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    Remember the Sultana 2018 POSTER

    Remember the Sultana

    2018

    English

    7.3

    10

    95%

    Action

    civil war

    Documentary

    History

    mississippi river

    riverboat

    steamboat

    Mark Marshall Mark Marshall Director Mackenzie Astin Mackenzie Astin as Captain J. Walter Elliott / Private George Clarkson Sean Astin Sean Astin as Narrator Jim Cummings Jim Cummings as Sergeant Alexander C. Brown / Sergeant William Fies Barry W. Levy Barry W. Levy as Sergeant Joseph Stevens / Samuel C. Haines
    Over 2000 Union soldiers, passengers and crew were crammed aboard the steamboat Sultana, licensed to carry 376. Graft, greed, overcrowding, a poorly maintained boat, and the Mississippi River was swollen with spring snowmelt conspired together to create a disaster. On April 27, 1865, the boat’s boilers exploded, causing the worst maritime disaster in US history.
    Ride a Crooked Trail 1958 POSTER

    Ride a Crooked Trail

    1958

    English

    6.6

    8

    57%

    57%

    Action

    deception

    Drama

    fried egg

    marshal

    riverboat

    Romance

    sheriff's badge

    Western

    Jesse Hibbs Jesse Hibbs Director Bill Walker Bill Walker as Jackson Joanna Moore Joanna Moore as Little Brandy Paul Newlan Paul Newlan as Riverboat Captain Leo Gordon Leo Gordon as Sam Mason
    After robbing a bank Murphy assumes the identity of his pursuer, a famous US Marshal, when he stumbles into a town and is confronted by the local judge, Matthau. Murphy is forced to remain as the new Marshal; an old flame, Scala, nearly unmasks him by accident, only to be forced to assume the ruse of being Murphy's wife. The "couple" given a house and respectability, which neither has had before. They maintain the charade to avoid hurting a young orphan boy, Matthau's ward. Scala is torn by her loyalty to boyfriend planning to rob the bank and growing feelings for Murphy
    Show Boat 1951 POSTER

    Show Boat

    1951

    English

    6.8

    5

    83%

    70%

    Action

    based on play or musical

    Drama

    Family

    grandparent grandchild relationship

    interracial relationship

    musical

    Musical

    reconciliation

    riverboat

    Romance

    George Sidney George Sidney Director Joyce Jameson Joyce Jameson as Chorus Girl Howard Keel Howard Keel as Gaylord Ravenal Norman Leavitt Norman Leavitt as George the Calliope Player Regis Toomey Regis Toomey as Sheriff Ike Vallon
    A dashing Mississippi river gambler wins the affections of the daughter of the owner of the Show Boat.
    The Mississippi Gambler 1953 POSTER

    The Mississippi Gambler

    1953

    English

    6.6

    4

    56%

    56%

    Drama

    gambling

    new orleans, louisiana

    riverboat

    Romance

    Western

    Rudolph Maté Rudolph Maté Director John Roy John Roy as Businessman Bill Walker Bill Walker as Dureau Butler Edward Earle Edward Earle as Stanley - Dureau Lawyer Gwen Verdon Gwen Verdon as Voodoo Dancer
    Mark Fallon, with partner Kansas John Polly, tries to introduce honest gambling on the riverboats. His first success makes enemies of the crooked gamblers and of fair Angelique Dureau, whose necklace he won. Later in New Orleans, Mark befriends Angelique's father, but she still affects to despise him as his gambling career brings him wealth. Duelling, tragedy, and romantic complications follow.
    Frankie and Johnny 1966 POSTER

    Frankie and Johnny

    1966

    English

    5.5

    10

    49%

    49%

    Action

    Comedy

    Musical

    riverboat

    Romance

    Frederick De Cordova Frederick De Cordova Director Joyce Jameson Joyce Jameson as Abigail Joe Turkel Joe Turkel as Dancer at the end of the movie Howard Wendell Howard Wendell as Man at Table Audrey Christie Audrey Christie as Peg
    Johnny is a riverboat entertainer with a big gambling problem. After a fortune-teller tells Johnny how he can change his luck, the appearance of a new 'lady luck' soon causes a cat fight with Johnny's girlfriend, Frankie.
    The Naughty Nineties 1945 POSTER

    The Naughty Nineties

    1945

    English

    7.0

    9

    80%

    80%

    Action

    Adventure

    casino

    Comedy

    gambling

    Music

    riverboat

    Romance

    saloon

    singer

    slapstick comedy

    Jean Yarbrough Jean Yarbrough Director John Indrisano John Indrisano as Croupier Barbara Pepper Barbara Pepper as Gilded Cage Hostess Ruth Lee Ruth Lee as Townswoman Tom Fadden Tom Fadden as Wounded Gambler
    In the gay '90s, cardsharps take over a Mississippi riverboat from a kindly captain. Their first act is to change the showboat into a floating gambling house. A ham actor and his bumbling sidekick try to devise a way to help the captain regain ownership of the vessel.
    The Rawhide Years 1956 POSTER

    The Rawhide Years

    1956

    English

    6.1

    4

    gambler

    pre-code

    riverboat

    robbery

    Western

    Rudolph Maté Rudolph Maté Director Trevor Bardette Trevor Bardette as Captain Don Beddoe Don Beddoe as Frank Porter Robert Foulk Robert Foulk as Mate Robert J. Wilke Robert J. Wilke as Neal
    Ben Matthews gives up the flashy life of a riverboat gambler, hoping to settle down in Galena with his girlfriend, luscious entertainer Zoe. But Galena's leading citizen is murdered on the boat; Ben, on arrival, finds a lynch mob after his neck, and flees. Three years of wandering later, Zoe's letters stop coming and Ben returns to find her and attempt the hopeless task of clearing himself.
    Jungle Cruise 2021 POSTER

    Jungle Cruise

    2021

    English

    6.5

    483

    62%

    92%

    1910s

    Action

    Adventure

    amazon river

    based on theme park ride

    Comedy

    Fantasy

    jungle

    riverboat

    Jaume Collet-Serra Jaume Collet-Serra Director Philipp Maximilian Philipp Maximilian as Axel Dwayne Johnson Dwayne Johnson as Frank Wolff Emily Blunt Emily Blunt as Lily Houghton Jesse Plemons Jesse Plemons as Prince Joachim
    Dr. Lily Houghton enlists the aid of wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff to take her down the Amazon in his dilapidated boat. Together, they search for an ancient tree that holds the power to heal – a discovery that will change the future of medicine.
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