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Ellie May Shipley (Character)
from Show Boat (1951)

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Alternate Names:
Ellie May Chipley / Elly

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  1. Show Boat (1951) Played by Marge Champion

  2. Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) Played by Virginia O'Brien

  3. Show Boat (1936) Played by Queenie Smith (as Ellie May Chipley)
    ... aka "Edna Ferber's Show Boat" - USA (complete title)

  4. Show Boat (1929) Played by Elise Bartlett (as Elly)

Additional Details

Genres:
Musical / Drama / Romance / Biography See more »
Plot Keywords:
Singer / Based On Novel / Mississippi River / Mother Daughter Relationship See more »

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
From Show Boat (1936)
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.
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