French Without Tears (1940)
Ray Milland: Alan Howard
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Quotes
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Cmdr. Bill Rogers : Diana?
Alan Howard : Kenneth Lake's sister.
Cmdr. Bill Rogers : Oh, is she learning French too?
Alan Howard : Uh, no. She just stopped us from doing it.
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Cmdr. Bill Rogers : Uh, what you're implying is that this girl is, uh, rather fast?
Alan Howard : Well, I'm not implying it, I'm saying it.
Cmdr. Bill Rogers : You sound admitted.
Alan Howard : Oh, dear me, no. Both Brian and I - for reasons that we won't go into now, are immune. Only I thought it as well to let you know before you meet her, that Diana Lake - oh, a dear girl in many ways, is a little unreliable in her emotional life.
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Alan Howard : I bet you didn't go in the water.
Diana Lake : Yes, I did.
Alan Howard : Right in?
Diana Lake : Yes, I did. Ask Chris.
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Alan Howard : She loves getting innocent young men into cold water.
Cmdr. Bill Rogers : Well, personally, I rather like an early morning dip.
Alan Howard : An early morning dip?
Diana Lake : I quite agree with you, Cmdr. Rogers. I don't think there's anything nicer than a swim before breakfast.
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Brian Curtis : Well, we ought to be able to tell the commander by his rolling gait.
Alan Howard : What, in this time of the morning?
Brian Curtis : No, no, boy, you misunderstand me. Drunk or sober, all sailors have a rolling gait.
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Alan Howard : You know, I don't think he likes me.
Diana Lake : Never mind that. I adore you.
Alan Howard : Do you?
[kissing her on cheek]
Alan Howard : This doesn't mean I'm falling for you.
Diana Lake : Doesn't it?
Alan Howard : No, it doesn't.
Diana Lake : Well, I am disappointed.
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Diana Lake : Allen, much as I like you, there are times when I could cheerfully strangle you.
Alan Howard : Is this one of them, darling?
Diana Lake : Yes, Ducky, it is.
Alan Howard : That's just what I'd hoped.
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Diana Lake : But aren't you going to protect me?
Alan Howard : Protect you? Protect Brian, you mean.
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Chris Neilan : Diana, you won't forget about our tourney?
Diana Lake : Of course not.
Alan Howard : Uh, Chris. Did Diana go into the water?
Chris Neilan : No, why?
Diana Lake : Why, Chris.
Alan Howard : Chris! You of all people - an early morning dipper. Why, I believe this girl could make you go for a bicycle tour in the Pyrenees, if she set her mind to it.
Cmdr. Bill Rogers : I once went for a bicycle tour in the Pyrenees.
Alan Howard : Really?
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Diana Lake : Alan?
Alan Howard : Yes?
Diana Lake : What did you mean by hanky-panky?
Alan Howard : I should tell you?
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Alan Howard : You'd like anything which gives you the opportunity of coming down to breakfast in your bathing dress.
Diana Lake : Does it shock you, Alan?
Alan Howard : Unalterably!
Diana Lake : Well, I'll go and change then.
Alan Howard : Oh, don't bother. You've made one successful entrance. Don't spoil it by making another.
Cmdr. Bill Rogers : I don't think I quite understand you.
Alan Howard : Diana does.
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Alan Howard : I suppose you're going to find this a rather change after your boat, commander.
Cmdr. Bill Rogers : You mean my ship, don't you?
Alan Howard : Your ship?
Cmdr. Bill Rogers : Yes, we call her a ship in the Navy.
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Cmdr. Bill Rogers : This is my first time in France.
Alan Howard : Then you're bound to be a bit at sea, commander. Heh, heh, I thought that was rather good. Didn't you?
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Diana Lake : Oh, good morning.
Alan Howard : Good morning, Diana. This is Commander Rogers.
Cmdr. Bill Rogers : [nodding to her] Miss Lake.
Diana Lake : How do you do.
Cmdr. Bill Rogers : How do you do.
Diana Lake : Oh, I had no idea you were arriving this morning.
Alan Howard : Hadn't you? You asked me what train he was coming by.