Show Boat
Classic musical. Magnolia Hawks falls for a gambler when he joins their riverboat troupe. Songs include Ol' Man River and Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man.
Classic musical set in 1880s America. When the show boat Cotton Blossom arrives in a Mississippi town, all the townsfolk rush out to see them. Julie, the daughter of the boat's captain, falls in love with a charming gambler, but their relationship is disapproved of in the racially segregated deep south.
Musical based on Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's stage musical and Edna Ferber's controversial novel.
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Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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Jerome Kern
Cotton Blossom
Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. -
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Jerome Kern
Where's the Mate For Me?
Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. Performer: Howard Keel. -
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Jerome Kern
Make Believe
Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. Performer: Howard Keel. Performer: Kathryn Grayson. -
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Jerome Kern
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. Performer: Ava Gardner. Performer: Annette Warren. -
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Jerome Kern
I Might Fall Back on You
Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. Performer: Marge Champion. Performer: Gower Champion. -
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Jerome Kern
Ol' Man River
Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. Performer: William Warfield. -
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Jerome Kern
Make Believe
Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. -
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Jerome Kern
You Are Love
Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. Performer: Kathryn Grayson. Performer: Howard Keel. -
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Jerome Kern
Why Do I Love You?
Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. Performer: Kathryn Grayson. Performer: Howard Keel. -
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Jerome Kern
Bill
Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. Lyricist: P.G. Wodehouse. Performer: Ava Gardner. Performer: Annette Warren. -
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Jerome Kern
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. Performer: Kathryn Grayson. -
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Jerome Kern
Life upon the Wicked Stage
Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. Performer: Marge Champion. Performer: Gower Champion. -
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Charles Harris
After the Ball
Performer: Kathryn Grayson. -
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Robert Burns
Auld Lang Syne
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Jerome Kern
Cakewalk
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Jerome Kern
Make Believe
Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. Performer: Howard Keel. -
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Jerome Kern
Ol' Man River
Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. Performer: William Warfield.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
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| Magnolia Hawks | Kathryn Grayson |
| Julie LaVerne | Ava Gardner |
| Gaylord Ravenal | Howard Keel |
| Captain Andy Hawks | Joe E Brown |
| Ellie May Shipley | Marge Champion |
| Frank Schultz | Gower Champion |
| Steven Baker | Robert Sterling |
| Parthy Hawks | Agnes Moorehead |
| Pete | Leif Erickson |
| Joe | William Warfield |
| Director | George Sidney |
| Producer | Arthur Freed |
