Theatrical productions New York (State) New York 1991-2000.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
New York Public Library, Billy Rose Theatre Collection, Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
Video recordings - Titles owned by CBMPL and LJRL.
Musicals
Show boat (DVD)
The joys and trials of an entertainment troupe on an old-time Mississippi riverboat. Featuring the lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein, the film's many memorable songs, including Paul Robeson's rendition of "Ole Man River," are interwoven with a story of bittersweet romance. (Circulates).
Musical extravaganza which celebrates the loves and heartbreaks of a Mississippi riverboat troupe, starting with a young girl whose heart is stolen by a dashing gambler. Presents timeless songs and an equally timeless outcry against racial bigotry.
Story of the lives and loves of a group of entertainers on the showboat "Cotton Blossom."
Dance
Romantic story of Magnolia Hawks who grew up on the Cotton Blossom, the Mississippi showboat owned by her father, lovale Captain Andy and her stern mother, Parthy.
Fiction
Tale of life and love among a theatrical troupe on a Mississippi riverboat.
Drama
A musical drama of love aboard a Mississippi show boat.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Feature films
Features
Show boat (Motion picture : 1936)
For lovely Magnolia Hawks, the Cotton Blossom is home ... until a dashing gambler steals her heart away. In fairy-tale fashion, they leave the show boat for a whirlwind honeymoon. Years pass before the two lovers embrace again upon the moonlit decks of the Cotton Blossom.
Show boat (Filmed musical : 2015)
Musical by Jerome Kern about life on a Mississippi riverboat.
Fiction films
Classic tale of life and love among a theatrical troupe on a Mississippi river boat.
Musical extravaganza which celebrates the loves and heartbreaks of a Mississippi riverboat troupe, starting with a young girl whose heart is stolen by a dashing gambler.
Edna Ferber's Showboat
Showboat
Musical films
Black films and programs
An enduring love story set against the back drop of racial prejudice.
Rock Valley College Starlight Theatre presents
1936 production of Edna Ferber's classic tale of life and love among a theatrical troupe on a Mississippi riverboat. Stars Irene Dunne and Allan Jones.
Filmed musicals
Romantic story of Magnolia Hawks who grew up on the Cotton Blossom, the Mississippi showboat owned by her father, lovable Captain Andy and her stern mother, Parthy.
Edna Ferber's show boat
Show boat
Based on the play by Oscar Hammerstein II and Jerome Kern and the novel by Edna Ferber.
Colorful musical of life on the Mississippi in the 1900's.
Show Boat
This is the story of the growth and maturity of Magnolia, a showboat star, who falls for Gaylord Ravenal, a riverboat gambler.
"The daughter of a riverboat captain falls in love with a charming gambler, but their fairytale romance is threatened when his luck turns sour." -- IMDb.
Film adaptations
A musical extravaganza which illustrates the loves and heartbreaks of a Mississippi riverboat troupe. 10 songs from the Broadway play are included. Contains the original theatrical trailer.
This is the story of the growth and maturity of Magnolia, a stage star who falls for the dashing riverboat gambler, Gaylord Ravenal.
Celebrates the loves and heartbreaks of a Mississippi riverboat troupe, starting with a girl whose heart is stolen by a dashing gambler. Includes original theatrical trailer.
The romantic story of Magnolia Hawks who grew up on the Cotton Blossom, the Mississippi showboat owned by her father. Her heart is broken by a dashing gambler, Gaylord Ravenal.
Show boat (Motion picture : 1951)
Show Boat (video recording)
A musical about a theatrical troupe on a Mississippi riverboat.
The loves and heartbreaks of a Mississippi riverboat troupe, starting with a young girl whose heart is stolen by a dashing gambler.
Magnolia Hawks, the Cotton Blossom, is home ... until dashing gambler Gaylord Ravenal steals her heart away. In a haunting love story, they leave the show boat for a whirlwind honeymoon.
The lives and loves of the personnel on an old time Mississippi showboat.
Films for the hearing impaired
La vie d'une troupe de danseurs et musiciens sur le Show Boat qui sillone le Mississippi, donnant son spectacle de ville en ville.
The lives and loves of the personnel on an old-time Mississipi showboat. Musical containing many well-loved songs.
Based on Edna Ferber's novel and the play by Oscar Hammerstein about the lives and loves of a Riverboat Theatre Troupe.
This 1951 version of the saga of riverboat lives and loves has glorious stars (Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardener, Howard Keel, Marge and Gower Champion) in Technicolor radiance, a made from scratch 170 foot paddle wheeler, timeless songs and an equally timeless outcry against racial gigotry. The daughter of a riverboat captain falls in love with a charming gambler, but their fairytale romance is threatened when his luck turns sour.
A musical celebrating the loves and heartbreaks of a Mississippi riverboat troupe, starting with a young girl whose heart is stolen by a dashing gambler.
Musical presenting a panoramic history of America from the Mississippi levees of the 1880s to the Broadway of the 1920s.
Edna Ferber's classic tale of life and love among a theatrical troupe on a Mississippi riverboat. -- container.