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Show Boat

starring: Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner, Howard Keel, Joe E. Brown, Marge Champion
directed by: George Sidney

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780790744858
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0790744856
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 08, 2000
Running Time: 107 minutes
Sales Rank: 4727
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: September 24, 1951



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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
The cotton blossom owned by the hawk family is the show boat where everyone comes for great musical entertainment down south. Julie laverne and her husband are the stars of the show. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 03/15/2005 Starring: Ava Gardner Howard Keel Run time: 107 minutes Rating: Nr Director: George Sidney

Amazon.com:
The show that first defined the Broadway musical has never come to the screen intact, despite three tries. But take this splashy 1951 MGM extravaganza on its own terms, and it boggles the eyes. Not to mention the ears: The Kern-Hammerstein score includes some staples of the American songbook, such as 'Make Believe,' 'After the Ball,' and 'Can't Help Lovin' That Man.' Perhaps a riverboat gambler is almost too-easy casting for Howard Keel, and Kathryn Grayson is overly twittery, which may be why the film's middle sags when they take center stage. But any time the uncannily beautiful Ava Gardner smolders, a lush tragic undertone takes over (even if the most interesting parts of her story seem to take place offscreen). The physical production is extraordinary: the busy riverside setting, the outrageous color design, and best of all an 'Old Man River' (sung by William Warfield) staged in the mists of morning. -- Robert Horton



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Best musical written
This is one of the best musicals ever written. Wonderful music throughout the entire movie. Lynda ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - wonderful movie ( musical)
An American Classic,World-Class!Beautiful music and fantastic acting !A real musthave for everyone loving ... Read More


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Save me please.
I am fortunate to have both this version on DVD and the 1936 version on a Criterion Laserdisk. I simply do ... Read More


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Show Boat
I bought the Show Boat DVD as a gift for my parents. The plastic case for the DVD was damaged/broken at the ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Showboat fan
Showboat is a classic. Howard Keel and Kathryn Grayson are at the top of their form. The Champions dance better ... Read More

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