Edna Ferber's Show boat /

Edna Ferber's Show boat /

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This is the story of the growth and maturity of Magnolia, a showboat star, who falls for Gaylord Ravenal, a riverboat gambler.

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Bibliographic Details
Varying form of title:	Show boat.
Other Authors / Creators:	Laemmle, Carl, Jr., 1908-1979, producer. Whale, James, 1889-1957. lyricist. Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960, composer. Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945, actor. Dunne, Irene, 1898-1990, actor. Jones, Allan, 1907-1992, actor. Winninger, Charles, 1884-1969, actor. Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976, actor. Morgan, Helen, 1900-1941, actor. Westley, Helen, 1875 or 1879-1942, actor. Cook, Donald, 1901-1961. Show boat. McDaniel, Hattie, 1895-1952, Show boat. Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968. Show boat. Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945. Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960.
Other Corporate Authors / Creators:	Universal Productions, Inc., copyright holder. Warner Home Video (Firm), distributor. Turner Entertainment Co., copyright holder. Warner Bros. Entertainment, copyright holder.
Format:	DVD
Language:	English
Imprint:	Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 2014.
Series:	Archive collection.
Subjects:	Ferber, Edna, > 1887-1968 > Film adaptations. Ferber, Edna, > 1887-1968. 19th century Man-woman relationships > Drama. Man-woman relationships. Gambling on river boats. Showboats. Gamblers. Gamblers > Drama. Actresses > Drama. Actresses. Showboats > 19th century > Drama. Gambling on river boats > Mississippi River > 19th century > Drama. Mississippi River. Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Film adaptations. Musical films. Video recordings.

Description
Summary:	This is the story of the growth and maturity of Magnolia, a showboat star, who falls for Gaylord Ravenal, a riverboat gambler.
Item Description:	This disc may not play on all machines or drives. Based on the Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein II stage musical, from Edna Ferber's novel. Originally released as a motion picture in 1936. Title from opening credits and container.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (113 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
System Details:	DVD-R; Dolby Digital mono; Aspect ratio 4x3, Full frame; Original aspect ratio, 1.37:1.
Awards:	Named to the National Film Registry in 1996 by Library of Congress.
Credits:	Cinematographer, John J. Mescall ; special cinematographer, John P. Fulton ; art director, Charles D. Hall ; musical director, Victor Baravalle ; dance numbers staged by Leroy Prinz ; film editors, Ted Kent, Bernard Burton.
Cast:	Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Charles Winninger, Paul Robeson, Helen Morgan, Helen Westley, Queenie Smith, Sammy White, Donald Cook, Hattie McDaniel.