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Sheltered beauty Magnolia Hawkes takes over as the leading lady on a Mississippi riverboat show when mixed-race Julie and her white husband are forced out of town by a prejudiced sheriff. Charismatic opportunist Gaylord Ravenal wins Magnolia's heart, but his gambling losses threaten to ruin their chances for a happy marriage.
Theatrical
May 17, 1936
Budget
$1.2M
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Studio
Universal Pictures
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Irene Dunne
Magnolia Hawkes
A
Allan Jones
Gaylord Ravenal
C
Charles Winninger
Cap'n Andy Hawkes
P
Paul Robeson
Joe
H
Helen Morgan
Julie LaVerne
H
Helen Westley
Parthenia "Parthy" Hawkes
Q
Queenie Smith
Ellie May Chipley
S
Sammy White
Frank Schultz
D
Donald Cook
Steve Baker
H
Hattie McDaniel
Queenie
M
Marilyn Knowlden
Kim as a Child
S
Sunnie O'Dea
Kim - at Sixteen
A
Arthur Hohl
Pete
C
Charles Middleton
Sheriff Ike Vallon
C
Clarence Muse
Sam
E
E. E. Clive
Sir Arthur
E
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Boonville man speaking film's first line
J
J. Farrell MacDonald
Windy MacLaine
M
Maude Allen
R
Ricca Allen
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