Despite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the limelight as the company's new leading lady.
Acting
Paul Robeson's Joe redefines what screen presence means.
Score
Kern & Hammerstein invented the modern musical here.
Production
Massive practical showboat sets, no CGI nonsense.
Director
James Whale
Irene Dunne
Magnolia Hawkes
Allan Jones
Gaylord Ravenal
Charles Winninger
Cap'n Andy Hawkes
Paul Robeson
Joe
Helen Morgan
Julie LaVerne
Helen Westley
Parthenia "Parthy" Hawkes
Queenie Smith
Ellie May Chipley
Sammy White
Frank Schultz
Donald Cook
Steve Baker
Hattie McDaniel
Queenie
Marilyn Knowlden
Kim as a Child
Sunnie O'Dea
Kim - at Sixteen
Arthur Hohl
Pete
Charles Middleton
Sheriff Ike Vallon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Helen Morgan was actually an alcoholic playing an alcoholic; she died five years later at 41.
Paul Robeson rewrote his 'Ol' Man River' lyrics for later performances, changing 'n****rs' to 'darkies' to 'colored folks' to 'us'—evolving the song's politics with the times.
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