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Show Boat

Duration: 1 hour, 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Classic musical set in 1880s America. When the show boat Cotton Blossom arrives in a Mississippi town, all the townsfolk rush out to see them. Julie, the daughter of the boat's captain, falls in love with a charming gambler, but their relationship is disapproved of in the racially segregated deep south.

Musical based on Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's stage musical and Edna Ferber's controversial novel. Show less

Contributors

Magnolia Hawks:
Kathryn Grayson
Julie LaVerne:
Ava Gardner
Gaylord Ravenal:
Howard Keel
Captain Andy Hawks:
Joe E Brown
Ellie May Shipley:
Marge Champion
Frank Schultz:
Gower Champion
Steven Baker:
Robert Sterling
Parthy Hawks:
Agnes Moorehead
Director:
George Sidney
Producer:
Arthur Freed

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