Show Boat (1951)
| Release Date | 17 July 1951 |
| Budget | $2,000,000 |
| Tagline | It's NEW! |
| Genre | Drama, Musical, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Backlot, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Period Film, Musical Romance, Musical Drama |
| Themes | Actor's Life, Star-Crossed Lovers, Rags To Riches, Crumbling Marriages |
| Tones | Affectionate, Compassionate, Heartwarming, Lavish, Sentimental, Slick, Tearjerking |
| Tags | Americana, Behind The Scenes, Captain [military], Child, Gambling, Love, Marriage, Riverboat, Romance, Showboat, Songwriter |
Show Boat is a 1951 Technicolor film based on the musical by Jerome Kern (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (script and lyrics) and the novel by Edna Ferber.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Boyd Ackerman
Chorus boy
Bette Arlen
Chorus girl
Mary Bezemes
Minor Role
Peter Camlin
Croupier
Chick Chandler
Joe - Trocadero stage assistant
Sheila Clark
Kim Ravenal, age 4
Frank Dae
Doctor
Nova Dale
Chorus girl
Roy Damron
Chorus boy
Anne Dore
Chorus girl
Michael Dugan
Chorus boy
Marietta Elliott
Chorus girl
George Ford
Chorus boy
Robert Fortier
Chorus boy
Dan Foster
Deckhand
Mary Jane French
Chorus girl
Len Hendry
Minor Role
Earle Hodgins
Riverboat bartender
Shep Houghton
Specialty dancer
Tom Irish
Bellboy
Claude Jaeger
Chorus boy
Edward Keane
Hotel manager
Helen Kimbell
Chorus girl
Marilyn Kinsley
Chorus girl
Judy Landon
Chorus girl
Norman Leavitt
George
Meredith Leeds
New Year's Eve Cutie
George Lynn
Blackjack dealer
Ian MacDonald
Drunken sport
Alice Markham
Chorus girl
Alphonse Martell
Headwaiter
Owen McGiveney
Windy McClain
Louis Mercier
Poker player
Ida Moore
Little Old Lady
Gil Perkins
Player
Tao Porchon
Chorus girl
Allan Ray
Elevator Operator
Charles Regan
Minor Role
Al Rhein
Minor Role
Suzanne Ridgeway
Racetrack Spectator
Joseph Roach
Chorus boy
Jean Romaine
New Year's Eve Cutie
Harry Seymour
Riverboat piano player
George Sherwood
Trainer
Carl Sklover
Minor Role
Bob Stebbins
Bellhop
William Tannen
Man with Julie
Dee Turnell
Minor Role
Mitzie Uehlien
Chorus girl
Annette Warren
Julie LaVerne
Lyn Wilde
Chorus girl
Frances E. Williams
Queenie
Marjorie Wood
Landlady
Director
Writer
Jack McGowan
screenplay unused
George Wells
screenplay unused
Producer
Ben Feiner Jr.
associate producer
Roger Edens
associate producer
Cinematographer
Editor
John D. Dunning
Art Director
Jack Martin Smith
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Set Decorator
Edwin B. Willis
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Costume Designer
Walter Plunkett
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Makeup Department
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Roger Edens
director, "Ol' Man River" sequence
Carl 'Major' Roup
second assistant director
Art Department
Richard Pefferle
associate set decorator
Sound Department
Special Effects
Warren Newcombe
special effects
Camera and Electrical Department
Editorial Department
James Gooch
color consultant: Technicolor
Music Department
Adolph Deutsch
musical director
Conrad Salinger
orchestrator
Robert Tucker
music arranger: vocal arrangements
Robert Franklyn
additional orchestrator
Paul Marquardt
additional orchestrator
Other Crew
Peter Ballbusch
montage sequences
Henri Jaffa
technicolor color consultant
Alex Romero
assistant choreographer
Production Company
MGM-International Dist.
Distributor
MGM-International Dist.
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National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment
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Warner Home Video
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Chapel Distribution
Warner Home Vídeo
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