A scene from The Naughty Nineties 1945
Dexter Broadhurst

Strange as it may seem, they give ball players nowadays very peculiar names.

Sebastian Dinwiddle

Funny names?

Dexter Broadhurst

Nicknames. Nicknames.

Sebastian Dinwiddle

Not - not as funny as my name - Sebastian Dinwiddie.

Dexter Broadhurst

Oh, yes, yes, yes!

Sebastian Dinwiddle

Funnier than that?

Dexter Broadhurst

Oh, absolutely. Yes. Now, on the St. Louis team we have Who's on first, What's on second, I Don't Know's on third...

Sebastian Dinwiddle

That's what I want to find out. I want you to tell me the names of the fellows on the St. Louis team.

Dexter Broadhurst

I'm telling you. Who's on first, What's on second, I Don't Know's on third...

Sebastian Dinwiddle

You know the fellows' names?

Sebastian Dinwiddle

Well, then, who's playin' first?

Sebastian Dinwiddle

I mean the fellow's name on first base.

Sebastian Dinwiddle

The fellow playin' first base for St. Louis.

Sebastian Dinwiddle

The guy on first base.

Dexter Broadhurst

Who is on first.

Sebastian Dinwiddle

Well, what are you askin' me for?

Dexter Broadhurst

I'm not asking you - I'm telling you. Who is on first.

Sebastian Dinwiddle

I'm asking you who's on first!

Dexter Broadhurst

That's the man's name!

Sebastian Dinwiddle

That's whose name?

Dexter Broadhurst

Yes.
Note: the phrase "Who's on first" is ranked #91 in the American Film Institute's list of the top 100 movie quotations in American cinema.

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