Characters & Themes
Show Boat (1929) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1929 · 146 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Harry A. Pollard
- Starring
- Otis Harlan, Matthew Beard, Joseph Schildkraut, Helen Morgan, Carl Laemmle, Laura La Plante
The production follows Edna Ferber’s novel closely, ignoring the later musical adaptation. Only two significant departures appear: Julie is portrayed as a white woman rather than a mixed‑race character, making her marriage lawful, and Ravenal survives, returning at the end instead of dying as in the book.
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