Basic facts

Original title Show Boat
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
Production company
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Dialogue
Swedish release 1951-12-21

Cast

Kathryn Grayson
Magnolia Hawks

Ava Gardner
Julie LaVerne

Howard Kell
Gaylord Ravenal

Joe E. Brown
kapten (cap'n) Andy Hawks

Marge Champion
Ellie May Shipley

Gower Champion
Frank Schultz

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title
Distribution title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Choreography
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Second Assistant Director
Technical Advisor
Special Effects
Still Photographer
Vocal Arrangement
Assistant Choreographer
Orchestration
Musical Director
Set Decorator
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Hair Stylist
Other Crew

Cast

Kathryn Grayson Magnolia Hawks
Ava Gardner Julie LaVerne
Howard Kell Gaylord Ravenal
Joe E. Brown kapten (cap'n) Andy Hawks
Marge Champion Ellie May Shipley
Gower Champion Frank Schultz
Robert Sterling Stephen "Steve" Baker
Agnes Moorehead Parthy Hawks
Leif Erickson Pete
William Warfield Joe
- Ej krediterade:
Adele Jergens Cameo McQueen
Owen McGiveney Windy McClain
Frances E. Williams (as Frances Williams) Queenie
Regis Toomey sheriff Ike Vallon
Frank Wilcox Mark Hallson, spelare
Chick Chandler Herman, assistent på Trocadero
Emory Parnell Jake Green
Sheila Clark Kim Ravenal, 4 år
Ian MacDonald berusad spelare
Fuzzy Knight pianist på Trocadero
Norman Leavitt George, ångorgelspelare
Lyn Wilde balettflicka
Joyce Jameson balettflicka
Louis Mercier Dabney, pokerspelare
Lisa Ferraday Renee
Edward Keane hotelldirektör
Tom Irish piccolo
James Pierce (as Jim Pierce) dörrvaktmästare
Marjorie Wood hyresvärdinna
William Tannen man tillsammans med Julie
Anna Q. Nilsson sömmerska
Bert Roach en berusad
Frank Dae doktor
Harry Seymour pianist på flodbåten

Companies

Production Company MGM
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. controlled by Loew's Inc.
Copyright Loew's Inc. 1951
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 1951

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 79342
Date 1951-09
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 2955 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Western Electric Recording
Colour type Colour
Colour system Technicolor
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in minutes 108 min


Original work

Original title Show Boat (Musical)
Composer Jerome Kern
Lyrics Oscar Hammerstein II


Original title Show Boat (Novel)
Author Edna Ferber


Production location

(omtagningar) 1951-02-05 1905-10-30
1950-11-17 1951-01-09
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, 10202 W. Washington Boulevard Culver City, Kalifornien USA
Mississippi River, Mississippi USA
Dunleith Plantation Natchez, Mississippi USA
Lansdowne Plantation Natchez, Mississippi USA
House on Ellicott Hill Natchez, Mississippi USA
Stanton Hall, 401 High Street Natchez, Mississippi USA

Release dates

First showing 1951-07-17 Hollywood, Kalifornien USA 108 min
Other showing 1951-07-19 New York City, New York USA 108 min
1951-09-24 USA 108 min (US release)
Release in Sweden 1951-12-21 Rigoletto Stockholm Sweden 108 min
TV showing 1995-10-15 Kanal 1 Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title Cotton Blossom
Composer Jerome Kern (1927)
Lyrics Oscar Hammerstein II (1927)
Sung by kör


Original title Cap'n Andy's Ballyhoo
Composer Jerome Kern (1927)
Danced by Marge Champion
Gower Champion


Original title Where's the Mate for Me
Composer Jerome Kern (1927)
Lyrics Oscar Hammerstein II (1927)
Sung by Howard Keel


Original title Make Believe
Composer Jerome Kern (1927)
Lyrics Oscar Hammerstein II (1927)
Sung by Kathryn Grayson
Howard Keel
kör (första repris)
Howard Keel (andra repris)


Original title Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
Composer Jerome Kern (1927)
Lyrics Gösta Rybrant (svensk text 1949)
Oscar Hammerstein II (engelsk text 1927)
Sung by Annette Warren (dubbar Ava Gardners sång)
Kathryn Grayson (första repris)
Annette Warren (första repris - dubbar Ava Gardners sång)
Kathryn Grayson (andra repris)


Original title I Might Fall Back on You
Composer Jerome Kern (1927)
Lyrics Oscar Hammerstein II (1927)
Sung by Marge Champion
Gower Champion
Danced by Marge Champion
Gower Champion


Original title Mis'ry's Comin' Round
Composer Jerome Kern (1927)
Lyrics Oscar Hammerstein II (1927)
Sung by kör (nynnas)


Original title Ol' Man River
Composer Jerome Kern (1927)
Lyrics Oscar Hammerstein II (1927)
Sung by William Warfield
William Warfield (repris)
kör (repris)


Original title You Are Love
Composer Jerome Kern (1927)
Lyrics Oscar Hammerstein II (1927)
Sung by Kathryn Grayson
Howard Keel


Original title Why Do I Love You?
Composer Jerome Kern (1927)
Lyrics Oscar Hammerstein II (1927)
Sung by Kathryn Grayson
Howard Keel


Original title Bill
Composer Jerome Kern (1917 / 1927)
Lyrics Gösta Rybrant (svensk text 1949)
Oscar Hammerstein II (textbearbetning 1927)
P.G. Wodehouse (1917)
Sung by Annette Warren (dubbar Ava Gardners sång)


Original title C'mon Folks
Composer Jerome Kern (1927)
Lyrics Oscar Hammerstein II (1927)


Original title Life Upon the Wicked Stage
Composer Jerome Kern (1927)
Lyrics Oscar Hammerstein II (1927)
Sung by Marge Champion
Gower Champion
Danced by Marge Champion
Gower Champion


Original title After the Ball
Composer Charles K. Harris (1892)
Lyrics Charles K. Harris (1892)
Ernst Wallmark (svensk text)
Sung by Kathryn Grayson
kör


Original title Cakewalk
Composer Jerome Kern (1927)
Danced by Joe E. Brown
Sheila Clark


Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2
Poster title Teaterbåten


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Scripts

Script type Cutting continuity


Script type Dialoglista
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Colour prints SET
Slides 5
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck



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