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"Adaptation of the Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein II operetta about the daughter of a showboat captain, who is swept off her feet by a dashing gambler and ultimately becomes the star of the riverboat stag"

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Show boat (Motion picture : 1936)
Other Authors: Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960 (Screenwriter, Lyricist), 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), Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945 (composer (expression)), Mescall, John, 1899-1962 (director of photography.), Fulton, John P., 1902-1966 (director of photography.), Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [Burbank, CA] : Universal, 1936.
Subjects:
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Gamblers > Drama.
Women entertainers > Drama.
Actresses > Drama.
Showboats > History > 19th century > Drama.
Gambling on river boats > Mississippi River > History > 19th century > Drama.
Interracial marriage > Drama.
African Americans > Race identity > Drama.
Paddle steamers > Drama.
Fiction films.
Musical films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Internet videos.
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Description
Summary:"Adaptation of the Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein II operetta about the daughter of a showboat captain, who is swept off her feet by a dashing gambler and ultimately becomes the star of the riverboat stag"
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1936.
"It's a Universal picture"--End credits.
Based on the Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein II stage musical, from Edna Ferber's novel.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (113 min., 36 sec.)) : sound, black and white
Production Credits:Music, Jerome Kern ; cinematographer, John J. Mescall ; special cinematographer, John P. Fulton ; art director, Charles D. Hall ; musical director, Victor Baravalle ; film editors, Ted Kent, Bernard Burton.