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Some of your favourite lines?


Mine:


.."with a little sex in it.."

..Sullivan: Whatever it is, there's absolutely nothing they can do to us.
(Sullivan and the girl in jail:)

Girl: What did you say?
Sullivan: I said, there's absolutely nothing they can do to us.


You've got to get even with Jerry Hathaway;it's a moral imperative!-REAL GENIUS

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Sullivan: Did you like uh "Hey, hey in the Hayloft?

The Girl: Oh, I was crazy about that.

Sulivan: Yeah, I thought that would just about fit.

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Lots of great lines in this film, but my favorite (and one I've used as a signature line here) is:

LeBrand: It died in Pittsburgh.
Hadrian: Like a dog!
Sullivan: Aw, what do they know in Pittsburgh...
Hadrian: They know what they like.
Sullivan: If they knew what they liked, they wouldn't live in Pittsburgh!







“Armando Benitez, the human train wreck who always runs on time.”

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"... with a little sex in it" I thought was a reference to Paramount Producer/Director C.B. DeMille, who wouldn't even do the religious drama without "a little sex in it."

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Middle aged widow who has been looking out window at shirtless Joel McCrae to friend also looking out window.

Widow: "You know what I need?"

Friend: "Yes."

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The Girl:
You know, the nice thing about buying food for a man is that you don't have to listen to his jokes. Just think, if you were some big shot like a casting director or something, I'd be staring into your bridgework saying 'Yes, Mr. Smearcase. No, Mr. Smearcase. Not really, Mr. Smearcase! Oh, Mr. Smearcase, that's my knee!' Give Mr. Smearcase another cup of coffee. Make it two. Want a piece of pie?


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The girls timing and face added to this part for me

Sullivan "You mean you'd get in any car that comes along?"

Girl "Anything but a Stanley steamer, my uncle blew up in one"

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Mine:

Sullivan descends from jalopy after wild ride through the countryside, with young driver at the wheel.


Boy: She's some tank, ain't she!

Sullivan: In a class by herself, I don't think I ever felt anything like it (patting leg to make sure it is still attached...)

Boy: Well, I'd better be getting to school now anyway.

Sullivan: Yes, you better had. Drive carefully!

Boy: You know me!

Sullivan: By the way, how old ARE you?

Boy: Thirteen. So long!

Sullivan: (Peering at the kid as he drives away) What a future...

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