12019-02-03T20:40:23+00:00Patrick Keatingfdfdb363527b48ac29800c3d2a6f44da6939bc3b11Show Boat (1936)plain2019-02-03T20:40:23+00:00Patrick Keatingfdfdb363527b48ac29800c3d2a6f44da6939bc3bMany Universal films of the 1930s took advantage of the Broadway Boom’s mobility. In Show Boat, when Paul Robeson sings “Ol’ Man River,” the camera arcs around the actor before moving in for a big close-up. Not just a formal innovation, the shot carries political meaning, radically insisting on giving Robeson the star treatment he deserves.
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12019-01-28T01:51:17+00:00Patrick Keatingfdfdb363527b48ac29800c3d2a6f44da6939bc3bChapter Two: Additional ClipsPatrick Keating231 extra clips for Chapter Twoplain832019-02-03T21:19:59+00:00Patrick Keatingfdfdb363527b48ac29800c3d2a6f44da6939bc3b
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12019-02-03T20:29:48+00:002.x3 Show Boat1Show Boat (1936)plain2019-02-03T20:29:48+00:00Critical Commons19362019-01-28T19:35:12ZVideoJames WhaleShow Boat