The Tenderfoot (1932)

Ginger Rogers: Ruth Weston

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• Joe Lehman : Oh, you know what a hole I'm in.

  Ruth Weston : Well, I certainly know what a hole I'm in!

• Ruth Weston : You better be thinking up a good excuse in case your lady friend, Miss Martin, should arrive while he's here.

  Joe Lehman : Don't tell me that dame's comin' here?

  Ruth Weston : Absolutely - and she's bringin' 141 pounds of temperament with her!

  Joe Lehman : You stall her off, will ya? Tell her she's gettin' thin or anything else; but, don't let her come into the office.

• Ruth Weston : What a minute, Sam, you're not going to get away with that. You think you can take his dough and kick him off, you're all wet!

  Joe Lehman : Who do you think you're talking to?

  Ruth Weston : To you, wise guy! You hooked him with a lot of phony talk, sold him the idea to put all his money in a turkey show.

• Calvin Jones : I heard what you said in there, just now, Ruth; about bein' paid to be nice to me.

  Ruth Weston : Well, what if you did? If you didn't know 'til now, it's high time you woke up and found out!

  Calvin Jones : You sure played your part good. Gosh, you got me just - goofy about ya.

• Ruth Weston : They got you roped and hogtied and you're afraid to talk back!

• Calvin Jones : There's a cab waitin' at the curb. Go downstairs and get into it.

  Ruth Weston : Calvin, hadn't you better come with me?

  Calvin Jones : Don't you worry none about me, honey. I'll be along in a minute. I got some *business* with these tarantulas!