Show Boat (1951) | |
| Director(s) | George Sidney |
| Producer(s) | Arthur Freed |
| Top Genres | Drama, Family, Film Adaptation, Musical, Romance |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Book-Based, Gambling, Marriage, Prejudice, Remake, Old South |
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Show Boat (1951) was a Musical - Black-and-white Film directed by George Sidney and produced by Arthur Freed.
Show Boat was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996.
Academy Awards 1951 --- Ceremony Number 24 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Cinematography | Charles Rosher | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Adolph Deutsch, Conrad Salinger | Nominated |
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Musical Monday: Show Boat (1936)
on Aug 12, 2019 From Comet Over HollywoodIt?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: Show Boat (1936) ? Musical #... Read full article
Musical Monday: Show Boat (1951)
on Jan 28, 2019 From Comet Over HollywoodIt?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: Show Boat (1951)?? Musical #... Read full article
Show Boat (1936)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Nov 4, 2017 From 4 Star FilmsMost of what I know about riverboats can be gleaned from Mark Twain, Davy Crockett and the River Pirates, and that ever beloved Snoopy incarnation The World Famous River Boat Gambler. The 1936 musical Show Boat falls into that very same rich tradition but some clarification is in order. In truth, th... Read full article
Show Boat (1936)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Nov 4, 2017 From 4 Star FilmsMost of what I know about riverboats can be gleaned from Mark Twain, Davy Crockett and the River Pirates, and that ever beloved Snoopy incarnation The World Famous River Boat Gambler. The 1936 musical Show Boat falls into that very same rich tradition but some clarification is in order. In truth, th... Read full article
Show Boat - The Story Behind One of America's Greatest Musicals
By The Metzinger Sisters on Oct 6, 2015 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversA Ziegfeld show typically summons to mind images of glorified girls in fantastic headdresses descending twirling staircases to the strains of haunting melodies. Florenz Ziegfeld was the great glorifier of the American girl, it’s true. It is also true that he produced lavish revues brimming wit... Read full article
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Quotes from
Magnolia: Everything can be temporary - -except us.
Julie: Mister... if you ever get to see Nollie, not get together with her I mean, but- if you ever do get to talk to her, don't ever tell her you saw me; I mean, don't ever tell her you saw me like this.
Magnolia: How are your others?
Gaylord Ravenal: Huh? What's that, honey?
Magnolia: Your other bets! Yesterday's and last night's and all those "one last round before we break it up" bets! Were they just as good?
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Facts about
Director George Sidney was forced to leave for a few days because of illness, so uncredited associate producer Roger Edens directed the beautifully shot, fog-enshrouded "departure" sequence, including the performance by William Warfield of "Ol' Man River." It is the one scene in the film that has been praised even by critics who detest this version of "Show Boat."
Poster advertisements for this film completely omitted Leif Erickson's name, while in the actual film credits, Erickson is billed before William Warfield (even though his role is smaller than Warfield's).
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