Beauty for Sale (1933)

Edward J. Nugent: Bill Merrick

Quotes 

• Bill Merrick : [First line]  Hello Caesar! How's tricks?

• Bill Merrick : One foot short as the man said when he shot off his leg.

• Bill Merrick : Well, no harm will come to that as the drummer said when he looked at the cross-eyed old maid.

• Bill Merrick : Olive oil!

  Carol Merrick : Take care of yourself!

  Bill Merrick : Olive oil!

  Carol Merrick : Bye-bye!

  Bill Merrick : Olive oil!

• Bill Merrick : Hey Letty, how about you and me going down to Coney Island and shakin' a couple of legs?

  Letty Lawson : Not tonight, Bill. I feel kinda low.

  Bill Merrick : Aw, all you need is cheerin' up, babe, and I got just what the doctor ordered.

  Carol Merrick : Aw, Bill, can't you see she's all tired out? Why don't you park it in bed, kid?

• Bill Merrick : Shoot babe, I'm all ears.

  Letty Lawson : Well, as strange as it may be it's this way: I'm flat broke.

  Bill Merrick : Well that can be cured - as the man said when he looked at the ham.

• Bill Merrick : I can't stand seeing you day-after-day like this without ever...

  Letty Lawson : Bill, let me go!

  Bill Merrick : Oh, don't be such a touch-me-not.

• Carol Merrick : Say, who's been throwing raw meat in your cage? Pipe down, will ya!

  Bill Merrick : And you've done it all right!

  Carol Merrick : Done what?

  Bill Merrick : [referring to Letty]  Made her into a worthless little gold digger like yourself!

• Mrs. Merrick : Bill, where are you going?

  Bill Merrick : I'm going out and get drunk!

  Mrs. Merrick : Oh, dear! Oh, he shouldn't do that.

  Carol Merrick : Why not, he might wash out that dirty mouth of his.

• Bill Merrick : Hi ya, Palsy-Walsy!

• Bill Merrick : I don't see what you wanted to come this way for. There's not even a hot dog stand.

  Letty Lawson : Oh, but its so peaceful!

  Bill Merrick : Yeah, about as peaceful as being buried alive and pretty near as pleasant.

• Bill Merrick : Bottom's up - as the man said when he slipped on the banana peel.

  [laughs] 

  Bill Merrick : Aw, that was a good one. I don't know how I think of 'em.

• Bill Merrick : Letty, you didn't do anything you'd be ashamed to tell me?

  Letty Lawson : No, Bill, I didn't do anything I'd be ashamed to tell you.

  [licks her ice cream cone] 

  Bill Merrick : I guess I shouldn't have asked that; but, men are funny that way.

  [takes a bite from his ice cream cone] 

• Bill Merrick : Oh, come on Letty. Cheer up! It won't be long now - as the vet said when he bit off the puppy's tail.

  Letty Lawson : Oh, Bill, you do think of the most unappetizing things!

  Bill Merrick : Aw, the trouble with you is, you ain't got no sense of humor.

  Letty Lawson : And I'm gonna need one.

  Bill Merrick : You'll learn, baby, you'll learn. There's lots of things I'm gonna teach you! What do you know about that?

• Bill Merrick : Let's sit in the car. I can get closer to you that way.

  Letty Lawson : Oh, Bill! Not here!

  Bill Merrick : Oh, still so touch-me-not. Well, I kinda like it at that. I've had too many women throw themselves at me. But, when you cold babies do let go, oh boy!