Ethel Abbott — Night in New Orleans Character Profile

About Ethel Abbott

Steve Abbott's wife and an amateur detective. Investigates the Wallace murders independently, receives assistance from Shadrach Jones at the Mississippi Inn, and helps police capture Edward Wallace despite warnings from her boss.

Character Facts

Played by

Patricia Morison

Appears in

Night in New Orleans (1942)

Role

Supporting

More characters from Night in New Orleans

• Police Lt. Steve Abbott (Preston Foster)
• Police Lieutenant William Richards (Albert Dekker)
• Edward Wallace (Charles Butterworth)
• Shadrach Jones (Dooley Wilson)
• Sergeant Casper Riordan (Paul Hurst)
• Carney (Noble Johnson)
• George Wallace (William Wright)
• Dan Odell (Cecil Kellaway)
• Janet Price (Jean Phillips)
• Carlson (Joe Pope)
• Sal, Shadrach's Girl (uncredited) (Dorothy Dandridge)
• Taxi Driver (uncredited) (George Chandler)