Man of the World (1931)

George Chandler: Fred

Quotes 

• Irene Hoffa : Say, I can remember once I had a good-time Charlie. And it was all fixed up for Michael to walk in and ask this guy what he thought he was doing with his wife. Good for 5,000 bucks this guy was too. All right. Mike is supposed to walk in at 4:00, and sharp 7:00 he shows up. You can't imagine what I went through those three hours.

  Fred : Yes, I can.

  Irene Hoffa : Well, you're wrong.

• Fred : [to tour group he's leading]  That man back there was Michael Trevor. Very prominent American writer. Very prominent.

  Woman tourist : What's he written?

  Fred : Books. Novels, I'd guess you call 'em. But I don't know. When you get right down to it, what are they? Nothing but books.

• Irene Hoffa : As far as I'm concerned, there's just one little book we need. That's all. Just one. Good old "Dun & Bradstreet: Who's who, and how much has he got."

  Fred : When you're through with a guy, it's how much did he have, isn't it?

  Irene Hoffa : I manage to get along pretty well.

• Fred : These folks want to see all the sights marked on the picture postcards. I'm beginning to think they've been getting the wrong kind of postcards.