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Showboat

Date: 1951
Type: Musical
Rating: 3 Stars 3/5
Colour: Yes
Director: George Sidney
Producer: Arthur Freed

Comment/Synopsis

Love and life on a Mississippi boat with good performances from Howard Keel and Ava Gardener.

Actors


Howard KeelHoward Keel
Ava GardnerAva Gardener
Kathryn GraysonKathryn Grayson
Joe E BrownJoe E Brown
Marge Champion
Robert SterlingRobert Sterling
Agnes MooreheadAgnes Moorehead
Leif EricksonLeif Erickson

Oscars

Nomination - Cinematography, Music
Original musical play
Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Showboat