TMDb Rating
5.7/10
3 verified votes
Show Boat (1929)
Drama
146 min
"Universal's Motion Picture Triumph!"
Plot Summary
This film sticks very closely to the Edna Ferber novel, rather than the musical based on the novel. There are only two major changes from Ferber's book : *Julie in this version is a white woman, not a racially mixed one; therefore she and her husband are not unlawfully married. * Ravenal returns at the end, instead of dying as in the novel
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Keywords to include
DramaHarry A. PollardLaura La PlanteJoseph Schildkraut1929
Director
Harry A. Pollard
Top Cast
Laura La PlanteJoseph SchildkrautEmily FitzroyOtis HarlanAlma Rubens
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