Review of Show Boat (1936) by Kevin Thomas for Los Angeles Times — 27 Mar 1979
A surprisingly nuanced, if at times woefully dated, attempt to depict the complexities of what W.E.B. Du Bois famously identified as the problem of the 20th century: the color line.
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This review of Show Boat (1936) was written by Kevin Thomas and published by Los Angeles Times on 27 Mar 1979.
Show Boat has generally received very positive reviews.
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