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Show boat

Title
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.
Publication
Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video, [2014]

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Moving imageRestricted use NCOX 2645Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT

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Additional Authors
  • Laemmle, Carl, 1867-1939
  • Laemmle, Carl, Jr., 1908-1979
  • Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960
  • Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968.
  • Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945.
  • Whale, James, 1889-1957
  • Prinz, Le Roy, 1895-1983
  • Mescall, John, 1899-1962
  • Fulton, John P., 1902-1966
  • Hall, Charles D., 1888-1970
  • Kent, Ted
  • Burton, Bernard
  • Dunne, Irene, 1898-1990
  • Jones, Allan, 1907-1992
  • Winninger, Charles, 1884-1969
  • Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976
  • Morgan, Helen, 1900-1941
  • Westley, Helen, 1879-1942
  • Smith, Queenie, 1902-1978
  • White, Sammy, 1894-1960
  • McDaniel, Hattie, 1895-1952
  • Universal Pictures Company
Description
1 videodisc (DVD) (113 min.) : sound, black and white; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Second film version of the 1927 stage musical.
Alternative Title
Showboat
Subject
  • Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968 > Film adaptations
  • Gamblers > Drama
  • Man-woman relationships > Drama
  • Showboats > 19th century > Drama
Genre/Form
  • Feature films.
  • Musical films.
Note
  • Title from opening credits.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits (note)
  • 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)
  • Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Charles Winninger, Paul Robeson, Helen Morgan, Helen Westley, Queenie Smith, Sammy White, Hattie McDaniel.
Event (note)
  • Filmed and released as a motion picture in 1936.
Call Number
NCOX 2645
OCLC
885197022
Title
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
Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video, [2014]
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videodisc
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits
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
Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Charles Winninger, Paul Robeson, Helen Morgan, Helen Westley, Queenie Smith, Sammy White, Hattie McDaniel.
Event
Filmed and released as a motion picture in 1936.
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Added Author
Laemmle, Carl, 1867-1939, film producer.
Laemmle, Carl, Jr., 1908-1979, film producer.
Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960, screenwriter.
Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960, lyricist.
Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968.
Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945. Show boat.
Whale, James, 1889-1957, film director.
Prinz, Le Roy, 1895-1983, choreographer.
Mescall, John, 1899-1962, director of photography.
Fulton, John P., 1902-1966, director of photography.
Hall, Charles D., 1888-1970, set designer.
Kent, Ted, editor of moving image work.
Burton, Bernard, editor of moving image work.
Dunne, Irene, 1898-1990, performer.
Jones, Allan, 1907-1992, performer.
Winninger, Charles, 1884-1969, performer.
Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976, performer.
Morgan, Helen, 1900-1941, performer.
Westley, Helen, 1879-1942, performer.
Smith, Queenie, 1902-1978, performer.
White, Sammy, 1894-1960, performer.
McDaniel, Hattie, 1895-1952, performer.
Universal Pictures Company.
Research Call Number
NCOX 2645
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