Wicked Woman (1953)
Beverly Michaels: Billie Nash
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Quotes
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Billie Nash : Everything okay?
Bar Patron Next To Piano : Sure, Billie. We'll holler when we need you.
Bar Patron Who Plays Piano : What do you mean? I need her right now.
Billie Nash : I only advertise.
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Bill Porter : I've enjoyed meeting you, Mrs. Bannister.
Billie Nash : [distractedly] Same here.
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Larry Lowry : [to Porter] By the way, I wonder what happened to the other Mrs. Bannister.
[cut to Billie in bus station]
Billie Nash : How much is the ticket to New York?
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Billie Nash : Have you got change for a quarter? I want to make a phone call.
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Billie Nash : Do you think I'd go out with an undersized runt like you? Don't make me laugh. I wouldn't be caught dead with you.
Charlie Borg : Don't you dare call me a runt!
Billie Nash : Runt! Runt! Runt! You're nothing but a repulsive little runt and if you don't keep out of my hair, I'm gonna step on you like a bug. Now get out!
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Dora Bannister : A good lookin' girl like you oughta' find yourself a boyfriend. You're a good kid. You deserve it.
Billie Nash : Come on, Dora. Let's get going.
Dora Bannister : Don't wait too long, Billie. The young ones like young girls; but, the old ones like 'em even *younger*.
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Dora Bannister : Be nice to 'em, but not too nice.
Billie Nash : I think I can handle it.
Dora Bannister : That's what the last girl said.
Billie Nash : I'm not the last girl.
Dora Bannister : Pretty sure of yourself aren't you.
Billie Nash : Look Mrs. Bannister I've been knocking around since I was a kid.
Dora Bannister : Can you start tonight, six o'clock?
Billie Nash : Sure, the sooner the better.
Dora Bannister : How 'bout a drink?
Billie Nash : Thanks.
Dora Bannister : How do you want it?
Billie Nash : Same way.
Dora Bannister : [toasting their drinks] To women.
Billie Nash : Amen.
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Charlie Borg : It's nice having company for a change. A man gets lonesome living alone. There's nothing much you can do. Read. Listen to radio. Take in a movie. But, I don't have to explain that to you. You live alone too!
Billie Nash : Sure.
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Charlie Borg : [grabs Billie's arm as she's about to leave] Oh, Billie.
Billie Nash : That dinner don't entitle you to no special favors, buster.
Charlie Borg : I just wanted to say, tonight's been swell. And I hope we can do it again soon.
Billie Nash : [shrugs her shoulders] Why not?
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Charlie Borg : I see we're going to be - neighbors.
Billie Nash : That's nice.
Charlie Borg : I live right across the hall, so, if I can help or be of any service?
Billie Nash : I'll let you know.
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Billie Nash : All the luck that's brought me shouldn't happen to a dog.
Mrs. Walters : Well, it's up to you. What you do is your own business. But, I run a respectable house.
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Billie Nash : I'm your new girl, Billie Nash.
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Dora Bannister : Do you have references?
Billie Nash : Mr. Cutler said he'd phone you.
Dora Bannister : Yeah, he phoned me. He says he knows you a long time and recommends you highly. That means he knows you a week and he's on the make.
[Possibly: He knows you're awake and he's on the make]
Billie Nash : I met him today and I need the job.
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Matt Bannister : Anything else you want to know?
Billie Nash : Does your wife show up here at night?
Matt Bannister : Yeah. Why?
Billie Nash : Oh, I was just wondering.
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Billie Nash : Don't touch the merchandise.
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Charlie Borg : You'd go out with me?
Billie Nash : Of course, I would. We'll go someplace for dinner. Someplace we can dance. We'll make a big night of it.
Charlie Borg : Oh, I haven't done that in ages. I'm really not even a very good dancer.
Billie Nash : Don't worry. I'll teach you all the latest steps.
Charlie Borg : Sounds wonderful.
Billie Nash : Well, I've got to hurry to do some shopping, Charlie. I'll see you later.
[snaps her finger]
Billie Nash : Oh!
Charlie Borg : What's the matter?
Billie Nash : Charlie do you think you could loan me twenty dollars?
Charlie Borg : Twenty dollars?
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Dora Bannister : Doll yourself up. Wear a peasant blouse, an off the shoulder sweater. Tight skirt. You know what they want.
Billie Nash : I'll give it to 'em.
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Billie Nash : I really need the job.
Dora Bannister : Ever work in a bar before?
Billie Nash : Sure. Some bigger, some smaller.
Dora Bannister : This pays six dollars a night and tips.
Billie Nash : That's fine with me.
Dora Bannister : We get a steady trade here. They can get a little rough at times. You got to know how to keep 'em in line.
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Billie Nash : Say, if I'm gonna be back here by six, I'd better hustle.
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Matt Bannister : You've hustled drinks before, haven't you?
Billie Nash : Sure.
Matt Bannister : We get mostly a neighborhood crowd here. A steady trade. They're good drinkers, so, don't rush 'em. Keep their drinks movin', but, don't rush 'em.
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Matt Bannister : What's that song remind you of? A hot romance or something?
Billie Nash : Nah. It could though.
Matt Bannister : You sure play it enough.
Billie Nash : I guess its drivin' you kinda nuts, huh?
Matt Bannister : I won't forget it in a hurry.
Billie Nash : It drives me kinda nuts too, in a way. Makes me think about Mexico. You ever been there Matt? I sure want to go there. I want to go to the bullfights and sit in a little sidewalk cafe and drink wine and listen to music. I want to dance and - make love - and be serenaded. And lay out in the sun all day. And get tan. Not too tan, though. They like blondes with fair skin down there. Mexico City. Acapulco.
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Billie Nash : I can't. It's against the rules.
Mr. Cutler : You've broken the rules before.
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Charlie Borg : Hold still, now. I'm almost through.
Billie Nash : I don't think you got it tight enough.
Charlie Borg : I'll take it in a little more.
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Bar Patron Who Plays Piano : Billie, bring me another one. I'm gettin' blind.
Billie Nash : Well, don't expect me to lead you home.
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Dora Bannister : What's going on?
Billie Nash : Nothing, Dora.
Matt Bannister : This crumbum made a pass at her.
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Pinball Player : You can give me lessons anytime, Billie.
Billie Nash : No lessons from me, buster. I don't play games.
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Gus : I keep out of it though. That's the best way. And so would you, if you're smart.
Billie Nash : I got my own trouble.
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Billie Nash : What goes with those two anyway?
Gus : How do you mean?
Billie Nash : They had a little love spat while we were closing up last night. I thought they were gonna brain each other.
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Billie Nash : Gosh, I'll die being away from you for a whole week, Matt.
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Billie Nash : Stop keepin' a timetable on me. I don't like it, see!
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Matt Bannister : What about Dora?
Billie Nash : What about Dora! You hate her. You know you do. She's nothing but a no good lush.
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Billie Nash : Aren't you excited?
Matt Bannister : Yeah. I'm excited. And a little scared, too.
Billie Nash : Me too. But, it'll be worth it, won't it?
Matt Bannister : Yeah.
[long kiss]
Matt Bannister : I'll see you tonight, baby.
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Billie Nash : She might get wise that something's up. She's a pretty smart dame, you know.
Matt Bannister : I could tell her I want a divorce. We could sell the place and split the money.
Billie Nash : She'll never let you go, Matt. Or else she'd grab all the dough.
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Matt Bannister : Don't ever let me hear you talk about leaving again.
Billie Nash : I couldn't leave you, Matt. I couldn't leave you if I wanted to.
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Billie Nash : You stay in this hole you dug for yourself; but, don't expect me to hang around until its six feet deep.
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Billie Nash : This one's on me.
Dora Bannister : I sure need it tonight. You're a pal, Billie. What would I do without you?
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Matt Bannister : Maybe later we can go to Mexico.
Billie Nash : There's never any later, Matt. Believe me! I know. Bum around from town to town living in stinking furnished rooms and there's never any later!
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Billie Nash : Boy, will I be glad to get out of this rathole.
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Billie Nash : What's the matter with you? You lost your marbles or something?
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Billie Nash : I could use a shot, Matt.
Matt Bannister : You sure earned it, baby.
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Billie Nash : How much is the ticket to New York?
Bus Station Ticket Agent : One-way or round trip?
Billie Nash : One-way.
Bus Station Ticket Agent : Fifty-three fifty.
Billie Nash : Where can I go for twenty-five bucks?
Bus Station Ticket Agent : Well, let's see. The fare to St. Louis: twenty-four seventy-five. And to Kansas City: twenty-three fifty.
Billie Nash : Either one. Doesn't matter.
Bus Station Ticket Agent : Well, there's a bus leaving for Kansas City in five minutes.
Billie Nash : Make it Kansas City.
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Matt Bannister : Next couple of days we'll be sittin' on top of a pack of dynamite.
Billie Nash : Well, we've gone this far, we've got to go all the way.
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Matt Bannister : Scared?
Billie Nash : I feel like I got an egg beater going around in my stomach.
Matt Bannister : That makes two of us.
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Matt Bannister : Are you game?
Billie Nash : You bet I'm game!
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Billie Nash : Oh, that didn't mean anything, Charlie. As a matter of fact I don't even remember what we were talking about. I guess I was a little high.
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Billie Nash : Give me a chance to catch me breathe.
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Billie Nash : All right. All right. You don't have to snap my head off! What's this gonna be anyway? A quiz show?