But Not for Me (1959)

Thomas Gomez: Demetrios Bacos

Quotes 

• Jeremiah MacDonald : [Holding up his bottle and glass]  Root beer!

  Demetrios Bacos : How's that?

  Kathryn Ward : Man is trying to get off ginger ale. He's having withdrawal symptoms.

• Russell 'Russ' Ward : Has Mac been telling you about the play?

  Demetrios Bacos : He's been insulting me.

• Demetrios Bacos : They tell me you play tennis, golf, ride horseback. Maybe you come see my heart specialist.

  Russell 'Russ' Ward : I've seen him. He looks terrible.

• Ellie Brown : Many a time I've stood hours in line to get into a Bacos theater.

  Demetrios Bacos : Now you wouldn't have so long to wait.

• Russell 'Russ' Ward : Business slow?

  Demetrios Bacos : Popcorn's holding up.

  Jeremiah MacDonald : Did you ever stop to think what you owe the American Indian for inventing corn?

  Kathryn Ward : [Handing Russ a drink]  And I always thought you invented it, dear.

• Demetrios Bacos : I'm aware of my debt to the Indian, and I get very sentimental. When I book cowboy shows where they're shooting Indians in cold blood, I always look the other way.

  Jeremiah MacDonald : Toward the ticket booth!

• Russell 'Russ' Ward : You shouldn't be in any trouble, Demetrios, with all those movies you sold to television.

  Demetrios Bacos : For peanuts. I sold out to the enemy.

• Demetrios Bacos : I'm a typical ordinary American.

  Jeremiah MacDonald : More like Jesse James

• Kathryn Ward : [after the maid carries a large birthday cake with many lit candles to the table]  I didn't tell anyone, darling, because I know you wouldn't want to embarrass them into bringing expensive gifts.

  Jeremiah MacDonald : Looks like the Chicago fire.

  Demetrios Bacos : [as Ellie looks quizzically at all the candles]  There must be a hundred candles on it.

  Kathryn Ward : Now, Demi, don't be ridiculous. There are only 51.

  [She look at Russ] 

  Kathryn Ward : Sorry, dear, that's all we had.