Show Boat (1936)
Queenie Smith: Elly May Chipley
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Quotes
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Parthy : He's a murderer!
Magnolia : Mama!
Parthy : You're letting my daughter marry a murderer!
Cap'n Andy Hawks : Who's the murderer?
Parthy : That Ravenal! He killed a man.
Magnolia : Gay!
Cap'n Andy Hawks : Then why ain't he in jail, or hanged?
The Sheriff : The jury figured the gentleman he killed oughta went anyhow.
Parthy : Andy Hawks, are you going to stand there and let your only child marry a murderer?
Cap'n Andy Hawks : Oh don't be so narrow minded, Mrs. Hawks, I killed a man myself once.
Parthy : You killed?
Cap'n Andy Hawks : Yes, me. Now, are you comin' with us, or ain't you? They're going to be married.
Parthy : Married to a murderer! Oh!
[she faints]
Ellie May Chipley : She's fainted.
Cap'n Andy Hawks : Are you sure?
The Sheriff : She's out.
Cap'n Andy Hawks : Good! Now we'll go on with the wedding.
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Gaylord Ravenal : [singing] Who cares if my boat goes upstream? Or if the gale bids me go with the river's flow? I drift along with my fancy; sometimes I thank my lucky stars my heart is free...
Frank : [as Ellie looks admiringly after Gaylord] What are you lookin' at?
Ellie May Chipley : Bet he's some aristocrat.
Frank : Yeah? Look at the cracks in his shoes.
Gaylord Ravenal : [singing] ... and other times I wonder, where's the mate for me?
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Ellie May Chipley : Nolie, what's the matter? Is Gay hurt?
Magnolia : No. Ellie, you read it. I may believe it if I hear somebody else say it.
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Ellie May Chipley : They make love on the stage and it rings true! That's why they're a hit.
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Ellie May Chipley : [performing on stage] This is a man's world, as I know, to my sorrow, heaven help us. Young girls like us are like - flowers. We bloom in the sunshine, till plucked by a passing mule.
Magnolia : [under her breathe] Male.
Ellie May Chipley : What?
Magnolia : Male.
Ellie May Chipley : Male.