When Ladies Meet (1933)

Frank Morgan: Rogers Woodruf

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• Rogers : You've got the best looking feet in the world. Thoroughbred!

  Mary Howard : Yes? They've escaped notice until now. Odd compliments. I like it.

• Rogers : I should think even you might know better than this.

  Mary Howard : Rogers, what are you saying?

  Rogers : Didn't you know that I never meant this to happen?

  Mary Howard : Certainly not. You mean that you've been lying to me, Rogers?

  Rogers : Mary, you were lying to yourself.

• Bridget Drake : There's a long distance for you Rogers.

  Rogers : Oh, the devil.

  Mary Howard : Who can it be?

  Rogers : I left the phone number at the office. I never tell them where I am when I break away. I just leave the telephone number in case something really important comes up. If you'll excuse me.

  [exits] 

  Mary Howard : Was it the office, Bridgie?

  Bridget Drake : What? Oh, I don't know, but it sounded like the office. I mean, it didn't sound like his wife, if that's what you mean. Sounded perfectly impersonal, like a hotel or something.

• Rogers : Just a minute, Clare. Are you a bit hysterical?

  Clare : Not a bit. You've been worried about this book of Mary's. And you've been giving her a lot of augments, as to how these two women could meet and talk together. Well, here's your answer, Rog. She's right. I'm going to give you up. I'm going to give you my blessing. And that's that.

• Clare : It's a Godsend I came, Rogers.

  Rogers : I just found out how you got here.

  Clare : Oh, no you didn't. It's straight from heaven. Don't blame Jimmie.

• Jimmie : There's bound to be a first time for everything, Woodruf. Some woman was bound to say no to you some day. And mean it.

  Rogers : Go ahead, Jimmie. Say anything you want.

  Jimmie : You've got some kids. And whatever it takes to get back to them, you better find it some place. There's only one thing the matter with you. You're too smart. You think the simple things are silly. Real love, and home and good old stuff. It's for copy books and morons like me. You've wasted an awful lot of genius trying to make a fool out of Mary. Try and get your feet back under your own table again. It'll be a battle. But a couple of great women think pretty well of you.

• Jimmie : You know, the trouble with a lot of men is they're too smart. They choose to think that the simple things in life - home, kids, fire side are copy book stuff - meant for children and morons.

  Rogers : Yes, I know that now.

• Rogers : Mary, I read the last chapter of your book and I thought I might persuade you to come into town and talk about it.

  Bridget Drake : Oh, Mr. Woodruff, nights like this are made for love, not for work.

  Rogers : Well, I save odd hours for the occasional genius that comes my way.

  Mary Howard : Oh, thank you sir.

• Rogers : If business doesn't come first, it doesn't come at all.

• Jimmie : Maybe I'm all wrong.

  Rogers : Just a blundering jackass, that's all!

• Rogers : Why should you expect everything just as you want it? Life is a matter of half portions. Nobody ever gets everything complete. You're demanding the moon like a high school girl looking through a window.