Edna Ferber's Show Boat
(DVD)

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Whale, James, 1889-1957, film producer,
Laemmle, Carl, Jr., 1908-1979, film producer.
Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960 screenwriter,
Dunne, Irene, 1898-1990, actor.
Jones, Allan, 1907-1992 actor.
Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2014].
ISBN
9786315553592, 6315553591, 9780883316955, 0883316951
Status
On Shelf
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Oak Lawn Public Library - AVDVD MUSICAL SHOWOn Shelf
River Forest Public Library - StacksDVD SHOOn Shelf
Tinley Park Public Library - 1st FloorMOVIES SHOWOn Shelf

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Actresses -- Drama.
Blacks -- Race identity -- Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
Ferber, Edna, -- 1887-1968 -- Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Gamblers -- Drama.
Gambling on river boats -- Mississippi River -- History -- 19th century -- Drama.
Historical films.
History.
Interracial marriage -- Drama.
Kern, Jerome, -- 1885-1945 -- Film adaptations.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Musical films.
Paddle steamers -- Drama.
Showboats -- History -- 19th century -- Drama.
Video recordings.
Women entertainers -- Drama.

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Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2014].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
9786315553592, 6315553591, 9780883316955, 0883316951
UPC
883316951767

Notes

General Note
This disc is a recorded DVD and may fail to play on some DVD equipment.
General Note
Based on the Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein II stage musical, from Edna Ferber's novel.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1936.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematographer, John J. Mescall ; special cinematographer, John P. Fulton ; art director, Charles D. Hall ; musical director, Victor Baravalle ; costumes designed by Doris Zinkeisen ; costumes executed by Vera West ; dance numbers staged by Leroy Prinz ; film editors, Ted Kent, Bernard Burton.
Participants/Performers
Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Charles Winninger, Paul Robeson, Helen Morgan, Helen Westley, Queenie Smith, Sammy White, Donald Cook, Hattie McDaniel, Francis X. Mahoney, Marilyn Knowlden, Sunnie O'Dea, Arthur Hohl, Charles Middleton, J. Farrell MacDonald, Clarence Muse.
Description
This is the story of the growth and maturity of Magnolia, a showboat star, who falls for Gaylord Ravenal, a riverboat gambler.
System Details
DVD-R; Dolby Digital 2.0 mono; 4:3 presentation, full frame; Original aspect ratio, 1.37:1.
Awards
Named to the National Film Registry in 1996 by Library of Congress.
Local note
DVD

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Whale, J., Laemmle, C., Jr., Hammerstein, O., II., Dunne, I., Jones, A., Winninger, C., Robeson, P., Morgan, H., Westley, H., Smith, Q., White, S., Cook, D., McDaniel, H., Mahoney, F. X., Knowlden, M., O'Dea, S., Hohl, A., Middleton, C. B., MacDonald, J. F., Muse, C., Kern, J., Mescall, J., Fulton, J. P., Hall, C. D., Baravalle, V., Zinkeisen, D., West, V., Prinz, L. R., Kent, T., Burton, B., Ferber, E., Kern, J., & Hammerstein, O., II. (2014). Edna Ferber's Show Boat . Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

James Whale et al.. 2014. Edna Ferber's Show Boat. Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

James Whale et al.. Edna Ferber's Show Boat Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video, 2014.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Whale, J., Laemmle, C., Jr., Hammerstein, O., II., Dunne, I., Jones, A., Winninger, C. and Robeson, P. et al (2014). Edna ferber's show boat. Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Whale, James, et al. Edna Ferber's Show Boat Warner Home Video, 2014.

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