The Philadelphia Story (1940)

John Howard: George Kittredge

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• George Kittredge : But a man expects his wife to...

  Tracy Lord : Behave herself. Naturally.

  C. K. Dexter Haven : To behave herself naturally.

  [George gives him a look] 

  C. K. Dexter Haven : Sorry.

• George Kittredge : [to horse]  What's the matter, Bessie? You seem worried.

  Dinah Lord : Maybe that's because his name is Jack.

• George Kittredge : You're like some marvelous, distant, well, queen, I guess. You're so cool and fine and always so much your own. There's a kind of beautiful purity about you, Tracy, like, like a statue.

  Tracy Lord : George...

  George Kittredge : Oh, it's grand, Tracy. It's what everybody feels about you. It's what I first worshipped you for from afar.

  Tracy Lord : I don't want to be worshipped. I want to be loved.

• George Kittredge : [walks in on Tracy and Dexter together]  Well, I suppose I should object to this twosome.

  C. K. Dexter Haven : That would be most objectionable.

• George Kittredge : [Dexter has butted in]  You keep out of this.

  C. K. Dexter Haven : You forget I am out of it.

• George Kittredge : I'm going to build you an ivory tower with my own two hands.

  Tracy Lord : Like fun you are.

• C. K. Dexter Haven : Then you don't know women.

  George Kittredge : That's possible.

  C. K. Dexter Haven : ...and you're a fool.

  George Kittredge : ...and that's quite possibe.