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About
In the gay '90s, cardsharps take over a Mississippi riverboat from a kindly captain. Their first act is to change the showboat into a floating gambling house. A ham actor and his bumbling sidekick try to devise a way to help the captain regain ownership of the vessel.
Theatrical
Jul 6, 1945
Theaters
2
Director
Writers
Producers
Studio
Universal Pictures
Quotes
See all →A Show Boat Full of Laughter
Taglines
A Show Boat Load of Laughter!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Miscommunication Between Friends
Sebastian Dinwiddle
Then who gets it?
Dexter Broadhurst
Naturally.
Sebastian Dinwiddle
That's what I'm saying.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →B
Bud Abbott
Dexter Broadhurst
L
Lou Costello
Sebastian Dinwiddle
A
Alan Curtis
Mr. Crawford
R
Rita Johnson
Bonita Farrow
H
Henry Travers
Capt. Sam Jackson
L
Lois Collier
Miss Caroline Jackson
J
Joe Sawyer
Bailey
J
Joe Kirk
Croupier
B
Bill Alcorn
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
A
Audley Anderson
Card Player (uncredited)
E
Edward Biby
Townsman (uncredited)
G
Gladys Blake
Girl in Garter Gag (uncredited)
M
Milt Bronson
Gambler (uncredited)
D
Douglas Carter
Croupier (uncredited)
J
Jack Chefe
Gilded Cage Waiter (uncredited)
J
Jack Coffey
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
B
Bing Conley
Croupier (uncredited)
W
William Desmond
Showboat Customer (uncredited)
T
Tom Fadden
Wounded Gambler (uncredited)
S
Sid Fields
Gag Man (uncredited)
