Show Boat (1929)Stream and Watch Online

Looking to watch 'Show Boat' in the comfort of your own home? Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Harry A. Pollard-directed movie via subscription can be difficult, so we here at Moviefone want to help you out.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'Show Boat' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'Show Boat' right now, here are some particulars about the Universal Pictures drama flick.

Released July 27th, 1929, 'Show Boat' stars Laura La Plante, Joseph Schildkraut, Emily Fitzroy, Otis Harlan The NR movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 26 min, and received a user score of 50 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 2 respected users.

Interested in knowing what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "This film sticks very closely to the Edna Ferber novel, rather than the musical based on the novel. There are only two major changes from Ferber's book : *Julie in this version is a white woman, not a racially mixed one; therefore she and her husband are not unlawfully married. * Ravenal returns at the end, instead of dying as in the novel" .