Show boat

Resource Information

The work Show boat represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in The Ferguson Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Show boat

Statement of responsibility

Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; produced by Loew's Inc. ; screen play by John Lee Mahin ; produced by Arthur Freed ; directed by George Sidney

Contributor

• Sidney, George, 1916-2002
• trueGardner, Ava, 1922-1990
• Sterling, Robert, 1917-2006
• Grayson, Kathryn, 1922-2010
• Hammerstein, Oscar, 1895-1960
• Keel, Howard, 1919-2004
• Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945
• Mahin, John Lee, 1902-1984
• Loew's Incorporated
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
• Turner Entertainment Co
• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• Brown, Joe E., (Joe Evan), 1892-1973
• Champion, Gower, 1919-1980
• Moorehead, Agnes, 1906-1974
• Champion, Marge
• trueWarfield, William
• Erickson, Leif, 1911-1986
• trueFerber, Edna, 1887-1968
• Freed, Arthur, 1894-1973

Actor

• trueWarfield, William
• Brown, Joe E., (Joe Evan), 1892-1973
• Champion, Gower, 1919-1980
• Champion, Marge
• Erickson, Leif, 1911-1986
• trueGardner, Ava, 1922-1990
• Grayson, Kathryn, 1922-2010
• Keel, Howard, 1919-2004
• Moorehead, Agnes, 1906-1974
• Sterling, Robert, 1917-2006

Screenwriter

• Mahin, John Lee, 1902-1984

Director

• Sidney, George, 1916-2002

Producer

• Freed, Arthur, 1894-1973

Subject

• Film adaptations
• Gamblers -- Drama
• Juegos de azar -- Teatro
• trueMusical films
• Paddle steamers -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Women entertainers -- Drama
• Barcos de vapor -- Teatro
• Musical films
• Feature films

Genre

• trueMusical films
• Feature films
• Teatro
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• trueFilm adaptations
• trueDrama

Language

• eng
• spa
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

Musical extravaganza which celebrates the loves and heartbreaks of a Mississippi riverboat troupe, starting with a young girl whose heart is stolen by a dashing gambler

Cataloging source

JBL

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Choreography, Robert Alton ; musical direction, Adolph Deutsch ; director of photography, Charles Rosher ; editor, John Dunning

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

Not rated

Language note

English or Spanish language soundtracks (mono) with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired

LC call number

PN1997

LC item number

.S46 2000

PerformerNote

Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner, Howard Keel, Joe E. Brown, Marge and Gower Champion, Robert Sterling, Agnes Moorehead, Leif Erickson, William Warfield

Runtime

108

Target audience

general

Technique

live action