Show Boat (1936)

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

1h 53m · Released · TMDB ★ 6.7 (51)

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.

Director: James Whale

Starring: Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Charles Winninger, Paul Robeson, Helen Morgan, Helen Westley