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.
Irene Dunne
as Magnolia Hawkes
Allan Jones
as Gaylord Ravenal
Charles Winninger
as Cap'n Andy Hawkes
Paul Robeson
as Joe
Helen Morgan
as Julie LaVerne
Helen Westley
as Parthenia "Parthy" Hawkes
Queenie Smith
as Ellie May Chipley
Sammy White
as Frank Schultz
Donald Cook
as Steve Baker
Hattie McDaniel
as Queenie
Francis X. Mahoney
as Rubber Face
Marilyn Knowlden
as Kim as a Child
