The Naughty Nineties
A Show Boat Load of Laughter!
A lighthearted slapstick comedy set on a Mississippi riverboat where bumbling heroes scheme to outwit card sharks and restore a kindly captain's honor.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
Bud Abbott
Dexter Broadhurst
Lou Costello
Sebastian Dinwiddle
Alan Curtis
Mr. Crawford
Rita Johnson
Bonita Farrow
Henry Travers
Capt. Sam Jackson
Lois Collier
Miss Caroline Jackson
Joe Sawyer
Bailey
Joe Kirk
Croupier
Bill Alcorn
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Audley Anderson
Card Player (uncredited)
Jack Barbee
Rainbow Four Member (uncredited)
Suzanne Lee Bastian
Baby (uncredited)
Closest match
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same mood
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Go darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Hidden gem
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
