Overview
This film sticks very closely to the Edna Ferber novel, rather than the musical based on the novel. There are only two major changes from Ferber's book : *Julie in this version is a white woman, not a racially mixed one; therefore she and her husband are not unlawfully married. * Ravenal returns at the end, instead of dying as in the novel
| Actor | Age then | Age now | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 24 | October 14, 1996 (91) | |
 | 33 | January 21, 1964 (67) | |
 | 69 | March 3, 1954 (93) | |
 | 63 | January 21, 1940 (74) | |
 | 32 | January 22, 1931 (33) | |
 | 48 | June 19, 1941 (60) | |
 | - | - | |
 | 45 | July 10, 1965 (81) | |
| - | - | |
 | 27 | November 19, 1985 (83) |