“Not here in the garden. Last time I was kissed in a garden it turned...” – Jack Gurney, 14th Earl of Gurney, The Ruling Class ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from The Ruling Class 1972

Jack Gurney, 14th Earl of Gurney Peter O'Toole

[as Grace is about to kiss him]

Not here in the garden. Last time I was kissed in a garden it turned out rather awful.

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