On this day in 1951, M-G-M released the big screen adaptation of the immortal JEROME KERN play about the love of a riverboat captain’s daughter for a charming gambler. The all-star cast was worthy of a Hollywood musical epic like this and included KATHRYN GRAYSON, AVA GARDNER, HOWARD KEEL, JOE E. BROWN, AGNES MOORHEAD, MARGE & GOWER CHAMPION and ROBERT STERLING.