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Movie

Show Boat

1936·1h 53m·Approved
DramaMusicalRomanceComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 7.4/10
4,067 votes
Metascore
88
Metacritic

Despite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the limelight as the company's new leading lady.

Show Boat is a 1936 drama musical movie directed by James Whale, starring Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Paul Robeson. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.4/10 from 4,067 votes and runs 1h 53m.

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Director
James Whale
Stars
Irene Dunne
Allan Jones
Paul Robeson
Charles Winninger
Details
1936-05-17
113 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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