Colourful and big, slightly lacking in soul. Howard Keel is great and Kathryn Grayson is good enough, but Ava Gardner is beautiful and heartbreaking. Still, Lena Horne might have been better... if it weren't for the bigotry.
This review of Show Boat (1951) was written by Clare W on 29 Jul 2007.
Show Boat has generally received positive reviews.
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