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| Director: | George Sidney | 
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| Writer: | John Lee Mahin, Edna Ferber | 
| Staring: | 
| A dashing Mississippi river gambler wins the affections of the daughter of the owner of the Show Boat. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 19, 1951 | 
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| Director: | George Sidney | 
| Writer: | John Lee Mahin, Edna Ferber | 
| Genres: | Drama, Romance, Music | 
| Keywords | grandparent grandchild relationship, musical, interracial relationship, based on play or musical, riverboat, reconciliation, showboat, miscegenation, paddlewheel boat | 
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 
| Box Office | 
              
                Revenue: $11,000,000
                Budget: $2,300,000  | 
      
| Updates | 
          Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024  | 
      
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Kathryn Grayson | Magnolia Hawks | 
| Ava Gardner | Julie LaVerne | 
| Howard Keel | Gaylord Ravenal | 
| Joe E. Brown | Cap'n Andy Hawks | 
| Marge Champion | Ellie May Shipley | 
| Gower Champion | Frank Schultz | 
| Robert Sterling | Steven Baker | 
| Agnes Moorehead | Parthy Hawks | 
| Leif Erickson | Pete | 
| William Warfield | Joe | 
| Linda Christian | Chorus Girl (uncredited) | 
| Bess Flowers | Racetrack spectator (uncredited) | 
| Adele Jergens | Cameo McQueen (uncredited) | 
| Anna Q. Nilsson | Seamstress (uncredited) | 
| Bert Roach | Drunk (uncredited) | 
| Regis Toomey | Sheriff Ike Vallon (uncredited) | 
| Dorothy Tuttle | Dancer (uncredited) | 
| Chick Chandler | Trocadero Stage Assistant (uncredited) | 
| Roy Damron | Chorus Boy (uncredited) | 
| Norman Leavitt | George the Calliope Player (uncredited) | 
| Louis Mercier | Dabney - Poker Player (uncredited) | 
| Emory Parnell | Jake Green (uncredited) | 
| Frank Wilcox | Gambler Mark Hallson (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
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| Jack Martin Smith | Art Direction | 
| John D. Dunning | Editor | 
| Warren Newcombe | Special Effects | 
| George Rhein | Assistant Director | 
| George Sidney | Director | 
| John Lee Mahin | Screenplay | 
| Jerome Kern | Songs, Theatre Play | 
| Oscar Hammerstein II | Theatre Play, Lyricist | 
| Edna Ferber | Novel | 
| Charles Rosher | Director of Photography | 
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction | 
| Douglas Shearer | Recording Supervision | 
| Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration | 
| Walter Plunkett | Costume Design | 
| Sydney Guilaroff | Hair Designer | 
| William Tuttle | Makeup Designer | 
| Name | Title | 
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| Arthur Freed | Producer | 
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