Show Boat (1951 film)

Show Boat
Show Boat
	Film poster
Directed by	George Sidney
Screenplay by	John Lee Mahin
Based on	Show Boat; 1926 novel; by Edna Ferber; Show Boat; 1927 musical; by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II
Produced by	Arthur Freed
Starring	Kathryn Grayson; Ava Gardner; Howard Keel; Joe E. Brown; Marge Champion; Gower Champion; Agnes Moorehead; William Warfield
Cinematography	Charles Rosher
Edited by	John D. Dunning
Music by	Jerome Kern
Production; company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Loew's, Inc.
Release dates	July 17, 1951 (Los Angeles); July 19, 1951 (New York City); September 24, 1951 (United States);
Running time	107 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2,389,000
Box office	$7,621,000

Show Boat is a 1951 American musical romantic drama film, based on the 1927 stage musical of the same name by Jerome Kern (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (script and lyrics), and the 1926 novel by Edna Ferber. It was made by MGM, adapted for the screen by John Lee Mahin, produced by Arthur Freed and directed by George Sidney.

Filmed previously in 1929 and in 1936, this third adaptation of Show Boat was shot in Technicolor in the typical MGM lavish style, while the basic plot remains unchanged. The film stars Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner, and Howard Keel, with Joe E. Brown, Marge Champion, Gower Champion, William Warfield, Robert Sterling, Agnes Moorehead and Leif Erickson. Unlike the 1936 film, none of the members of the original Broadway cast of the show appeared in this version.

The 1951 Show Boat was the most financially successful of the film adaptations of the show: one of MGM's most popular musicals, it was the second highest-grossing film of that year.^[4]

^ "Gala Invitational Premiere". The Los Angeles Times. 17 July 1951. p. 31. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
^ "Radio City Music Hall". Daily News. 17 July 1951. p. 41. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
^ ^a ^b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
^ Walker, Lawrence. "Show Boat (1951 film)". Pure History.

[1] "Gala Invitational Premiere". The Los Angeles Times. 17 July 1951. p. 31. Retrieved August 18, 2021.

[2] "Radio City Music Hall". Daily News. 17 July 1951. p. 41. Retrieved August 18, 2021.

[Mannix-3] The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.

[4] Walker, Lawrence. "Show Boat (1951 film)". Pure History.

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