West of Broadway (1931)
Lois Moran: Dot Stevens
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Quotes
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Jerry Stevens : Say, what brought you here?
Dot Stevens : My roommate. She sold me on the idea that I *might* do a little gold-digging on the premises.
Jerry Stevens : Who was the prospective victim?
Dot Stevens : You.
Jerry Stevens : Me? Haha. Well, why not?
Dot Stevens : You don't know, mister, what tough lives we working gals lead. Why even now, there's someone waitin' at home for me, old, and worried, and suffering...
Jerry Stevens : Mother, I suppose.
Dot Stevens : No. My landlady. We're ten days behind in the rent.
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Jerry Stevens : [greeting her the following morning, after the sham marriage he's foisted on her] Well, I was pretty well swacked last night.
Dot Stevens : Yeah, when you started to see those pink elephants, I thought I'd have to call for an animal trainer.
Jerry Stevens : Haha. You're a nice girl, and I'm terribly relieved. Now, you're gonna' look at matters sensibly, aren't you?
Dot Stevens : [a bit confused] What are you driving at, Jerry?
Jerry Stevens : Well, any settlement you want will be made, of course. And the divorce will be arranged quietly.
Dot Stevens : [taken aback] Well, I... I don't want a divorce...
Jerry Stevens : Oh, I know this was all my fault. And I'm sorry.
Dot Stevens : Oh, but listen, Jerry. I can't say it the way I should, maybe, but... I'm in love with you.
Jerry Stevens : Now, be reasonable. This was a gin marriage.
Dot Stevens : Well, *you* were ginned up, but I wasn't.
Jerry Stevens : Haha, I know. And I've got the morning-after headache. And I'm willing to pay for it liberally. Now, that seems fair to me.
Dot Stevens : Well, it would be, if I was in that business, but I'm not. Can't you see, Jerry? I love you!
[hugs him, but he rejects her]
Jerry Stevens : Smarter than I thought. More in it for you being "Mrs. Jerry Seevers," huh? Well, it won't work.
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Dot Stevens : Listen, I married you straight and square. You can't laugh *that* off.
Jerry Stevens : No, but a good lawyer can. Now, you take my advice, and accept a nice big generous settlement.
Dot Stevens : But I don't want a settlement!
Jerry Stevens : Now look, monkey: there's no reason for you and me quarrelling.
Jerry Stevens : [pulls out his wallet, takes out several bills] Here's a couple hundred... and here's my lawyer's card... and goodbye.
[unceremoniously leaves the room while Dot stands there dumbstruck]
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Maizie : [Consoling Dot] That's all right, kid. Don't cry.
Dot Stevens : Well, he wouldn't have fired his cook the way he did me.
Maizie : [holding the cash that Jerry had paid out in previous scene] No, but he wouldn't have paid his cook this much dough, either.