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      Show Boat

      1951, Musical, 1h 47m

      12 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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      Movie Info

      When it comes to music on the Mississippi river, the Cotton Blossom show boat is the place to go. When musical main attraction Julie Laverne (Ava Gardner) and her husband are suddenly forced to leave the show, Cotton Blossom owner Andy Hawks' (Joe E. Brown) own daughter, Magnolia (Kathryn Grayson), takes center stage. She soon falls madly in love with roguish gambler Gaylord Ravenal (Howard Keel), and the two leave the Cotton Blossom on a honeymoon -- only to enter into a tumultuous marriage.

      • Genre: Musical

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: George Sidney

      • Producer: Arthur Freed

      • Writer: Edna Ferber, John Lee Mahin

      • Release Date (Theaters):  original

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      • Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp., Warner Home Vídeo

      Cast & Crew

      Kathryn Grayson
      Howard Keel
      Ava Gardner
      Joe E. Brown
      Gower Champion
      Marge Champion
      Robert Sterling
      Agnes Moorehead
      Adele Jergens
      Owen McGiveney
      Regis Toomey
      Frank Wilcox
      Chick Chandler
      Emory Parnell
      Ian MacDonald
      Fuzzy Knight
      Norman Leavitt
      Conrad Salinger
      Charles Rosher
      John D. Dunning
      Cedric Gibbons
      Edwin B. Willis
      Walter Plunkett

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      • Dec 30, 2009
        The previous version is so much better than this. I dont like that they eliminated some important element from the original version.
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      • Jun 20, 2007
        beautiful music, great cast and Ava Gardner will break your heart
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