And So They Were Married (1936)

Melvyn Douglas: Stephen Blake

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Quotes 

• Stephen Blake : Women - well, after all they do make gentlemen of us.

  Tommy Blake : Yes, and that's the trouble!

• Stephen Blake : But you see, as a matter of fact, Mrs. Farnham and I have decided to brush up on our esperanto.

• Stephen Blake : Do you take your parents for a couple of half-wits?

  Brenda Farnham : Yes sir!

  Stephen Blake : What? Confound it!

  Edith Farnham : Brenda!

• Stephen Blake : [to Edith]  See this muscle?

  [points to upper right arm] 

  Stephen Blake : I got that beating helpless women and little children, but I first practiced on cripples!

• Stephen Blake : Edith, do I have to do penance all the rest of my life just because I spanked a spoiled child?

• Stephen Blake : Did I ever tell you, you're the best dancer West of the Mississippi?

  Edith Farnham : No. Why didn't you?

• Edith Farnham : Don't tell me the stern Mr. Blake is flirting with me?

  Stephen Blake : Outrageously. Until the road clears, you might as well grin and bear it. Don't forget my proud beauty, it's the only flirting to be had in these parts.

  Edith Farnham : Ha, ha, ha... Just until the road clears, huh?

  Stephen Blake : Welllll.

• Stephen Blake : At last I'm emancipated from being an emancipated parent.

  Edith Farnham : Are you drunk?

• Edith Farnham : Just to get away from that germicidal female, you understand?

  Stephen Blake : Perfectly! I'm the lesser of two evils.

  Edith Farnham : You're practically psychic.

• Stephen Blake : Say here, do you mean that we, uh, that there won't be any other guests in this barn?

• Mr. Snirley : How fortunate for the boy to have a father's companionship. Though you'd never guess it, I was brought up by a maiden aunt.

  Stephen Blake : Oh, is that so?

• Stephen Blake : [to Mr. Snirley]  I thought you said you got winded easily. When I get winded I can't talk.

• Edith Farnham : Yes, paint - fresh paint.

  Fred Cutler - Hotel Clerk : Well, you see... oh, here's the manager now.

  Stephen Blake : [Arriving at the front desk with the Hotel Manager]  My son will be positively sick...

  Hotel Manager : I know it, Mr. Blake, and I'm very, very sorry.

  Stephen Blake : But you must have one room in the hotel that wasn't painted yesterday.

  Hotel Manager : I'm sorry, sir, but I'm afraid not. I'm afraid they're all about the same.

  [Turning to Edith Farnham] 

  Hotel Manager : Are, are you bothered by the paint too, Mrs. Farnham?

  Edith Farnham : Me? Oh, no, I find it rather refreshing.

• Stephen Blake : Uh, do you get winded easily?

  Mr. Snirley : Well, as a matter of fact, I do - very. That's what I meant.

  Stephen Blake : I think I changed my mind - go skiing with you after all.

• Stephen Blake : I don't like hysterical women.

  Edith Farnham : Hysterical?

  Stephen Blake : That's what I said - you're hysterical.

  Edith Farnham : I suppose you'll be striking me next.