Show Boat

1951 film by George Sidney, Roger Edens
Movie film Q2556456
Show Boat
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Show Boat

Summary

Show Boat is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (450 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Show Boat's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Show Boat was directed by George Sidney[4].
  • John Lee Mahin wrote the screenplay for Show Boat[5].
  • George Wells wrote the screenplay for Show Boat[6].
  • Show Boat's composer is recorded as Jerome Kern[7].
  • Show Boat's genre is drama film[8].
  • Show Boat's genre is romance film[9].
  • Show Boat's genre is musical film[10].
  • Show Boat's genre is film based on literature[11].
  • Show Boat's based on is recorded as Show Boat[12].
  • A cast member of Show Boat was Kathryn Grayson[13].
  • A cast member of Show Boat was Howard Keel[14].
  • A cast member of Show Boat was Ava Gardner[15].
  • A cast member of Show Boat was Joe E. Brown[16].
  • A cast member of Show Boat was Agnes Moorehead[17].
  • A cast member of Show Boat was Leif Erickson[18].
  • A cast member of Show Boat was Linda Christian[19].
  • A cast member of Show Boat was John Phillip Law[20].
  • A cast member of Show Boat was Anna Q. Nilsson[21].
  • A cast member of Show Boat was William Tannen[22].
  • A cast member of Show Boat was Lee and Lyn Wilde[23].
  • A cast member of Show Boat was Marge Champion[24].
  • A cast member of Show Boat was Gower Champion[25].
  • A cast member of Show Boat was William Warfield[26].
  • A cast member of Show Boat was Ian MacDonald[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e74b4273-c501-4f3f-b17a-00ceb02b4cde[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Arthur Freed[30] and Roger Edens[31]. Show Boat was directed by George Sidney[4]. Screenwriters include John Lee Mahin[5] and George Wells[6]. Cast members include Kathryn Grayson[13], Howard Keel[14], Ava Gardner[15], Joe E. Brown[16], Agnes Moorehead[17], and Leif Erickson[18].

Publication

Show Boat was published on January 1, 1951[32]. The original language of it was English[33]. Genres include drama film[8], romance film[9], musical film[10], and film based on literature[11]. It was distributed by video on demand[34].

Subject and Themes

Show Boat's main subject is seamanship[35].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Show Boat's after a work by is recorded as Edna Ferber[36].

Why It Matters

Show Boat ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (450 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . wikidata.org.
  31. [35] . wikidata.org.
  32. [36] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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