Anna Christie (I) (1930)

George F. Marion: Chris

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• Chris Christofferson : On trip back, I take you up in Woolworth Building. There, you see everything.

  Anna Christie : I've seen too much already.

• Chris Christofferson : By, Jiminy Cricket, we got to celebrate now! Come on Larry, give us a drink, there!

• Chris Christofferson : You drink your wine. That put new life in you. Skol, Ann. You know that Swedish word?

  Anna Christie : Skol. I guess I know that word, alright, alright.

• [last lines] 

  Chris Christofferson : Fog, fog all time. You can't tell where you was going. Only that old devil sea. She knows.

• Marthy Owens : Ole square head, huh? Tryin' to kid Marthy Owens, huh? Ha-ha. Oh, I'm on to the game. I wasn't born dragged up on the waterfront for nothin'. You thought I'd make trouble, didn't you? Not me. I'm packin' my duds and I'm quittin' ya. I'm leavin' you flat! Oh, there's plenty of guys on plenty of boats waiin' for me. Always was. I always found. Ha-ha. So, cheer up old square head. I'll be out of the way before your kid gets here. You'll be rid of me for good! And me and you. And good riddance to both of us.

  Chris Christofferson : You, that's a good girl, Marthy.

  Marthy Owens : Oh, good girl! Cut that bull. Ha-ha. You was always square to me. So, it's 50-50. Nobody owes nobody nothin', do they? Nobody's sore. Still friends.

  Chris Christofferson : Oh, by golly, yes, Marthy.

• Chris Christofferson : You know, Anna, you is awful pretty girl. I bet you all men see you, fall in love with you, by jiminy.

  Anna Christie : Cut that! You talk just as they all do.

  Chris Christofferson : Ain't no harm your father talk that way, Anna.

  Anna Christie : Ah, a fine father you are... like a stranger! Why didn't you ever come out west to see me?

  Chris Christofferson : I'm sorry, Anna, but after your mother died, I want come see you end of every voyage. But when I get money for coming west I forget. And I get drunk and spend all money. I don't know why, Anna, but that's the way with most sailor fella. That old Devil Sea, she make them crazy fools with her dirty tricks. It's so.

  Anna Christie : Well, it's good you've got something to blame it on.

• Matt Burke : Is it any religion at all you have, you and your Anna?

  Chris Christofferson : Well, in the old country, we was Lutheran.

  Matt Burke : LUTHERAN, is it? Ah, then I'm damned entirely. Ah, yada, what's the difference? It is God's will, anyhow.