BBeM: Movies of the '50s Item

Movies of the '50s

with links to the Internet Movie Database

although these films were released to theaters years before many of us were old enough to go to the theater, we got to know them win they were shown on TV.

Show Boat (1951)

with Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner, Howard Keel, Joe E. Brown, Marge Champion, Gower Champion, Agnes Moorehead, and William Warfield

directed by George Sidney

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Posted by Mr.KTV at 1:20 pm (PDT) on Sat May 1, 2021
Actress and singer:Lena Horne wanted the role..but? The heads of MGM wouldn't allow her to play the part..so they gave the part to Ms.Gardner.
Posted by Alan at 7:41 am (PDT) on Sun May 7, 2017
Its subject matter of racism and inter-racial relations was quite daring and controversial in the 1950's. However, casting the white Ava Gardner as bi-racial was a bit of cop out. Dorothy Dandridge would have been the perfect choice.

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