Show Boat

Kathryn Grayson

Magnolia Hawks

Ava Gardner

Julie LaVerne

Howard Keel

Gaylord Ravenal

Joe E. Brown

Cap'n Andy Hawks

Marge Champion

Ellie May Shipley

Gower Champion

Frank Schultz

Robert Sterling

Steven Baker

Agnes Moorehead

Parthy Hawks

Leif Erickson

Pete

William Warfield

Joe

Linda Christian

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Adele Jergens

Cameo McQueen (uncredited)

Anna Q. Nilsson

Seamstress (uncredited)

Bert Roach

Drunk (uncredited)

Regis Toomey

Ike Vallon (uncredited)

Dorothy Tuttle

Dancer (uncredited)

Chick Chandler

Trocadero Stage Assistant (uncredited)