Show Boat
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Show Boat is a musical with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It is based on Edna Ferber's best-selling 1926 novel of the same name. The musical follows the lives of th
Original sheet music for "Ol' Man River" from Show Boat
Cover of the novel
Nell Brinkley's "Impressions of Ziegfeld's Show Boat"
Scene from the original Broadway production
Show Boat (1936 film)
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Show Boat is a 1936 American romantic musical film directed by James Whale, based on the 1927 musical of the same name by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II, which in turn was adapted from the 1926
Show Boat
…prologue with some music from the show was filmed and added to a part-talkie version of the same film, which was released with two sound sequences. 1936: Show Boat. Universal. Directed by James Whale. A mostly faithful film version of the show, featuring four members of the original Broadway cast, as well as Irene…
Theatrical release three-sheet poster
Irene Dunne and John J. Mescall (cinematographer) on the set of Show Boat (1936) - publicity still