadway smash (by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II) to three film versions (1929, 1936, 1951) to stage revivals. Like Ol' Man River, Show Boat just keeps rollin' along. Produced by Arthur Freed and directed by George Sidney, this 1951 version of the saga of riverboat lives and loves has glorious stars (Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner, Howard Keel, Marge Champion and Gower Champion) in Technicolor radiance, a made-from-scratch 170-foot paddle wheeler, timeless songs and an equally timeless outcry against racial bigotry. "This was music that would outlast Kern's day and mine," Ferber said in recalling her first reaction to hearing Ol' Man River. She was right as rain.
Editor's Note
This vivacious remake of the Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein musical (based on an Edna Ferber novel) about life on a Mississippi riverboat tracks the hardships of Julie Laverne (Ava Gardner), a mulatto trying to pass for white while also following the course of a tumultuous love between a captain's daughter, Magnolia Hawks (Kathryn Grayson), and an itinerant gambler, Gaylord Ravenal (Howard Keel). Gardner (with help from Annette Warren, whose voice was overdubbed for Gardner's songs) gives a heartbreaking performance, and Grayson's clear, pure voice soars, set off magnificently by Keel's rich baritone. The film stands as a classic for both its surprising emotional impact and its well-known score, featuring timeless gems such as "Old Man River" and "Can't Help Lovin' that Man of Mine."
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital Stereo | | Scene Selection | | Theatrical Trailers | | Spanish Subtitles | | French Subtitles | | English Subtitles | | English Version | | Spanish Version | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Access |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner Music |
| Release Date: 3/15/2005 |
| Running Time: 107 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1951 | | Catalog ID: 65094 | | UPC: 00012569509429 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Standard 1.33:1 [4:3] |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1952) | | | Charles Rosher, Nominee, Best Cinematography, Color | | | Adolph Deutsch, Conrad Salinger, Nominee, Best Musuic, Scoring For A Motion Picture |
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| | Professional Reviews | Entertainment Weekly
"...[Enjoy] that glorious Kern-Hammerstein score....Musical lovers, your BOAT has come in." -- Rating: A 07/21/1995 p.74Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide 9 of 10
...acted with sincerity, stylishly shot and staged. Gardner makes a beautiful and poignant Julie. Timeless Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein II songs...
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