Show Boat (1936)
Charles Middleton: Vallon
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Quotes
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Steve : You wouldn't call a man a white man that had Negro blood in him, would you?
The Sheriff : No, I wouldn't; not in Mississippi. One drop of Negro blood makes you a Negro in these parts!
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Pete : [showing Julie's picture to the Sheriff] See that?
The Sheriff : Why that's Miss Julie LaVerne, ain't it?
Pete : Yeah, that's what she calls herself, ever since she got married to a white man!
The Sheriff : What d'ya mean?
Pete : Frank, come over here; I want you to hear this. You too, Ellie.
The Sheriff : Sit down and explain yourself. And you make sure you know what you're talkin' about.
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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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The Sheriff : Julie Dozier. My information says you were born in Mississippi. Your Pop was white. Your Mammy black. Is that right?
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The Sheriff : Captain, I have an unpleasant duty. I understand that you have a miscegenation case on board.
Magnolia : [to Parthy] What's it mean, Mom?
Cap'n Andy Hawks : How's that?
The Sheriff : A case of a negro woman married to a white man. A criminal offense in this state.
Cap'n Andy Hawks : No. No, such thing onboard this boat.
The Sheriff : The name of the white man is Steve Baker. The name of the negress - the name of the negress is Julie Dozier. Which ones them?
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The Sheriff : I've seen fairer men than you that were negroes.
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The Sheriff : Now on, it's your business and not mine. And I warn ya, if these folks around here ever get wind that you've got negroes acting as whites, they'll ride you outta town on something that won't set so easy as a boat!