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Show Boat (1951) More at IMDbPro »

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Show Boat (1929)
Show Boat (1936)
"Great Performances: Show Boat (#18.4)" (1989)

Edited into

Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972) (TV)

Referenced in

"What's My Line?: (1953-09-13)" (1953)
 -  Mentioned by name.
"The Bob Newhart Show: Old Man Rivers (#2.7)" (1973)
 -  The title of this episode pokes fun at the song "Ol' Man River".
Old Explorers (1990)
 -  William Warfield, who played Joe in "Show Boat", has a cameo as a tugboat captain. The closing credits list "Ol' Man River", which Warfield sang in "Show Boat", as among the music heard in the film.
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' (2002) (V)
The Cockettes (2002)

Features

Old Natchez on the Mississippi (1939)
 -  Some shots of Natchez in the 1951 "Show Boat" were taken from this short.

Featured in

The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story (1951)
That's Entertainment! (1974)
Precious Images (1986)
"MGM: When the Lion Roars" (1992)
 -  Part of the trailer for the 1951 "Show Boat" is shown.
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
"American Masters: Lena Horne: In Her Own Words" (1996)
Musicals Great Musicals: The Arthur Freed Unit at MGM (1996) (TV)
Classified X (1998) (TV)
Bamboozled (2000)
"Changing Stages" (2000)
 -  Some of the "Ol' Man River" sequence is featured.
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' (2002) (V)
The 100 Greatest Musicals (2003) (TV)

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