St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues

Come One...Come All! THE SHOWBOAT'S IN TOWN!

1939 · 92 min · ★ 7.3 · Comedy, Music

A Broadway musical comedy star tires of the same old grind and flees the city. She runs into the skipper of a showboat who befriends her, and they make plans to put together a musical revue. But a competing carnival owner hatches a scheme to put an end to the show before it begins.

Directed by Raoul Walsh · Written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan

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Dorothy Lamour Norma Malone
Lloyd Nolan Dave Geurney
Tito Guízar Rafael San Ramos
Jerome Cowan Ivan DeBrett
Jessie Ralph Aunt Tibbie
William Frawley Major Martingale
Maxine Sullivan Ida
Mary Parker Punkins

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