Romance on the High Seas (1948)
Doris Day: Georgia Garrett
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Quotes
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Dudley : Oh! How do you do, Miss Garrett?
Georgia Garrett : Greetings, chum!
Dudley : My, we haven't seen you, let's see now, since you didn't go to Switzerland.
Georgia Garrett : Yeah, I got a big kick out of planning that trip. What looks good this time of year?
Dudley : How about the Canadian Rockies?
Georgia Garrett : Canadian Rockies? Don't you remember? I already haven't been there!
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Georgia Garrett : You don't know what it's like to want someone and not be able to do anything about it.
Oscar Farrar : Don't I? Oh, well, I guess I'll just have to bury myself in my work.
[plays piano]
Georgia Garrett : Is that your Brooklyn Rhapsody?
Oscar Farrar : Who said anything about Brooklyn? It's now called the Caribbean Rhapsody. I'm very adaptable.
Georgia Garrett : Have you finished it yet?
Oscar Farrar : I don't want to finish it. People will like it. They'll make a big fuss over me, I'll have no time for myself, I'll be the toast of the town, and then what happens to that sweet boy you and I both love?
Georgia Garrett : Aren't you being modest? I have confidence in you, Oscar.
Oscar Farrar : Everybody has confidence in me. That's my trouble. In high school I was voted the boy most likely to succeed. In college they said I had a brilliant future.
[pause]
Oscar Farrar : I wonder whatever became of me.
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Georgia Garrett : Oscar! How did you get on this boat?
Oscar Farrar : I lied about my age.
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Oscar Farrar : Incidentally, I picked up your last two paychecks. It was barely enough to pay for my plane ticket down here. Didn't even leave me enough to buy you a present! I feel like a cad.
Georgia Garrett : You crook. You can go to jail for that.
Oscar Farrar : Marry me and you won't have to testify against me.
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Peter Virgil : There's something I just gotta do, I cant help myself.
Georgia Garrett : [pretending to be Elvira Kent] Well if you cant help yourself, you can't help yourself.
Peter Virgil : I gotta find the cable-gram.
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Ship's doctor : Let me see your tongue.
[he bends over; we hear hs spine crack and he grabs his back]
Ship's doctor : Ow!
Georgia Garrett : What's the matter?
Ship's doctor : Well, I get dizzy when I bend. I must be coming down with something.
Georgia Garrett : Awww.
Ship's doctor : Thank you very much, yes. May I feel your pulse?
[she offers her wrist; he offers his to her]
Ship's doctor : You might as well feel mine, if you'd be so kind. Thank you.
[pause]
Ship's doctor : Yes, your pulse is normal.
Georgia Garrett : Yours is fast!
Ship's doctor : I was sure of it!
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Oscar Farrar : I always wanted to marry a gal who could tune a piano on the side. Once and for all, will you marry me? Answer yes or no.
Georgia Garrett : No!
Oscar Farrar : We'll continue this discussion later.
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Ship's doctor : Why do I smell herring?
Georgia Garrett : I guess there's a school of herring following the ship.
Ship's doctor : No, no, not marinated herring. Oh, I don't feel well. I suppose I'd better be going.
Georgia Garrett : Goodnight, doctor.
Ship's doctor : Goodnight. I hope I sleep well.
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Georgia Garrett : Its you or no one for me. Baby you're the one for me.
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Georgia Garrett : Oscar! Aren't you going to kiss me?
Oscar Farrar : I don't know how. Will you show me?
[she kisses his cheek]
Oscar Farrar : You don't know how either!
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Elvira Kent : Won't you sit down?
Georgia Garrett : Don't be surprised if I do.
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Georgia Garrett : Oh, by the way, Mrs. Kent. I know it's none of my business, but have you got anything on your husband?
Elvira Kent : I'm afraid his conduct has been impeccable.
Georgia Garrett : Oh, caught him with the goods, huh?
Elvira Kent : No, that means he's been behaving himself.
Georgia Garrett : Oh, too bad. Well, maybe he'll do something unimpeccable before I come back.
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Elvira Kent : Just remember that while it's your lips that are being kissed, it's my reputation that will be suffering.
Georgia Garrett : Yeah, I'll make a note of that.
Elvira Kent : Good!
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Peter Virgil : Can you explain to me why that man was in your cabin kissing you?
Georgia Garrett : [pretending to the be Elvira Kent] No.
Peter Virgil : Well?
Georgia Garrett : Well, can you explain why you were watching my cabin?
Peter Virgil : No.
Georgia Garrett : Well?
Peter Virgil : Well, maybe...
Georgia Garrett : Maybe what?
Peter Virgil : Well, maybe I'm narrow minded. But I don't like married women who play around with other men.
Georgia Garrett : Would you feel different if the other man was you?
Peter Virgil : That's beside the point.
Georgia Garrett : It is, is it?
Peter Virgil : Yes, it is. Everything they've ever said about women like you on boats like this with men like me certainly turns out to be true. Or don't you follow me?
Georgia Garrett : I've wanted to, Peter, anywhere, anytime.
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Georgia Garrett : I'm in love.
Oscar Farrar : With me?
Georgia Garrett : No, not with you.
Oscar Farrar : Short romance.
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Peter Virgil : I advise you to go to your cabin and get out of your clothes at once.
Georgia Garrett : [pretending to be Elvira Kent] I beg your pardon?
Peter Virgil : Don't go in there. You'll be frightfully embarrassed.
Georgia Garrett : Embarrassed? Why?
Peter Virgil : Well, nobody dresses the first night out.
Georgia Garrett : They don't? Even if it's chilly? This I gotta see.
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Georgia Garrett : [singing] I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love, With, I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love, With you.
[song ends, takes a bow, exits stage]
Uncle Lazlo Lazlo : What was the name of that song?
Elvira Kent : "I'm in Love."
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Elvira Kent : Oh, I almost forgot the most important thing. How do you feel about men?
Georgia Garrett : They're grand. I mean, they're the most important thing.
Elvira Kent : Well, with your figure and my name, the men will be flocking after you.
Georgia Garrett : Say, that's happened to me plenty under my own name.
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Georgia Garrett : [pretending to be Elvira Kent] Frankly, Mr. Virgil, I don't see why you're wasting your time with a married woman when there's so many attractive single girls on board.
Peter Virgil : Oh, yes, yes. Well, you see, the single girls are looking for husbands, while married women are running away from their husbands. Frankly, I'd rather be with those that are running than with those that are looking.
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Peter Virgil : I'd like to see the rest of your wardrobe... .
Georgia Garrett : [pretending to be Elvira Kent] In particular, I have one little item... that's backless, strapless... almost frontless.
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Georgia Garrett : [pretending to be Elvira Kent] I've always had a secret ambition to be a singer.
Peter Virgil : Is that so? Most singers have secret ambitions to be society dames.
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Georgia Garrett : My first night onboard, I met him. There must be something about salt air, he looked so wonderful to me. By the time we reached Cuba, I was in love with him. Head over heels, if you know what I mean. Oh, Havana was heaven. And all the time I had to pretend that who I was, I wasn't.
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Peter Virgil : How easy it would be if you weren't married. I'd take you in my arms.
Georgia Garrett : [pretending to be Elvira Kent] Like how?
Peter Virgil : Like this.
Georgia Garrett : Then what?
Peter Virgil : On your lips I'd - I'd plant a kiss.
Georgia Garrett : Such as?
Peter Virgil : But then, you have a husband.
Georgia Garrett : And you have principles.
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Oscar Farrar : Do you get the feeling you're growing away from me?
Georgia Garrett : You're a peach.
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Georgia Garrett : Oscar, What are we gonna do now? He's sure to find out.
Oscar Farrar : First put on some decent clothes. I'll start packing.
Uncle Lazlo Lazlo : [starts unbuttoning Georgia's housecoat] That's right. I - I will help you, darling. Come, come.
Georgia Garrett : Mr. Lazlo!
Uncle Lazlo Lazlo : I take off my glasses. Come, come.
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Georgia Garrett : [singing] You sigh, the song begins, You speak and I hear violins, It's magic, The stars desert the skies, And rush to nestle In your eyes, It's magic, Without a golden wand, Or mystic charms, Fantastic things begin, When I am in your arms...
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Georgia Garrett : I have confidence in you Oscar.
Oscar Farrar : Everybody has confidence in me. That's my trouble. In high school, I was voted the boy most likely to succeed. In college, they said I had a brilliant future. I wonder what ever became of me.
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Elvira Kent : Miss Garrett, I'm Elvira Kent, and this is my uncle, Lazlo Lazlo.
Uncle Lazlo Lazlo : Hello.
Georgia Garrett : If he isn't your uncle is that my business?
Uncle Lazlo Lazlo : [Chuckling] You can believe me, she's my niece. I have experiences in nieces.
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Ship Lounge Bartender : Good morning, madam.
Georgia Garrett : Good morning. I'd like to get higher than a kite.
Ship Lounge Bartender : [Looks at his watch] Yes, madam. Uh, what shall it be?
Georgia Garrett : I don't know. I don't drink.
Ship Lounge Bartender : Uh, well, how about, uh, cherry...
Georgia Garrett : [Seeing the trio rehearsing on the bandstand] Never mind. I'll get my kicks my way. Just forget it.
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Plinio : I knew you would be offended, but it's a good prospect - a thousand dollars a week.
Georgia Garrett : [as Elvira Kent] A thousand bucks?... dollars, for me?
Plinio : Of course, it's obviously nothing for a lady in your position; but, uh, if I said a thousand, I can say twenty-five hundred.
Georgia Garrett : Are you kidding?
Plinio : Once you say twenty-five hundred, it's not difficult to say five thousand. After you pay your taxes here and in the United States, it would cost you very little.
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Peter Virgil : I made my fortune in the entertainment business.
Georgia Garrett : Oh, really?
Peter Virgil : Mm hmm. I invented a new system for clearing audiences out of theaters.
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Georgia Garrett : [as Elvira Kent] I don't know a soul on this tub.
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Peter Virgil : A fine detective I turned out to be.
Georgia Garrett : I didn't do so well as a married woman either.
Peter Virgil : You need practice.