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The Resource Show boat, Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; produced by Loew's Inc. ; screen play by John Lee Mahin ; produced by Arthur Freed ; directed by George Sidney

Show boat, Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; produced by Loew's Inc. ; screen play by John Lee Mahin ; produced by Arthur Freed ; directed by George Sidney

Label
Show boat
Title
Show boat
Statement of responsibility
Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; produced by Loew's Inc. ; screen play by John Lee Mahin ; produced by Arthur Freed ; directed by George Sidney
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
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
Cataloging source
JBL
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Choreography, Robert Alton ; musical direction, Adolph Deutsch ; director of photography, Charles Rosher ; editor, John Dunning
Language note
English or Spanish language soundtracks (mono) with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired
PerformerNote
Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner, Howard Keel, Joe E. Brown, Marge and Gower Champion, Robert Sterling, Agnes Moorehead, Leif Erickson, William Warfield
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1902-1984
  • 1894-1973
  • 1916-2002
  • 1922-2010
  • 1922-1990
  • 1919-2004
  • 1892-1973
  • 1919-1980
  • 1917-2006
  • 1900-1974
  • 1911-1986
  • 1887-1968
  • 1885-1945
  • 1895-1960
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Mahin, John Lee
  • Freed, Arthur
  • Sidney, George
  • Grayson, Kathryn
  • Gardner, Ava
  • Keel, Howard
  • Brown, Joe E.
  • Champion, Marge
  • Champion, Gower
  • Sterling, Robert
  • Moorehead, Agnes
  • Erickson, Leif
  • Warfield, William
  • Ferber, Edna
  • Kern, Jerome
  • Hammerstein, Oscar
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Loew's Incorporated
  • Turner Entertainment Co
  • Warner Home Video (Firm)
Runtime
108
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Gamblers
  • Women entertainers
  • Paddle steamers
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
Show boat, Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; produced by Loew's Inc. ; screen play by John Lee Mahin ; produced by Arthur Freed ; directed by George Sidney
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1951
  • Based on the musical play by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein, II, from Edna Ferber's novel
  • Special features: original theatrical trailer
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
45099276
Dimensions
4 3/4 in
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (108 min.)
Isbn
9780790744858
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Note
  • Bowdoin stacks copy: NO Public Performance Rights purchased; home or classroom use ONLY
  • Colby: NO Public Performance Rights purchased; home or classroom use ONLY
Other control number
012569509429
Other physical details
sound, color
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD format ; Dolby digital, NTSC
Terms governing use
Colby: NO Public Performance Rights purchased; home or classroom use ONLY
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Show boat, Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; produced by Loew's Inc. ; screen play by John Lee Mahin ; produced by Arthur Freed ; directed by George Sidney
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1951
  • Based on the musical play by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein, II, from Edna Ferber's novel
  • Special features: original theatrical trailer
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
45099276
Dimensions
4 3/4 in
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (108 min.)
Isbn
9780790744858
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Note
  • Bowdoin stacks copy: NO Public Performance Rights purchased; home or classroom use ONLY
  • Colby: NO Public Performance Rights purchased; home or classroom use ONLY
Other control number
012569509429
Other physical details
sound, color
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD format ; Dolby digital, NTSC
Terms governing use
Colby: NO Public Performance Rights purchased; home or classroom use ONLY
Video recording format
DVD

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