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Musical extravaganza which celebrates the loves and heartbreaks of a Mississippi riverboat troupe, starting with a young girl whose heart is stolen by a dashing gambler

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968 (Author), Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960 (Author), Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945 (Author)
Corporate Authors:	Harvey Sheldon Jewish American Music Video Research Library (University of Pennsylvania), Loew's Incorporated (Producer), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Producer), Turner Entertainment Co (Producer)
Other Authors:	Brown, Joe E (Joe Evan), 1892-1973 (Actor), Champion, Gower, 1919-1980 (Actor), Champion, Marge (Actor), Deutsch, Adolph, 1897-1980 (Musical director), Erickson, Leif, 1911-1986 (Actor), Freed, Arthur, 1894-1973 (Producer), Gardner, Ava, 1922-1990 (Actor), Grayson, Kathryn, 1922-2010 (Actor), Keel, Howard, 1919-2004 (Actor), Mahin, John Lee, 1902-1984 (Screenwriter), Moorehead, Agnes, 1900-1974 (Actor), Sidney, George, 1916-2002 (Director), Sterling, Robert, 1917-2006 (Actor), Warfield, William (Actor)
Format:	Unknown
Language:	English Spanish French
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [between 2000 and 2009]
Subjects:	Ferber, Edna, > 1887-1968 > Film adaptations Hammerstein, Oscar, > II, > 1895-1960 > Film adaptations Kern, Jerome, > 1885-1945 > Film adaptations Ferber, Edna, > 1887-1968 Hammerstein, Oscar, > II, > 1895-1960 Kern, Jerome, > 1885-1945 19th century Actresses > Drama Black people > Race identity Gamblers > Drama Gambling on river boats > Mississippi River > 19th century > Drama Interracial marriage > Drama Man-woman relationships > Drama Paddle steamers > Drama Showboats > 19th century > Drama Women entertainers > Drama PRO Sheldon, Harvey (donor) Actresses Gamblers Gambling on river boats Interracial marriage Man-woman relationships Paddle steamers Showboats Women entertainers Mississippi River Musicals Drama Feature films Film adaptations Video recordings

Description
Summary:	Musical extravaganza which celebrates the loves and heartbreaks of a Mississippi riverboat troupe, starting with a young girl whose heart is stolen by a dashing gambler
Item Description:	Based on the musical play by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II, from Edna Ferber's novel Originally released as a motion picture in 1951
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format:	DVD-R
Audience:	Not rated
Production Credits:	Choreography, Robert Alton ; musical direction, Adolph Deutsch ; director of photography, Charles Rosher ; editor, John Dunning