Hard to Get (1938)

Isabel Jeans: Mrs. Richards

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Quotes 

• Mrs. Richards : The Potters are one of New York's oldest families. They came over with the Indians, or turkeys, or something.

  Connie : You mean the pilgrims.

  Ben Richards : She means the turkeys.

• Mrs. Richards : [the chauffeur brings in a basket with two tiny dogs in it]  Oh, my poor darlings. You will stop the car occasionally, won't you, and let them run about for a bit?

  Richards' Chauffeur : Oh, yes, madam.

  Mrs. Richards : That's what Brooks does with me on these long trips and it helps me so tremendously.

• Ben Richards : What's the matter now?

  Mrs. Richards : Margaret's acting up again.

  Ben Richards : Well, no matter what it is, I'm on Maggie's side.

• Mrs. Richards : My dear girl, you're losing your senses. You know perfectly well there isn't a living, breathing soul in New York in the summer time.

  Margaret Richards : Except for nine or ten million people, mother.