Show Boat (1936) - Our Heavy Man...

Show Boat (1936) - Opening

Opening titles and arrival of the "Cotton Blossom" in New Orleans, with fanfare from "Cap'n Andy" (Charles Winninger) in James Whale's adaptation of the Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II musical Show Boat, 1936.

Show Boat (1936) - Ol' Man River

Upon dismissing the flighty Magnolia (Irene Dunne), Paul Robeson (as "Joe") offers his legendary rendition of Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II''s "Ol' Man River" in James Whale's Show Boat, 1936.

Show Boat (1936) - Young Girls Like Us...

Magnolia (Irene Dunne) leads the cast (Queenie Smith, Allan Jones, Sammy White, et al) through mishaps and intrusions from a patron (Stanley Fields) in James Whale's Show Boat, 1936, from the Edna Ferber novel.

Intro Aired: Jul 2017

Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Show Boat (1936)

Ben Mankiewicz introduces Show Boat, 1936.

Intro Aired: Jan 2019

Alicia Malone Intro -- Show Boat (1951)

TCM’s Alicia Malone introduces Show Boat, 1951.

Show Boat (1936) - Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man

Hard to pick the best part as Helen Morgan ("Julie"), brings first Irene Dunne ("Magnolia") then Hattie McDaniel ("Queenie") and Paul Robeson ("Joe") into her performance of "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man"by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II, in Show Boat, 1936.