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Lux Radio Theatre - "Show Boat" (Old Time Radio, 1952)
Lux Radio Theatre presents “Show Boat,” episode 777, originally broadcast on February 11, 1952. This CBS adaptation draws on MGM’s 1951 film of the Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II musical, itself based on Edna Ferber’s novel.
Aboard the Mississippi River show boat Cotton Blossom, Cap’n Andy Hawks must find new stars for his traveling company, bringing his daughter Magnolia together with the dashing gambler Gaylord Ravenal. Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner, Howard Keel, and William Warfield reprise their film roles in this musical riverboat drama.
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