Not So Dumb (1930)

Raymond Hackett: Bill 'Willie' Parker

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Quotes 

• Bill : I've come to the conclusion that Dulcy must have been adopted by the family.

• Bill : Some night he's going to chloroform all of us.

  Dulcy : Well, you always complain you can't sleep.

• Angela : What's the use of talking to you? You can't understand that a woman wants someone to tell her how wonderful she is! Whether she is or not. To sweep her off her feet and carry her away and...

  Bill : [interrupts]  live unhappily ever afterwards.

• Mr. Forbes : [after looking through a telescope]  I suppose on a clear day you can see Catalina.

  Bill : Oh, on a clear day you can see right into the neighbor's windows.

• Leach : I understand that you're trying to write for the pictures, Miss Parker. Oh, just you keep right on trying! All of you. And go and see the pictures! And see them and see them and see them. Study them. Learn how they're made. Why, the possibilities are...

  Bill : Enormous.

  Leach : Oh, yes, they're very big. You'd be surprised. You know, we're going to do some of Shakespeare's things next?

  Dulcy : Shakespeare!

  Leach : Yes.

  Dulcy : Shakespeare, Gordon!

  Gordon : Oh really,

  Dulcy : He's going to organize his own company next.

  Bill : Who, Shakespeare?

  Dulcy : No, Willy! Mr. Leach!

• Bill : By God, he even makes love in subtitles!

• Bill : This is probably going to be the first weekend party on record that ended on Friday night.

• Dulcy : Do tell us the name of the picture, Mr. Leach.

  Bill : Ask him what it's called.

  Dulcy : Shut up, Willy!

  Leach : The name of the picture...

  Dulcy : Quiet everybody, quiet!

  Leach : Is Sin. Sin.

  Dulcy : Sin!