Show Boat was an excellent movie. The best performances are by Charles Winninger, Queenie Smith, and Sammy White as Captain Andy, Ellie, and Frank. The musical numbers are also wonderful, especially "Goodbye, My Lady Love", "Can't Help Loving That Man", and "Make Believe". This movie is far better than its 1929 predecessor and its 1951 remake. Although Irene Dunne and Allen Jones felt director James Whale was an inappropriate choice as director for this movie, because he was British, the fact that he was an outsider and could therefore view the work from a different dimension was arguably one of the film's best assets. I highly recommend this movie for people over the age of ten (younger children, although may enjoy the music, may be frightened or bored).
Review of Show Boat
