Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)
Dorothy McGuire: Miss Frances
Quotes
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Maria Williams : He says we could fly there and be back by tonight.
Miss Frances : Yeah, that's what he always says - and then he'll have trouble with his propeller and you'll have trouble with your reputation.
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Miss Frances : You can't be as antisocial as you are and still expect people to know you're alive.
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Maria Williams : So, this is Rome. Where the pigeons eat caviar.
Miss Frances : And the secretaries eat alone.
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John Frederick Shadwell : Unless I miss my guess, sending that girl into get me was a feminine intrigue of yours. Am I right?
Miss Frances : What ever makes you think that?
John Frederick Shadwell : Don't be evasive.
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Miss Frances : Look! The fountain's coming to life again.
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Miss Frances : Perhaps we better warn our friend about Dino, before she meets him.
Anita Hutchins : He's known as the Predatory Prince.
Miss Frances : And girls who are seen in his company more than once, are known as Venice Girls.
Maria Williams : Why?
Miss Frances : Well, the time always comes when he asks you to fly to Venice with him.
Anita Hutchins : And once you're known as a Venice Girl, you might as well go home.
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Miss Frances : [sarcastic toast] To the fountain of Trevi! To the lovely, romantic fountain of Trevi. Where hope can be had for a penny!
John Frederick Shadwell : People are looking at you.
Miss Frances : Well, high time!
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Miss Frances : Meeting Mama in Italy is the first step to the altar.
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Miss Frances : I was afraid you were afraid.
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Maria Williams : At the prospect of going to Venice, I could be ready in five minutes.
Prince Dino di Cessi : Oh, I can promise you it will be a trip that you shall long remember. So, let us not waste any time.
Maria Williams : Oh, you don't mind giving Miss Frances a lift, do you?
Prince Dino di Cessi : Oh, not at all. Where shall I drop you, Miss Francis?
Miss Frances : Venice.
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Miss Frances : You could discuss art with him.
Maria Williams : Oh, that would be a change. Does he collect nudes?
Miss Frances : No. As a matter of fact he's mad about modern paintings.
Maria Williams : Oh, that's a side I'd never suspect.
Miss Frances : Why don't you show him you have a side he'd never suspect. Show him you have a mind.
Maria Williams : Oh, I love you; but, I couldn't fool a fool.
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Miss Frances : I'm glad I'm not young and vulnerable any more.
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John Frederick Shadwell : Have you ever considered the possibility of marrying me?
Miss Frances : Every woman considers that prospect with every man she meets.
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Miss Frances : What are you intending to do with those?
John Frederick Shadwell : I intend to get drunk.
Miss Frances : Why?
John Frederick Shadwell : I've been cautious too long.
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Maria Williams : What's that?
Miss Frances : That's the fountain of Trevi.
Anita Hutchins : Do you want to see it? If you throw a coin in the pool you're supposed to get your wish! Only the wish must always be the same thing: that you return again to Rome.
Miss Frances : I tossed a coin into the fountain, every April, for the last 15 years. It's my Spring ritual. It's time to throw one in again.
Anita Hutchins : Don't you want to wish?
Maria Williams : Oh, yes. Keep me in Rome at least a year, Mr. Fountain.
Anita Hutchins : No! No, no. You have to turn around, throw it over your shoulder.