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About
A dashing Mississippi river gambler wins the affections of the daughter of the owner of the Show Boat.
Theatrical
Sep 24, 1951
Box Office
$11.0M
Budget
$2.3M
Return
4.8x
DVD / Blu-ray
Aug 8, 2000
Theaters
1
Director
Writer
Producer
Music
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Full credits →K
Kathryn Grayson
Magnolia Hawks
A
Ava Gardner
Julie LaVerne
H
Howard Keel
Gaylord Ravenal
J
Joe E. Brown
Cap'n Andy Hawks
M
Marge Champion
Ellie May Shipley
G
Gower Champion
Frank Schultz
R
Robert Sterling
Steven Baker
A
Agnes Moorehead
Parthy Hawks
L
Leif Erickson
Pete
W
William Warfield
Joe
L
Linda Christian
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
B
Bess Flowers
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
A
Adele Jergens
Cameo McQueen (uncredited)
A
Anna Q. Nilsson
Seamstress (uncredited)
B
Bert Roach
Drunk (uncredited)
R
Regis Toomey
Ike Vallon (uncredited)
D
Dorothy Tuttle
Dancer (uncredited)
C
Chick Chandler
Trocadero Stage Assistant (uncredited)
R
Roy Damron
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
N
Norman Leavitt
Calliope Player (uncredited)
