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Show Boat

1929 film by Harry A. Pollard, Robbie Ross
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Show Boat

Summary

Show Boat is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Show Boat's video is recorded as Show Boat.webm[3].
  • Show Boat's image is recorded as Joseph Schildkraut Laura LaPlante Show Boat 1929.JPG[4].
  • Show Boat's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • Show Boat's director is recorded as Harry A. Pollard[6].
  • Show Boat's director is recorded as Robbie Baldwin Ross[7].
  • Show Boat's director is recorded as Arch Heath[8].
  • Show Boat's screenwriter is recorded as Harry A. Pollard[9].
  • Show Boat's composer is recorded as Jerome Kern[10].
  • Show Boat's genre is recorded as musical film[11].
  • Show Boat's genre is recorded as romance film[12].
  • Show Boat's genre is recorded as silent film[13].
  • Show Boat's genre is recorded as film based on literature[14].
  • Show Boat's based on is recorded as Show Boat[15].
  • Show Boat's cast member is recorded as Laura La Plante[16].
  • Show Boat's cast member is recorded as Joseph Schildkraut[17].
  • Show Boat's cast member is recorded as Emily Fitzroy[18].
  • Show Boat's cast member is recorded as Otis Harlan[19].
  • Show Boat's cast member is recorded as Stepin Fetchit[20].
  • Show Boat's cast member is recorded as Carl Laemmle[21].
  • Show Boat's cast member is recorded as Helen Morgan[22].
  • Show Boat's cast member is recorded as Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr.[23].
  • Show Boat's cast member is recorded as Alma Rubens[24].
  • Show Boat's cast member is recorded as Jack McDonald[25].
  • Show Boat's producer is recorded as Carl Laemmle[26].
  • Show Boat's producer is recorded as Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr.[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Carl Laemmle[26] and Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr.[27]. Directors include Harry A. Pollard[6], Robbie Baldwin Ross[7], and Arch Heath[8]. Show Boat's screenwriter is recorded as Harry A. Pollard[9]. Cast members include Laura La Plante[16], Joseph Schildkraut[17], Emily Fitzroy[18], Otis Harlan[19], Stepin Fetchit[20], and Carl Laemmle[21].

Publication

Show Boat's publication date is recorded as +1929-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[29]. Genres include musical film[11], romance film[12], silent film[13], and film based on literature[14].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Show Boat's after a work by is recorded as Edna Ferber[30].

Why It Matters

Show Boat ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Related Entities

Edna Ferber film Jerome Kern Joseph Schildkraut United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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