Great Score, Great Cast in Best Screen Version of a Classic
“Show Boat” is the 1936 version of the Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II musical based on Edna Ferber’s novel. Directed by James Whale, the movie stars Irene Dunne as Magnolia, Allan Jones as dashing riverboat gambler Gaylord Ravenal, Helen Morgan as Julie, Paul Robeson as Joe, and Hattie McDaniel (“Gone With the Wind”) as Queenie.<br /><br />The songs are beautifully performed by the principals. Standouts are Robeson’s rendition of “Ol’ Man River;” “Can’t Help Lovin’ That Man,” in which Julie amusingly teaches Magnolia to shuffle; and Julie’s torch song, “Bill,” sung when she is in the depths of alcoholic depression. Three new songs — “I Have the Room Above Her,” “I Still Suits Me,” and “Gallivantin' Around” — were written for this film.<br /><br /> Whale, best known as the director of “Frankenstein” and “Bride of Frankenstein,” does a splendid job opening up the stage play, taking full advantage of the nearly limitless parameters of cinema. The movie never looks stage-bound because of Whale’s imaginative camera placement and expert editing.<br /><br />There are no bonus features on the DVD-only release.
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