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Show Boat AKA Edna Ferber's Show Boat AKA Showboat (Blu-ray) (1936)

Despite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the limelight as the company's new leading lady.
Director: James Whale

OVERALL: Draw
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Blu-ray A America - Criterion Collection
Blu-ray B United Kingdom - Criterion Collection

Blu-ray A America - Criterion Collection
#1021

Audio commentary by American-musical historian Miles Kreuger

Interview with James Whale biographer James Curtis (20:11)
"Recognizing Race in “Show Boat”" a new interview program featuring professor and author Shana L. Redmond (26:36)
"Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist" 1979 documentary by Saul J. Turell (29:27)
Four performances from the sound prologue of the 1929 film version of Show Boat, including songs from original Broadway cast members Helen Morgan, Jules Bledsoe, and Tess Gardella (16:12), plus twenty minutes of silent excerpts from the film, with audio commentary by Kreuger (20:12)
Two radio adaptations of Show Boat, featuring stage and screen cast members Morgan, Allan Jones, and Charles Winninger; producer Orson Welles; and novelist Edna Ferber (58:39 / 59:07)

Picture Format:

1080p24 AVC MPEG-4

English LPCM 1.0

Includes an essay by critic Gary Giddins.

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Blu-ray B United Kingdom - Criterion Collection
#1021

Audio commentary by American-musical historian Miles Kreuger

Interview with James Whale biographer James Curtis (20:11)
"Recognizing Race in “Show Boat”" a new interview program featuring professor and author Shana L. Redmond (26:36)
"Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist" 1979 documentary by Saul J. Turell (29:27)
Four performances from the sound prologue of the 1929 film version of Show Boat, including songs from original Broadway cast members Helen Morgan, Jules Bledsoe, and Tess Gardella (16:12), plus twenty minutes of silent excerpts from the film, with audio commentary by Kreuger (20:12)
Two radio adaptations of Show Boat, featuring stage and screen cast members Morgan, Allan Jones, and Charles Winninger; producer Orson Welles; and novelist Edna Ferber (58:39 / 59:07)

Picture Format:

1080p24 AVC MPEG-4

English LPCM 1.0

Includes an essay by critic Gary Giddins.

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OVERALL: Draw

Identical specs. Only region coding differences.
CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (113:54).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Criterion Collection - No cuts (113:54).
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 09/03/20
Comparison last updated by Rob_Hunt on 28/06/20

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09/03/20: Initial entry.
28/06/20: Added UK release.
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