Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on August 12, 2019

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Show Boat...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on January 28, 2019

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Show Boat...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 4, 2017

Most of what I know about riverboats can be gleaned from Mark Twain, Davy Crockett and the River Pirates, and that ever beloved Snoopy incarnation The World Famous River Boat Gambler. The 1936 musical Show Boat falls into that very same rich tradition but some clarification is in order. In...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 4, 2017

Most of what I know about riverboats can be gleaned from Mark Twain, Davy Crockett and the River Pirates, and that ever beloved Snoopy incarnation The World Famous River Boat Gambler. The 1936 musical Show Boat falls into that very same rich tradition but some clarification is in order. In...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on October 6, 2015

A Ziegfeld show typically summons to mind images of glorified girls in fantastic headdresses descending twirling staircases to the strains of haunting melodies. Florenz Ziegfeld was the great glorifier of the American girl, it’s true. It is also true that he produced lavish revues brimming wit   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on October 6, 2015

A Ziegfeld show typically summons to mind images of glorified girls in fantastic headdresses descending twirling staircases to the strains of haunting melodies. Florenz Ziegfeld was the great glorifier of the American girl, it’s true. It is also true that he produced lavish revues brimming wit   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on October 6, 2015

A Ziegfeld show typically summons to mind images of glorified girls in fantastic headdresses descending twirling staircases to the strains of haunting melodies. Florenz Ziegfeld was the great glorifier of the American girl, it’s true. It is also true that he produced lavish revues brimming wit   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on March 6, 2014

One of the films most requested to be released on DVD is Universal's 1936 version of the famed Broadway musical, SHOW BOAT. The Warner Archive Collection has now made a lot of film buffs happy by finally putting out the movie through their made-to-order line. SHOW BOAT had already been...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on March 6, 2014

One of the films most requested to be released on DVD is Universal's 1936 version of the famed Broadway musical, SHOW BOAT. The Warner Archive Collection has now made a lot of film buffs happy by finally putting out the movie through their made-to-order line. SHOW BOAT had already been...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on March 4, 2014

James Whale is best remembered today as the director of horror films like Frankenstein (1931), but he also made the 1936 adaptation of Show Boat, the successful Kern and Hammerstein musical based on Edna Ferber’s novel. It was neither the first nor the last big screen rendition of the story;...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on March 4, 2014

James Whale is best remembered today as the director of horror films like Frankenstein (1931), but he also made the 1936 adaptation of Show Boat, the successful Kern and Hammerstein musical based on Edna Ferber’s novel. It was neither the first nor the last big screen rendition of the story;...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on March 4, 2014

James Whale is best remembered today as the director of horror films like Frankenstein (1931), but he also made the 1936 adaptation of Show Boat, the successful Kern and Hammerstein musical based on Edna Ferber’s novel. It was neither the first nor the last big screen rendition of the story;...   read more

The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on February 5, 2014

Despite being readily available on pretty much every format out there, I admit I’d been avoiding Show Boat, the 1951 film version of the stage musical, until now, when I’m running low on titles for my That’s Entertainment quest. It’s partly because I haven’t really been   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on September 13, 2013

Show Boat Directed by James Whale Written by Oscar Hammerstein II based on the novel by Edna Ferber 1936/USA Universal Pictures First viewing Oh, how I loved, loved, loved this screen adaptation of the Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein 1927 Broadway musical! Captain Andy Hawks (Charles Winniger) run   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 30, -0001

With all the tension and troubles in the world right now, I nearly cheered at the opportunity to review this trio of musicals recently released on Blu-ray by Warner Archive. Great music, gorgeous stars, and beautiful settings; there’s nothing like a well-made classic musical. My Dream Is Your   read more