Why Be Good? (1929)
Neil Hamilton: Winthrop Peabody Jr.
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Quotes
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Winthrop Peabody Jr. : Haven't I met you somewhere before?
Pert Kelly : Let's see, was it at the Vanderbilt reception?
Winthrop Peabody Jr. : No. I think it was at the truck driver's ball.
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Winthrop Peabody Jr. : You--you're not alone, are you?
Pert Kelly : I might as well be - what with the sheik of my dreams passing out cold.
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Winthrop Peabody Jr. : Late for the seventh time this year! What's your excuse?
Pert Kelly : I was out dancing and my bo friend got plastered--I met a swell fellow--and he didn't get me home until three o'clock.
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Winthrop Peabody Sr. : I suppose--you mean you want to marry her?
Winthrop Peabody Jr. : Yes, Dad!
Winthrop Peabody Sr. : Son, I don't hold for caste distinction--it's as right for you to marry a girl who works for a living--as anyone else--From what you've seen of her, do you believe she's--a--good girl? It's pretty hard to tell nowadays, what with the drinking, the spooning, the kissing, and--and the broad-mindedness.
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Winthrop Peabody Jr. : But what about--the kissing--the spooning--the--everything?
Pert Kelly : Who is it demands the kissing and the spooning--who but you--you men--Nowadays?
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Winthrop Peabody Jr. : The gang dropped in to say goodbye to me. You know, I start in the store tomorrow.
Winthrop Peabody Sr. : Sort of a farewell--what do you call it--Whoopee?
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Winthrop Peabody Jr. : Negligence... Ignoring one's duties is the ruin of many of today's girls!
Salesgirl : Go on - bawl me out some more. I just love it.
Winthrop Peabody Jr. : I'm finished... Go, now!
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Winthrop Peabody Jr. : Well, are you going to take a ride or not?
