Police Lt. Steve Abbott — Night in New Orleans Character Profile

About Police Lt. Steve Abbott

A police lieutenant and husband of Ethel. Initially suspects his colleague Bill Richards of murdering Phillip Wallace, but later shifts suspicion to George Wallace. Ultimately partners with Bill and Ethel to apprehend the killer.

Police Lt. Steve Abbott — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Preston Foster

Appears in

Night in New Orleans (1942)

Role

Protagonist

More characters from Night in New Orleans

• Ethel Abbott (Patricia Morison)
• Police Lieutenant William Richards (Albert Dekker)
• Edward Wallace (Charles Butterworth)
• Shadrach Jones (Dooley Wilson)
• Sergeant Casper Riordan (Paul Hurst)
• Carney (Noble Johnson)
• Dan Odell (Cecil Kellaway)
• George Wallace (William Wright)
• Carlson (Joe Pope)
• Janet Price (Jean Phillips)
• Sal, Shadrach's Girl (uncredited) (Dorothy Dandridge)
• Police Sergeant Bliss (Arthur Loft)