Synopsis: Based on Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's Broadway hit, this musical spans four decades in the lives of performers on a Mississippi river boat. Sheltered beauty Magnolia Hawks takes over as the show's leading lady when mulatto Julie and her white husband are forced out of town by a narrow-minded sheriff. Charismatic opportunist Gaylord Ravenal wins Magnolia's heart, but his gambling losses threaten to ruin their chances for a happy marriage.
Audio Commentary from 1989 featuring American-Musical Historian Miles Kreuger
Interview with James Whale Biographer James Curtis
"Recognizing Race in Show Boat" Interview Program featuring Professor & Author Shana L. Redmond
"Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist" 1979 Academy Award-Winning Short Documentary by Saul J. Turell
4 Performances from the Sound Prologue of the 1929 Film Version of Show Boat, including songs from original Broadway Cast Members Helen Morgan, Jules Bledsoe & Tess Gardella, plus 20 minutes of Silent Excerpts from the film, with Audio Commentaries by Kreuger
2 Radio Adaptations of Show Boat, featuring Stage & Screen Cast Members Morgan, Allan Jones & Charles Winninger, Producer Orson Welles & Novelist Edna Ferber
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