Show Boat (1936 Film) - Musical Additions

Musical Additions

The three new songs written by Kern and Hammerstein for the 1936 film are:

• "I Have The Room Above Her", a duet for Magnolia and Ravenal, sung in a new scene not included in the original play, but performed approximately in the spot in which the song I Might Fall Back On You was sung by Frank and Ellie, the comic dance team, in the show. "I Might Fall Back On You" is not sung in the film; a tiny fragment of it is heard instrumentally in the New Year's Eve sequence. Harold Prince included "I Have the Room Above Her" in his 1993 stage revival of Show Boat.
• "Gallivantin' Around", a blackface number sung onstage by Magnolia, in place of the orchestral Olio Dance performed by Frank in the original play. An instrumental version of "Gallivantin' Around" is played in the film's new final scene.
• "Ah Still Suits Me", a comic duet for Joe and Queenie, written especially to expand both their roles, and sung in a new scene specially written for the film. This song was also included in the 1989 Paper Mill Playhouse stage revival of Show Boat, telecast by PBS.