Let Us Be Gay (1930)
Gilbert Emery: Townley
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Quotes
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Mrs. Katherine Brown : How do you do. Oh, you magnificent long-legged Britisher. I've been avoiding you in Paris. But you are wonderful, aren't you?
Townley : Yes, yes, we, we are, aren't we?
Mrs. Katherine Brown : I thought you said he was 'umble.
Mrs. Bouccicault : Hmm, hmm. This isn't the one.
Mrs. Katherine Brown : Oh! You mean to say I have to say that all over again? Because that's the way I'm gonna begin.
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Townley : Uh, begin what?
Mrs. Katherine Brown : Well, you see, uh, Bouccy has a certainly laid plan whereby I have to get a man. Now, would, uh, would that get you?
Townley : I don't remember what you said, but you have got me.
Mrs. Katherine Brown : Oh, I like this one. Bouccy, make it this one.
Mrs. Bouccicault : All right, practice on him.
Townley : She doesn't seem to need practice.
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Mrs. Bouccicault : When you quote me, make it agreeable.
Mrs. Katherine Brown : No one would believe you said it, lamb.
Townley : One on you, my pet.
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Mrs. Bouccicault : [a group is singing around Kitty at the piano] Towney, is that you making that particularly bad noise?
Townley : No. I'm making the tenor.
Mrs. Bouccicault : Well, stop it.
Mrs. Katherine Brown : Don't stop. You make the rest of us sound so good.
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Townley : Kitty, you have the prettiest ears I ever saw. I wanted to kiss the right one all through dinner, especially with the salad.
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Mrs. Katherine Brown : Oh, my soul! Who's going to pay my loses?
Townley : I shall be delighted. I love to have beautiful women under obligation to me.
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Townley : Cherrio, Bootsy!
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Townley : My word. The day has been a complete washout. Oh, Oh, I say. Not such a washout.
Mrs. Bouccicault : Oh, I know. You're looking at a woman. And a very beautiful woman. But she's not for you.
Townley : Selfish old lady. Who is she for?
Mrs. Bouccicault : Well, that's my affair.
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Mrs. Bouccicault : Towney, this is Mrs. Cortland-Brown. She's not as sweet as she looks. But, you'll think she is.
Townley : How do you do. I am nicer than I look - much.
Mrs. Katherine Brown : How could you be?
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Mrs. Katherine Brown : You must be a very smart person.
Townley : You found me out.
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Townley : Look here, may I sit at your feet, because if I go someone else will come and...
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Mrs. Katherine Brown : Now, Towney, are you trying to claim you've fallen in love with me? Or is this just your weekend charm?
Townley : Both!
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Mrs. Katherine Brown : [as they start to play bridge] Who's going to pay my losses?
Townley : I shall be delighted. I love to have beautiful women under obligation to me.
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Mrs. Bouccicault : Kitty! Kitty! Keep your mind on the game.
Mrs. Katherine Brown : I don't play bridge with my mind.
Townley : No? Uh, what do you use?
Mrs. Katherine Brown : Just my hands.
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Townley : Oh, uh, don't you like me as well as you thought you were going to before I came up?
Mrs. Katherine Brown : More. So far.
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Townley : [When Bob opens the bathroom door to see him sitting on the end of the tub] Cheerio, Brown.
Mrs. Katherine Brown : Come on out, Towney.
Townley : I say, Brown, you are long-winded.
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Mrs. Bouccicault : What's that?
Townley : Nothing for you to know, my pet, except that I just avoided having pneumonia last night.
Mrs. Bouccicault : Too bad you didn't catch it.
Townley : Thank you, darling.
Mrs. Bouccicault : You're welcome.
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Townley : Kitty, there's something I wanted to ask you. Do you like yachts, moonlit nights, soft music?
Mrs. Katherine Brown : I can't think of anything I like better.
Townley : Well, that's all right, then. I've got a yacht that's waiting for someone just like you.
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Mrs. Katherine Brown : Am I disturbing anyone?
Townley : Yes! Very successfully.