Here we've displayed a list of the best Steamboat films : Burden of Dreams(1982), Show Boat(1951), Uncle Tom's Cabin(1927), Yellowstone Kelly(1959), Rulers of the Sea(1939), Something to Sing About(1937), Show Boat(1929), Running Free(2000) ... ...
Documentary
USA
1982
95 Minutes
filmmaker actor native mick jagger cinematographer shocking passionate spectacular peru amazon mountain steamboat movie set river werner herzog obsession filmmaking collaboration bad luck quest
A documentary following German auteur Werner Herzog as he deals with difficult actors, bad weather and getting a boat over a mountain, all in an effort to make his film Fitzcarraldo (1982).
Musical
USA
1951
107 Minutes
Kathryn Grayson Howard Keel Ava Gardner Joe E. Brown Gower Champion Marge Champion Robert Sterling Agnes Moorehead Adele Jergens William Warfield Leif Erickson
singer gambler husband wife daughter melodramatic powerful steamboat casino mississippi stage music gambling race relations marriage performance temptation discovery forbidden love 1900s
The daughter of a riverboat captain falls in love with a charming gambler, but their fairytale romance is threatened when his luck turns sour.
Drama
USA
1927
141 Minutes
James B. Lowe Eulalie Jensen Margarita Fischer Virginia Grey Mona Ray Aileen Manning Arthur Edmund Carewe George Siegmann Lassie Lou Ahern Jack Mower Vivien Oakland
slave fiancé son lawyer villain melodramatic intricate powerful kentucky plantation new orleans steamboat inn slavery mother/son relationship freedom american south love pursuit revenge
Slavery tears apart a black family in the South before the start of the Civil War.
Western
USA
1959
91 Minutes
Clint Walker Edd Byrnes John Russell Ray Danton Claude Akins Rhodes Reason Andra Martin Gary Vinson Warren Oates Harry Shannon
fur trapper major partner native chief maiden intense engaging steamboat fort missouri camp cave house luther yellowstone kelly native americans massacre rescue culture clash ambition
In 1870s, in the Sioux territory south of the Missouri, trapper and Indian scout Luther Yellowstone Kelly is hired by the army at Fort Buford but runs into trouble with the Sioux.
Adventure
USA
1939
96 Minutes
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Margaret Lockwood Will Fyffe George Bancroft Montagu Love Vaughan Glaser David Torrence Lester Matthews Alan Ladd David Clyde Mike Driscoll
first mate captain engineer daughter investor partner spirited rousing london new york city atlantic ocean steamboat liverpool, england innovation seafaring race inventions technology changing times quest
Story of the beginnings of the steam-powered engine and its use in the first steamship voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.
Musical
USA
1937
93 Minutes
James Cagney Evelyn Daw William Frawley Mona Barrie Gene Lockhart James Newill Harry Barris Candy Candido Cully Richards William B. Davidson Richard Tucker
dancer singer publicist studio head girlfriend movie star spirited cheeky new york city hollywood, calif. movie set steamboat office bungalow movies stardom marriage publicity singing hoax
A New York bandleader journeys to Hollywood when he is offered a contract with a studio, but he is determined to do things his way and not theirs.
Musical
USA
1929
147 Minutes
Laura La Plante Joseph Schildkraut Emily Fitzroy Otis Harlan Elise Bartlett Alma Rubens Jack McDonald Jane La Verne Neely Edwards Theodore Lorch Stepin Fetchit
wife captain singer gambler daughter melodramatic passionate steamboat mississippi river chicago singing gambling marriage family feud running away rivalry temptation sacrifice forbidden love 1890s
A mostly silent version of Edna Ferber's original novel, with some songs from the musical as a last-minute addition
Kids & Family, Drama, Animation
USA|France|South Africa
2000
81 Minutes
Robin Smith Nicholas Trueb Patrick Lyster
mother horse orphan stable boy antelope african native inspiring touching uplifting steamboat africa stable desert survival mother/son relationship unlikely friendship separation animals world war i adventure
The tale of the extraordinary life and times of Lucky, a horse that was born in captivity but achieves his dream of running free with the help of a stableboy.