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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.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Show boat (Motion picture : 1951)
Corporate Author: Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960, Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945, 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, 1879-1942 (Actor), McDaniel, Hattie, 1895-1952 (Actor), Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2014]
Series:Archive collection.
Subjects:
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Gamblers > Drama.
Actresses > Drama.
Showboats > 19th century > Drama.
Gambling on river boats > Mississippi River > 19th century > Drama.
Musical films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
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:Title from container.
Based on the Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein II stage musical, from Edna Ferber's novel.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1936.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (113 minutes) : DVD video, sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R; Dolby Digital mono; Aspect ratio 4x3, Full frame; Original aspect ratio, 1.37:1.
Production 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.