The Philadelphia Story 1940 quotes

82 quotes · 9 characters
The Philadelphia Story (1940) poster
Characters
Dexter Cary Grant · 23 quotes
Dinah Lord Virginia Weidler · 13 quotes
Margaret Mary Nash · 11 quotes
Liz Ruth Hussey · 9 quotes
George John Howard · 8 quotes
Uncle Willie Roland Young · 5 quotes
Kidd Henry Daniell · 4 quotes

Most scenes together: Tracy Samantha Lord & Macaulay 'Mike' Connor (13), Tracy Samantha Lord & Dexter (13), Macaulay 'Mike' Connor & Dexter (9)

The Philadelphia Story quotes

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[after Dexter has proposed]

Dexter, are you sure?

Not in the least. But I'll risk it. Will you?

You bet! You didn't do it just to soften the blow?

No.

Nor to save my face?

Oh, it's a nice little face.

Oh Dexter, I'll be yar now, I promise to be yar.

Be whatever you like, you're my redhead.

[about a sailboat]

My, she was yar...It means, uh...easy to handle, quick to the helm, fast, bright. Everything a boat should be, until she develops dry rot.

It's just that a lot of things I always thought were terribly important I find now are - and the other way around - and, oh what the dickens.

[in response to Mike's impromptu proposal]

No, Mike. Thanks but, mm-mm. Nope...Because I don't think Liz would like it. And I'm not sure you would. And I'm even a little doubtful about myself. But I am beholden to you, Mike. I'm most beholden.

I've made a terrible fool of myself - which isn't unusual. And my fiancee, my fiancee that was, that is, he thinks we'd better call it a day. And I quite agree with him. [repeating what Dexter feeds her] Two years ago, you were invited to a wedding in this house and then I did you out of it by eloping to Maryland...which was very bad manners... But I hope to make it up to you by going beautifully through with it now as originally and most beautifully planned.

I'm not gonna do it, Liz. I'm gonna tell Sidney Kidd very plainly and simply I'm a writer. I'm not a society snoop. I'm gonna tell him just that...Let Kidd fire me! Start writin' short stories again - that's what I should be doin' anyway. I'm gonna tell him just that.

[drunk, to cab driver]

Well, this is where Cinderella gets off! Now you hurry back to the ball before you turn into a pumpkin and six white mice — goodbye!