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Your favorite line

posted 15 years ago by rahul_capri
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1. She would even tell you her age if you ask her now!
2.Sometimes these kinds of marriages work out very well!
3. "If you kill one you have to kill all."
"She is always talking communism."
I found this one the funniest!

[–] davegering 13 years ago

Barbara Stanwyck (repulsing Henry Fonda's advances): If I wanted a fortune hunter, I'd go to Europe and get a professional.

[–] smrhyne-1 13 years ago

Two from Hattie Mcdaniel: "No suh, I'se a pacifist" and "I used distilled water"

[–] alanaronald 8 years ago

Manson: "There's a murderer loose, I tell you & he's got my clothes!"
Detective:"Don't worry: it won't fit him."

Detective:"Miss Manton, I don't know what your game is, but either your education or your spanking has been neglected."

Just about every minute there's another good one...

[–] Gambit771 11 years ago

She's the kind of girl that would haunt you otherwise I'd shoot her.

[–] Xcalat3 11 years ago

She's the kind of girl that would haunt you otherwise I'd shoot her.

great line.

When there's no more room in hell, The dead will walk the earth...

[–] gridoon 11 years ago

I realize that I should let go of your hand, but I'm finding that I do not want to.

[–] FlushingCaps 10 years ago

Melsa: I want to live on your income!

Peter Ames: That's foolish, who's going to live on yours?

[–] mdonln 9 years ago

FlushingCaps says > Melsa: I want to live on your income! Peter Ames: That's foolish, who's going to live on yours?

I love this line because it's delivered by Peter Ames. It's unusual for a man during that era to be comfortable 'living off his wife's money'. I suppose it's still the same for a lot of men today but back then every other movie has the woman trying to land a rich husband. It's considered just fine unless it's the money she's after more than the man. Then you have the men who would rather let their families starve rather than 'let their wives work'. It wasn't to spare her of back breaking work, it was a matter of his pride not being able to withstand it.

Woman, man! That's the way it should be Tarzan. [Tarzan and his mate]

[–] MsELLERYqueen2 9 years ago

"How I wish I could get my hands on that dame!"
"Tsk...and you a married man, Lieutenant!"

as well as most of the lines already mentioned in this thread. 

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