Show Boat (1951)

Ava Gardner: Julie LaVerne

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Quotes 

• Julie : Mister... if you ever get to see Nollie, not get together with her I mean, but- if you ever do get to talk to her, don't ever tell her you saw me; I mean, don't ever tell her you saw me like this.

• Julie : Pride is smaller than kindness.

• Julie : Where to, Sir Lancelot?

  Steve : Gonna get a cup of coffee.

  Julie : Gonna be a good boy?

  Steve : Sure, if that's what you want.

• Magnolia : Julie, nothing's changed.

  Julie : [embracing Magnolia]  Oh Nollie, Nollie, always true! Stay happy now.

• Julie : That rattlebrain mule.

• Julie : Stay happy, now.

  [Magnolia burst into tears] 

• Julie : Give me a neat rye.

  Riverboat Bartender : Yes.

  Julie : That's to get my courage up.

• Julie : Down on the levee, the gals put a little shuffle in it.

• Magnolia : Why do you love Steve so much? The way you were just now, for instance.

  Julie : Oh, Steve, I love him because - oh, I don't know, I - he's not a very good actor onstage. You know, he's not a very good actor offstage either. But, he's *all* mine - and, sometimes, his eyes are like a little boys.

  Magnolia : There! Could you ever think of loving anyone else?

  Julie : [singing]  Oh listen, sister, I love my mister man and I can't tell you why, Dere ain't no reason why I should love dat man, It must be sumpin' dat de angels done plan...

• Julie : River dandies are thick as locusts, angel.

• Magnolia : Oh, golly, but he loves you!

  Julie : Of course he does. I'm the belle of the ball.

• Julie : Ride the river, Joe.

  Joe : Miss Julie...

  Julie : Keep ridin' the ol' river, Joe boy.

• Julie : Will that do, Simon Legree?

  Jake Green : Fine, Julie. Now let's see the costume for the finale, huh?

  Julie : Yes, massah.

  Jake Green : Attagirl.

  Julie : Yes, massah.

  Jake Green : That's right.

  Julie : Yes, massah.

• Julie : [singing]  To be upon his knee, So comfy and roomy, Feels natural to me, Oh, I can't explain, It's surely not his brain, That makes me thrill...

• Julie : Look, I gotta go now. I hope I did right. Of course, I know there's always two sides to everything. It's the whiskey maybe.

• Julie : Maybe you're sorry because you're some kind of rat!

  Gaylord Ravenal : All right, all right, so I'm a rat. Now, go to bed.

  Julie : Oh, no. Please, mister. I was talking about myself maybe. Lots of rats come off show boats. On-stage, under stage, sneaking off, kicked off. Kicked off. Taking things with them, taking nothing. Me, mister, I was on one once too.