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The joys and trials of an entertainment troupe on an old-time Mississippi riverboat. Featuring the lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein, the film's many memorable songs, including Paul Robeson's rendition of Ole Man River, are interwoven with a story of bittersweet romance. (Circulates)Genre/FormFeature films.
The musical's story spans about 40 years, from the late 1880s to the late 1920s. Magnolia Hawks is an 18-year-old on her family's show boat, the Cotton Blossom, which travels the Mississippi River putting on shows. She meets Gaylord Ravenal, a charming gambler, and eventually marries him. After about 10 years, he experiences an especially bad losing streak and leaves Magnolia, out of a sense of guilt.
The musical's story spans about 40 years, from the late 1880s to the late 1920s. Magnolia Hawks is an 18-year-old on her family's show boat, the Cotton Blossom, which travels the Mississippi River putting on shows. She meets Gaylord Ravenal, a charming gambler, and eventually marries him. After about 10 years, he experiences an especially bad losing streak and leaves Magnolia, out of a sense of guilt.
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The joys and trials of an entertainment troupe on an old-time Mississippi riverboat. Featuring the lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein, the film's many memorable songs, including Paul Robeson's rendition of Ole Man River, are interwoven with a story of bittersweet romance. (Circulates)
Genre/FormFeature films.
Genre/FormFeature films.
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- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record
- Wikidata · Q2019366 ↗ — country
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