“Come, doctor, you said he needed a harsh dose of reality. Well, you...” – Sir Charles, The Ruling Class ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from The Ruling Class 1972

Sir Charles William Mervyn

Come, doctor, you said he needed a harsh dose of reality. Well, you can't get a harder dose of the stuff than marriage.

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