Edna Ferber's Show boat /
Edna Ferber's Show boat /
Show boat
a Universal Picture ; Carl Laemmle presents ; a James Whale production ; produced by Carl Laemmle Jr. ; stage play, screen play and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II ; music by Jerome Kern ; directed by James Whale.
- DVD special edition.
- 1 videodisc (113 min.) : DVD video, sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (20 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
- The Criterion collection ; 1021 .
- Criterion collection ; 1021. .
Title and credits from screen. Originally released as a motion picture in 1936. Aspect ratio 1.37:1. Special features: New, restored 4K digital transfer; Audio commentary by Film historian Miles Kreuger (1989); Remembering James Whale (interview with Whale biographer James Curtis); Recognizing race in Show boat (Shane l. Redmond discusses how the film delivers a complicated picture of racial identity); Paul Robeson: tribute to an artist (1979 documentary directed by Saul J. Turell); Show boat (excerpts from the film from 1929); Radio plays (two hour-long radio adaptations featuring stage and screen cast members Helen Morgan, Allan Jones, and Charles Winninger; producer Orson Welles; and novelist Edna Ferber); in booklet, an essay by critic Gary Giddins.
Music by Jerome Kern ; cinematographer, John J. Mescall ; art director, Charles D. Hall ; costume designer, Doris Zinkeisen ; film editors, Ted Kent, Bernard Burton ; choreographer, Leroy Prinz. Music by Jerome Kern ; cinematographer, John J. Mescall ; art director, Charles D. Hall ; costume designer, Doris Zinkeisen ; film editors, Ted Kent, Bernard Burton ; choreographer, Leroy Prinz.
Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Charles Winninger, Paul Robeson, Helen Morgan, Helen Westley, Queenie Smith, Sammy White, Donald Cook, Hattie McDaniel, Francis X. Mahoney, Marilyn Knowlden, Sunnie O'Dea, Arthur Hohl, Charles Middleton, J. Farrell MacDonald, Clarence Muse.
Edna Ferber's classic tale of life and love among a theatrical troupe on a Mississippi riverboat.
Rating: Not rated.
DVD; region 1; NTSC; 4:3 fullscreen, aspect ratio 1.37:1 presentation; Dolby digital monaural.
9781681437071 1681437074
715515243315
CC3128DDVD The Criterion Collection
Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968 --Film adaptations.
Showboats--History--19th century--Drama.
Man-woman relationships--Drama.
Gamblers--Drama.
Actresses--Drama.
Gambling on river boats--History--Mississippi River--19th century--Drama.
Musicals.
Romance films.
Comedy films.
Historical films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Title and credits from screen. Originally released as a motion picture in 1936. Aspect ratio 1.37:1. Special features: New, restored 4K digital transfer; Audio commentary by Film historian Miles Kreuger (1989); Remembering James Whale (interview with Whale biographer James Curtis); Recognizing race in Show boat (Shane l. Redmond discusses how the film delivers a complicated picture of racial identity); Paul Robeson: tribute to an artist (1979 documentary directed by Saul J. Turell); Show boat (excerpts from the film from 1929); Radio plays (two hour-long radio adaptations featuring stage and screen cast members Helen Morgan, Allan Jones, and Charles Winninger; producer Orson Welles; and novelist Edna Ferber); in booklet, an essay by critic Gary Giddins.
Music by Jerome Kern ; cinematographer, John J. Mescall ; art director, Charles D. Hall ; costume designer, Doris Zinkeisen ; film editors, Ted Kent, Bernard Burton ; choreographer, Leroy Prinz. Music by Jerome Kern ; cinematographer, John J. Mescall ; art director, Charles D. Hall ; costume designer, Doris Zinkeisen ; film editors, Ted Kent, Bernard Burton ; choreographer, Leroy Prinz.
Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Charles Winninger, Paul Robeson, Helen Morgan, Helen Westley, Queenie Smith, Sammy White, Donald Cook, Hattie McDaniel, Francis X. Mahoney, Marilyn Knowlden, Sunnie O'Dea, Arthur Hohl, Charles Middleton, J. Farrell MacDonald, Clarence Muse.
Edna Ferber's classic tale of life and love among a theatrical troupe on a Mississippi riverboat.
Rating: Not rated.
DVD; region 1; NTSC; 4:3 fullscreen, aspect ratio 1.37:1 presentation; Dolby digital monaural.
9781681437071 1681437074
715515243315
CC3128DDVD The Criterion Collection
Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968 --Film adaptations.
Showboats--History--19th century--Drama.
Man-woman relationships--Drama.
Gamblers--Drama.
Actresses--Drama.
Gambling on river boats--History--Mississippi River--19th century--Drama.
Musicals.
Romance films.
Comedy films.
Historical films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.