Show Boat

Summary

Show Boat is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Show Boat's image is recorded as Irene Dunne-John Mescall in Show Boat.jpg^[3].
• Show Boat's instance of is recorded as film^[4].
• Show Boat's director is recorded as James Whale^[5].
• Show Boat's screenwriter is recorded as Oscar Hammerstein II^[6].
• Show Boat's screenwriter is recorded as Zoë Akins^[7].
• Show Boat's screenwriter is recorded as Edna Ferber^[8].
• Show Boat's composer is recorded as Jerome Kern^[9].
• Show Boat's genre is recorded as musical film^[10].
• Show Boat's genre is recorded as film based on literature^[11].
• Show Boat's based on is recorded as Show Boat^[12].
• Show Boat's cast member is recorded as Irene Dunne^[13].
• Show Boat's cast member is recorded as Helen Morgan^[14].
• Show Boat's cast member is recorded as Charles Winninger^[15].
• Show Boat's cast member is recorded as Q273233^[16].
• Show Boat's cast member is recorded as Hattie McDaniel^[17].
• Show Boat's cast member is recorded as Marilyn Knowlden^[18].
• Show Boat's cast member is recorded as Al Ferguson^[19].
• Show Boat's cast member is recorded as Tom Ricketts^[20].
• Show Boat's cast member is recorded as Allan Jones^[21].
• Show Boat's cast member is recorded as Helen Westley^[22].
• Show Boat's cast member is recorded as Queenie Smith^[23].
• Show Boat's cast member is recorded as J. Farrell MacDonald^[24].
• Show Boat's cast member is recorded as Betty Brown^[25].
• Show Boat's cast member is recorded as Grace Cunard^[26].
• Show Boat's cast member is recorded as Arthur Hohl^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Show Boat's producer is recorded as Carl Laemmle Jr.^[28]. Its director is recorded as James Whale^[5]. Screenwriters include Oscar Hammerstein II^[6], Zoë Akins^[7], and Edna Ferber^[8]. Cast members include Irene Dunne^[13], Helen Morgan^[14], Charles Winninger^[15], Q273233^[16], Hattie McDaniel^[17], and Marilyn Knowlden^[18].

Publication

Show Boat's publication date is recorded as +1936-01-01T00:00:00Z^[29]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[30]. Genres include musical film^[10] and film based on literature^[11]. Its part of is recorded as National Film Registry^[31].

Subject and Themes

Show Boat's main subject is recorded as gambling^[32].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Show Boat's after a work by is recorded as Edna Ferber^[33].

Why It Matters

Show Boat ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]