Has Anybody Seen My Gal (1952)

Charles Coburn: Samuel Fulton, John Smith

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• Youth at Soda Fountain : Hey, Gramps. I'll have a choc malt, heavy on the choc, plenty of milk, four spoons of malt, two scoops of vanilla ice cream, one mixed and one floating.

  Samuel Fulton : [Sardonically]  Would you like to come in Wednesday for a fitting? Thank you.

• Samuel Fulton : [Looking at her picture on the wall]  You've a lovely family, Millicent. It could have been my family if you hadn't been so darn obstinate!

• Samuel Fulton : I'm Smith. John Smith.

  Roberta Blaisdell : Are you the John Smith who was in love with Pocahontas?

  Samuel Fulton : What, do I look 300 years old? Don't answer that.

• Dr. Wallace : What's this? One... two... eight! You're supposed to smoke one cigar a day.

  Samuel Fulton : I'm six months ahead of schedule.

• Charleston Dancer : [Dancing]  C'mon, gramps! Shake a leg!

  Samuel Fulton : If I shake a leg, young, lady, it'll be against your derriere.

• Samuel Fulton : I have a feeling you're going to be a captivating creature.

  Roberta Blaisdell : Is that good or bad?

  Samuel Fulton : Good for you but bad for the boys.

• Charles Blaisdell : [to his daughter]  Roberta, there is no disgrace in being poor. Remember that.

  Samuel Fulton : That's about the only good thing you can say about it.

• Howard Blaisdell : My bootlegger says this is real bathtub gin.

  Samuel Fulton : [Sourly]  He must have been taking a bath when he made it.

• Roberta Blaisdell : [to her dog Penny]  Gee, you're getting fat.

  Samuel Fulton : Why shouldn't he? He eats everything and anything, including two of my trousers and three of my best shirts.

• Samuel Fulton : It's not money that makes you happy. It's what you do with what you have.

• Samuel Fulton : [to Howard Blaisdell]  Well, I know something about cards. You see, when I was young, I spent a lot of time up in the Yukon. They play a lotta cards up there. They play cards every night and the nights are six months long. So, I became quite an expert. I played cards one night for three months straight.

• Charles Blaisdell : This is preposterous.

  Samuel Fulton : Is it preposterous that one should love your daughter?

  Lester Pennock : You, you're after her money, aren't you?

  Samuel Fulton : Aren't you, Mr. Pennock? You didn't encourage your son until the Blaisdell's had money.

  Charles Blaisdell : Oh, but do you think for one moment we'd tolerate having you for a son-in-law?

• Dan Stebbins : You know, I'm beginning to think you're a phony?

  Samuel Fulton : Well, what do you mean by that?

  Samuel Fulton : You're not a painter - you're a preacher.

  Dan Stebbins : Oh, that.

• Charles Blaisdell : Just exactly what are your intentions toward my daughter?

  Samuel Fulton : Honorable, Mr. Blaisdell - strictly honorable.

  Harriet Blaisdell : You mean you wanna marry her?

  Samuel Fulton : Nothing would delight me more.

  Charles Blaisdell : But, but you're over 60. Millicent's not even 20. You're three times as old as she is.

  Samuel Fulton : That's true. But then, when I'm 80, she'll be 40. I'll be only twice as old then. Who knows, if I live long enough, she may even catch up with me.

• Samuel Fulton : The more I see of that Pennock boy, the less I like him. Sometimes I think his head must be made of cork. It's always at the end of a bottle.