---
title: 'Show Boat (1951)'
type: 'film'
director: 'George Sidney'
released: '1951-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Music'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/show-boat-1951'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044030/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Show Boat (1951)

1951 · 110 min · Drama, Music, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Show Boat is a 1951 American musical romantic drama film, based on the 1927 stage musical of the same name by Jerome Kern (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II, and the 1926 novel by Edna Ferber. It was made by MGM, adapted for the screen by John Lee Mahin, produced by Arthur Freed and directed by George Sidney.

## Credits

- **Director:** [George Sidney](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-sidney)
- **Screenplay:** [George Wells](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-wells), [John Lee Mahin](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-lee-mahin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jerome Kern](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerome-kern)
- **Producer:** [Arthur Freed](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-freed), [Roger Edens](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-edens)
- **Director of Photography:** [Man Ray](https://cinepixo.com/people/man-ray), [Charles Rosher](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-rosher)
- **Editor:** [John Dunning](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-dunning)

## Cast

- [Linda Christian](https://cinepixo.com/people/linda-christian)
- [Leif Erickson](https://cinepixo.com/people/leif-erickson)
- [Marge Champion](https://cinepixo.com/people/marge-champion)
- [Marjorie Wood](https://cinepixo.com/people/marjorie-wood)
- [Louis Mercier](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-mercier)
- [Gower Champion](https://cinepixo.com/people/gower-champion)
- [Lee and Lyn Wilde](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-and-lyn-wilde)
- [Regis Toomey](https://cinepixo.com/people/regis-toomey)
- [Kathryn Grayson](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathryn-grayson)
- [William Warfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-warfield)
- [Howard Keel](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-keel)
- [Anna Q. Nilsson](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-q-nilsson)
- [Agnes Moorehead](https://cinepixo.com/people/agnes-moorehead)
- [Joyce Jameson](https://cinepixo.com/people/joyce-jameson)
- [Ian MacDonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-macdonald)

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