New on Blu-ray: SHOW BOAT (1951) Starring Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner and Howard Keel

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1
Region: Region A/1

Product Description: From novel (by Edna Ferber) to Broadway smash (by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II) to three film versions (1929, 1936, 1951) to stage revivals. Like Ol Man River, Show Boat just keeps rollin along. Produced by Arthur Freed and directed by George Sidney, this 1951 version of the saga of riverboat lives and loves has glorious stars (Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner, Howard Keel, Marge and Gower Champion) in Technicolor® radiance, a made-from-scratch 170-foot paddle wheeler, timeless songs and an equally timeless outcry against racial bigotry. This was music that would outlast Kerns day and mine, Ferber said in recalling her first reaction to hearing Ol Man River. She was right as rain.

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Director: George Sidney

Starring: Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner, Howard Keel

Genre: Drama, Family, Musical

Runtime: 108 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: English

Studio: Warner Archive

Home Video Release Date: February 23, 2021