"A dashing Mississippi river gambler wins the affections of the daughter of the owner of the Show Boat."
Kathryn Grayson
as Magnolia Hawks
Ava Gardner
as Julie LaVerne
Howard Keel
as Gaylord Ravenal
Joe E. Brown
as Cap'n Andy Hawks
Marge Champion
as Ellie May Shipley
Gower Champion
as Frank Schultz
Robert Sterling
as Steven Baker
Agnes Moorehead
as Parthy Hawks
Leif Erickson
as Pete
William Warfield
as Joe
Linda Christian
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Racetrack spectator (uncredited)
Adele Jergens
as Cameo McQueen (uncredited)
Anna Q. Nilsson
as Seamstress (uncredited)
Bert Roach
as Drunk (uncredited)
Regis Toomey
as Sheriff Ike Vallon (uncredited)
Dorothy Tuttle
as Dancer (uncredited)
Chick Chandler
as Trocadero Stage Assistant (uncredited)
Roy Damron
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
as George the Calliope Player (uncredited)
Louis Mercier
as Dabney - Poker Player (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
as Jake Green (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox
as Gambler Mark Hallson (uncredited)
George Ford
Robert Fortier
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Jack Martin Smith
John D. Dunning
Editor
Douglas Shearer
Recording Supervision
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Warren Newcombe
Special Effects
Walter Plunkett
Costume Design
Sydney Guilaroff
Hair Designer
William Tuttle
Makeup Designer
George Sidney
Director
John Lee Mahin
Screenplay
Jerome Kern
Theatre Play
Oscar Hammerstein II
Edna Ferber
Novel
Charles Rosher
Director of Photography
Arthur Freed
Producer
Songs
Lyricist
George Rhein
Assistant Director
Original Music Composer
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