Sheltered beauty Magnolia Hawkes takes over as the leading lady on a Mississippi riverboat show when mixed-race Julie and her white husband are forced out of town by a prejudiced sheriff. Charismatic opportunist Gaylord Ravenal wins Magnolia's heart, but his gambling losses threaten to ruin their chances for a happy marriage.

• Universal Pictures
• Irene Dunne
• Allan Jones
• Charles Winninger
• Paul Robeson
• Helen Morgan
• Helen Westley
• Queenie Smith
• Sammy White