Love Me Tonight (1932)
C. Aubrey Smith: Duke d'Artelines
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Quotes
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Vicomte Gilbert de Vareze : Now uncle, now look, I've got to get back to Paris.
Duke d'Artelines : You can't. You're staying here permanently. And if I hear any more of your debts, any more bills, I'll cut you off without a sou.
Vicomte Gilbert de Vareze : Oh, now...
Duke d'Artelines : Do you understand? You're imp... imp... uh, what's the word?
Vicomte Gilbert de Vareze : Impertuneous.
[sic]
Duke d'Artelines : No, no. no.
Countess Valentine : Impudent?
Duke d'Artelines : No, no.
Vicomte Gilbert de Vareze : No, no. Imposter?
Duke d'Artelines : No!
Countess Valentine : Impertinent?
Duke d'Artelines : Ah, that's it. You impertinent jack... uh... uh... uh... jack... uh...
Vicomte Gilbert de Vareze : Jackal?
Duke d'Artelines : No, no, no.
Vicomte Gilbert de Vareze : Well, I'm sure...
Countess Valentine : Jackass?
Duke d'Artelines : No, no.
Vicomte Gilbert de Vareze : [to Valentine] I wish you'd go to bed.
Duke d'Artelines : Jackanapes!
Vicomte Gilbert de Vareze : Ahhhh...
Duke d'Artelines : You impertinent jackanapes. Liar! Cheat!
Vicomte Gilbert de Vareze : You'll be insulting me in a minute.
Duke d'Artelines : Nitwit! Numbskull! Nincompoop!
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Major Domo Flammand : About the schedule for the guests for tomorrow, your grace.
Duke d'Artelines : Oh tomorrow... bridge... at 3. And dinner... at 8.
Major Domo Flammand : And after dinner?
Duke d'Artelines : Bridge! Rather an amusing day, Flammand, eh?
Major Domo Flammand : Quite exciting, your grace.
Duke d'Artelines : And, what are the guests doing now, Flammand?
Major Domo Flammand : Playing bridge, your grace.
Duke d'Artelines : Ahhh!
[Smiles, self-satisfied]
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Duke d'Artelines : And the name "Baron Cortelin" is?
Vicomte Gilbert de Vareze : A mere nom de Pullman.
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Countess Valentine : My dear uncle, you can get rid of me for 20,000 francs.
Duke d'Artelines : My dear countess, I...
Countess Valentine : Oh, uncle, don't be so pomp. I'm only asking you for some of the money you're holding in trust for me.
Duke d'Artelines : If I give you any you'd go straight back to Paris. You're staying here, Valentine. What you need is more of the simple life, young woman.
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Duke d'Artelines : She's fainted again.
Vicomte Gilbert de Vareze : You know, I had an elder brother who used to faint quite often. He was a nip-omaniac.
Count de Savignac : A what?
Vicomte Gilbert de Vareze : A nip-omaniac. He used to go around pinching things.
Count de Savignac : Oh, I had a friend like that. He used to pinch business girls in elevators.