Colleen (1936)

Hugh Herbert: Cedric Ames

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• Cedric Ames : [aboard an ocean liner]  Ah, the sparkling salt air. Nothing like an ocean voyage - nothing, nothing!

  Alicia Ames : No, except ptomaine poisoning. I'm never going to Europe again until they build a bridge from New York.

  Cedric Ames : Oh, my poor seasick lady, is there anything I can do? Anything I can do?

  Alicia Ames : Get me a new stomach.

• Mabel : Gee, I wish you were the doctor, Mr. Ames.

  Cedric Ames : You do? Why?

  Mabel : Oh, I don't know. I trust you with my tonsils. I wouldn't be afraid to let you operate on me.

  Cedric Ames : No, no?

  Mabel : And I don't think you'd charge me too much.

  Cedric Ames : No. no.

  Mabel : [leans across the drug store counter]  Would you like to operate on me?

• Cedric Ames : What is it? What is it? What is it?

  Miss Hively - Cedric's Secretary : [describing how the new dictaphone works]  Oh, yes, Mr. Ames, you see, when you dictate, you speak into the mouthpiece, you press this lever forward, then you press on the handle. The cylinder rotates and then when you finish, you release the handle.

• Noggin : We just have time for a tour of inspection before lunch.

  Cedric Ames : I enjoy that too and a good game of badminton.

  Noggin : As I was saying, our... process was originated by my grandfather in Switzerland and has been handed down from Noggin to Noggin ever since.

  Cedric Ames : Well, I enjoy that too and a good rhumba, that is, with a nice partner.

• Cedric Ames : Tell me, Mr. Noggin, are the girls scolded if they taste the product?

  Noggin : Certainly not! They're allowed to eat as much as they like.

  Joe Cork : Yeah, we had the same system in the brewery I worked in.

• Noggin : This innovation has resulted in a 21% increase. Our sales charts now show a most gratifying upward curve. A beautiful curve!

  Cedric Ames : [looking a Minnie]  Nothing as beautiful as a beautiful curve.

• Minnie Hawkins : I don't like wearing this uniform. I'd like to wear something pretty and individual.

  Cedric Ames : If you don't like making Chewies, what are you choosing to do?

  Minnie Hawkins : I'd like to trim hats. In fact, I like anything to do with clothes. Pretty clothes. I guess I'm just in love with beauty.

  Cedric Ames : In love with beauty! That thrills me! That thrills me!

• Minnie Hawkins : You're breaking Minnie's heart.

  Cedric Ames : Yes, but, everything's changed. My attitude's changed. My mind's changed. Everything's changed.

  Minnie Hawkins : Aren't you gonna make me your little daughter?

  Cedric Ames : No, my family seems to think that my health is too feeble for me to have a daughter at this time.

  Donald Ames 3rd : In other words, Miss Hawkins, my Uncle has come to his senses.

  Minnie Hawkins : He hasn't any senses to come to! You know that. Uncle, I'm furious.

• Cedric Ames : You know, all my life, I've wanted to have a hat and a cane just like this.

  Joe Cork : All my life I've always wanted to have a boss just like you.