The Red Danube (1949)
Peter Lawford: Major John 'Twingo' McPhimister
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Quotes
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Audrey Quail : What is there about these foreign women, Twingo?
Major John 'Twingo' McPhimister : Mystery, my dear Audrey. Mystery.
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Major John 'Twingo' McPhimister : [across from Olga/Maria in a restaurant] You know, all the time I was waiting to meet you, I made up a hundred brilliant things to say. Now, here you are and I'm as dumb as a fish.
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Col. Michael S. 'Hooky' Nicobar : You know Twingo, sometimes I don't think we deserved to win this war.
Major John 'Twingo' McPhimister : Well, we can always lose the next one.
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Major John 'Twingo' McPhimister : [Observing another couple at the restaurant in love holding hands] Oh, holding hands like nobody's business.
Olga Alexandrova : Nobody's business?
Major John 'Twingo' McPhimister : Yes. American slang.
Olga Alexandrova : Oh, but what does it mean?
Major John 'Twingo' McPhimister : Well, it means... um... complete abandonment to the pleasure of the moment.
Olga Alexandrova : [understanding] I am going to enjoy this soup "like nobody's business!"
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Major John 'Twingo' McPhimister : Reverend Mother, you're well... you're a trump!
Mother Superior : Colonel Nicobar, you are a tramp!
Col. Michael S. 'Hooky' Nicobar : A tramp?
Mother Superior : Oh, a trump.