Show Boat

Magnolia Hawks

Kathryn Grayson

Julie LaVerne

Ava Gardner

Gaylord Ravenal

Howard Keel

Cap'n Andy Hawks

Joe E. Brown

Ellie May Shipley

Marge Champion

Frank Schultz

Gower Champion

Steven Baker

Robert Sterling

Parthy Hawks

Agnes Moorehead

Pete

Leif Erickson

Joe

William Warfield

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Linda Christian

Racetrack spectator (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Cameo McQueen (uncredited)

Adele Jergens

Seamstress (uncredited)

Anna Q. Nilsson

Drunk (uncredited)

Bert Roach

Sheriff Ike Vallon (uncredited)

Regis Toomey

Dancer (uncredited)

Dorothy Tuttle

Trocadero Stage Assistant (uncredited)

Chick Chandler

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Roy Damron

George the Calliope Player (uncredited)

Norman Leavitt

Dabney - Poker Player (uncredited)

Louis Mercier

Jake Green (uncredited)

Emory Parnell

Gambler Mark Hallson (uncredited)

Frank Wilcox

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

George Ford

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Robert Fortier