Musicals: Showboat

Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein composed the score to this adaptation of the Edna Ferber novel, about the adventures and romances aboard a riverboat on the Mississippi River, from the 1880s to the 1920s. Irene Dunne, Allan Jones and Paul Robeson star. 113 min. (Not Rated). Studio: Universal. NOTE: This film features racially sensitive material, not uncommon for the time it was produced. Hosted by Irv Slifkin. No registration required.