Beauty and the Boss (1932)

Frederick Kerr: Count Von Tolheim

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• Count Von Tolheim : Thirty years ago, I decided to devote myself entirely to beautiful young women and fine old wines. Since then, I've always been intoxicated by one or the other.

• Baron Josef von Ullrich : How old are you?

  Olive 'Ollie' Frey : Twenty-one.

  Baron Josef von Ullrich : Engaged?

  Olive 'Ollie' Frey : Not yet.

  Count Von Tolheim : A sweetheart?

  Olive 'Ollie' Frey : Oh, no!

  Baron Josef von Ullrich : Poor child. Twenty-one and and no sweetheart? Addicted to "Love at Dawn" perfume. Smartly dressed. Silk stockings over perfect legs. An exquisite pair of shoulders. In short, a very distracting young woman.

  Olive 'Ollie' Frey : [giggles]  Oh, Baron!

  Baron Josef von Ullrich : Miss Frey, you'll please report yourself to the head of the Personnel Department.

  Olive 'Ollie' Frey : What for?

  Baron Josef von Ullrich : To tell the manager that you are no longer employed here. Your career as a woman - is too promising for me to wreck.

• Count Von Tolheim : Tell me, tell me... Did you meet many beautiful ladies in America, eh?

  Baron Josef von Ullrich : No. I didn't speak to a woman while I was gone, unless it was someone's secretary. When I'm on business, I work. When I make love, I keep my mind on it. But both together? Never!

• Count Von Tolheim : [Speaking to the Baron]  Well, I'll be running along. I never keep a man away from his work. It's a vice I never practice myself, but I'm very liberal-minded towards those who are addicted to it.

• Susie Sachs : Do you think she followed the Baron here?

  Count Von Tolheim : It's quite possible. Has he sent her any checks?

  Susie Sachs : He never sends checks to ladies. But, he makes out lots of orders to cash which he charges to personal expenses. Thousands and thousands. Do you suppose she's personal expenses?

• Susie Sachs : I don't understand?

  Count Von Tolheim : Of course you don't. That's what's so delightful about you, Susie. You're like a clean white page but which no one has written a line. And the first inscription should be - a beautiful poem.

• Count Von Tolheim : [Walks in on Baron Josef chasing Susie around the room]  Were you dictating?

• Baron Josef von Ullrich : Where's Susie?

  Count Von Tolheim : She ran away.

  Baron Josef von Ullrich : Ran away?

  Count Von Tolheim : Yes. We - we're all so gay and so mad and so young.