Show Boat/Trivia


 * Dawson Casting: Irene Dunne was 38 in the 1936 movie, twenty years older than her character. She was eight years older than her leading man.
 * Fake Mixed Race:  was played in the 1936 film by the very white Helen Morgan. Likewise, the 1951 film filled the role with Ava Gardner. Has been averted, though, as there was a production with Lonette Mc Kee as