The Gay Falcon (1941)

Nina Vale: Elinor Benford

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Quotes 

• Gay Lawrence : Oh, darling, I thought you'd stand by me.

  Elinor Benford : I'm tired of standing by. The line's too long.

• Elinor Benford : Oh really, you're hopeless. Why don't you admit that you're bored already. That you haven't the least inclination to settle down to a respectable business. Here I've spent the whole day dashing about trying to get some nice, rich clients for you and I come here and what do I find?

  Gay Lawrence : Me - and my spinach juice. Have some?

  Elinor Benford : Thanks. I tried it once.

• Elinor Benford : After all, Gay, you've spent your whole life thus far chasing adventure around the world. You've been clever enough to keep a whole skin. Surely you're clever enough to sell a few stocks and bonds.

  Gay Lawrence : Darling, that's what I love about you - your supreme confidence in me. It gives me the courage to go on!

• Elinor Benford : You want me to marry you. Why?

  Gay Lawrence : I'm crazy about you.

  Elinor Benford : You're not crazy enough to settle down to a little honest work for the first time in your life.

  Gay Lawrence : Darling, I'm even that crazy. When shall we get married?

  Elinor Benford : I give you until September to get two things out of your system: other women and crime solutions.

  Gay Lawrence : What month is this?

• Elinor Benford : I should be like you Manuel. Play the field and let the suckers pick the favorites.

• Elinor Benford : Don't you dare come near me!

  Gay Lawrence : What's the matter?

  Elinor Benford : Matter? You take me to a party and then dance with every female in the place, but me. I sit around like Miss Muffet on my tuffet, while you prance off to solve a murder that doesn't concern you in the least. And then you hop through my bedroom window at one o'clock in the morning and ask me what's the matter. Ask me what's the matter!

• Gay Lawrence : I'm wanted to murder.

  Elinor Benford : Oh, Gay! Not really?

  Gay Lawrence : I just gave two detectives the slip.

  Elinor Benford : Oh, but, darling, that's stupid. They can't possibly blame you. Why, you were in the room dancing.

  Gay Lawrence : This is another murder.

• Elinor Benford : Will everyone please quit calling me a dame!

• Gay Lawrence : [on the phone]  Well, where are you?

  Elinor Benford : As if you didn't know, you top hatted termite!

• Gay Lawrence : Now, listen to me. I tried to warn you about hobnobbing with a murderer. I had you locked up here for your own protection. And this is the thanks I get for it.

  [walks away] 

  Elinor Benford : Gay!

• Elinor Benford : Oh, about tonight. We're going to Maxine Wood's Charity Ball. Vera Gardner's sponsoring it.

  Gay Lawrence : Whose Maxine Wood?

  Elinor Benford : Darling, she's only the most famous party-giver in the world.

  Gay Lawrence : Ho-hum.

• Elinor Benford : Darling, you might let me win just one round.

• Elinor Benford : Maybe this is your idea of comedy; but, I'm not laughing!