Cruisin' Down the River

Aug 2, 1953

1h 21m

★ 0.0

The Showboat Show of Shows!

Overview

A New Yorker inherits an old river boat and decides to turn it into a night club while falling in love with Sally Jane, the granddaughter of his worse enemy.

Genres

Music

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Cruisin' Down the River Trailers

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Cast

Beauregard Clemment III

Dick Haymes

Sally Jane Jackson

Audrey Totter

Thadeus Jackson

Cecil Kellaway

Melissa Curry

Connie Russell

Humphrey Hepburn

Douglas Fowley

William

Billy Daniels

Dave Singer

Larry J. Blake

Young Jack

Johnny Downs

Benny

Benny Payne

Singer

Cynthia Strother

Singer

Kay Strother

Riverboat Passenger (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

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