Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Laemmle, Carl, 1867-1939
2. Laemmle, Carl, Jr., 1908-1979
3. Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960
4. Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968
5. Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945
6. Whale, James, 1889-1957
7. Prinz, Le Roy, 1895-1983
8. Mescall, John, 1899-1962
9. Fulton, John P., 1902-1966
10. Hall, Charles D., 1888-1970
11. Kent, Ted
12. Burton, Bernard
13. Dunne, Irene, 1898-1990
14. Jones, Allan, 1907-1992
15. Winninger, Charles, 1884-1969
16. Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976
17. Morgan, Helen, 1900-1941
18. Westley, Helen, 1879-1942
19. Smith, Queenie, 1902-1978
20. White, Sammy, 1894-1960
21. McDaniel, Hattie, 1895-1952
22. Universal Pictures Company

Description

1. 1 videodisc (DVD) (113 min.) : sound, black and white; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Second film version of the 1927 stage musical.

Alternative title

1. Showboat

Subject

1. Racism > Southern states > Drama
2. Parent and child > Drama
3. Race relations > Drama
4. Musical films
5. Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968 > Film adaptations
6. Showboats > 19th century > Drama
7. Man-woman relationships > Drama
8. Gamblers > Drama
9. Feature films

Genre/Form

1. Feature films.
2. Musical films.

Call number

1. NCOX 2645

Note

1. Title from opening credits.

Access (note)

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits (note)

1. Dance numbers staged by Leroy Prinz ; cinematographers, John J. Mescall and John P. Fulton ; art director, Charles D. Hall ; film editors, Ted Kent and Bernard Burton.

Performer (note)

1. Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Charles Winninger, Paul Robeson, Helen Morgan, Helen Westley, Queenie Smith, Sammy White, Hattie McDaniel.

Event (note)

1. Filmed and released as a motion picture in 1936.

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Billy Rose Theatre Division.

Title

1. Show boat [videorecording] / Carl Laemmle presents ; a James Whale production ; produced by Carl Laemmle, Jr. ; stage play, screenplay and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II ; based on the novel by Edna Ferber ; music by Jerome Kern ; directed by James Whale ; [production company] Universal Pictures.

Publisher

1. Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video, [2014]

Type of content

1. two-dimensional moving image

Type of medium

1. video

Type of carrier

1. videodisc

Access

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits

1. Dance numbers staged by Leroy Prinz ; cinematographers, John J. Mescall and John P. Fulton ; art director, Charles D. Hall ; film editors, Ted Kent and Bernard Burton.

Cast

1. Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Charles Winninger, Paul Robeson, Helen Morgan, Helen Westley, Queenie Smith, Sammy White, Hattie McDaniel.

Event

1. Filmed and released as a motion picture in 1936.

Linking entry

1. Forms part of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Billy Rose Theatre Division.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Special Collections material

Added author

1. Laemmle, Carl, 1867-1939, film producer.
2. Laemmle, Carl, Jr., 1908-1979, film producer.
3. Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960, screenwriter.
4. Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960, lyricist.
5. Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968.
6. Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945. Show boat.
7. Whale, James, 1889-1957, film director.
8. Prinz, Le Roy, 1895-1983, choreographer.
9. Mescall, John, 1899-1962, director of photography.
10. Fulton, John P., 1902-1966, director of photography.
11. Hall, Charles D., 1888-1970, set designer.
12. Kent, Ted, editor of moving image work.
13. Burton, Bernard, editor of moving image work.
14. Dunne, Irene, 1898-1990, performer.
15. Jones, Allan, 1907-1992, performer.
16. Winninger, Charles, 1884-1969, performer.
17. Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976, performer.
18. Morgan, Helen, 1900-1941, performer.
19. Westley, Helen, 1879-1942, performer.
20. Smith, Queenie, 1902-1978, performer.
21. White, Sammy, 1894-1960, performer.
22. McDaniel, Hattie, 1895-1952, performer.
23. Universal Pictures Company.

Research call number

1. NCOX 2645