Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936)

Victor Moore: J.J. Hobart

Quotes 

• J.J. Hobart : Darned if life don't begin at 59!

• J.J. Hobart : Listen, young man, I wanna ask you a question. I've got enough money to live on. My theaters, they're in A-1 financial shape. I have no dependents of any kind. Can you give me one reason why I should have my life insured?

  Rosmer Peak : Frankly, I can't. Oh, uh, life insurance is immoral.

  J.J. Hobart : What?

  Rosmer Peak : Oh, I-I-I mean, life insurance is immortal!

• J.J. Hobart : Fifty-nine years old today. I'm sick of it. Sick of the city. Sick of the country. I'm sick of the theater. Sick of you. Sick of myself.

• J.J. Hobart : Darn fools. They'll catch their death of cold getting wet this time of night.

• J.J. Hobart : Say, did you ever play Indian wrestling?

  Rosmer Peak : Is it anything like Japanese?

  J.J. Hobart : How should I know?

• Morty Wethered : It says here in this paper that Stanley J. MacNeil dropped dead.

  J.J. Hobart : Stan MacNeil? Why, I saw him only last week.

  Morty Wethered : Well, after all, he was getting on. How old does it say he was?

  Hugo : Fifty-eight.

  Morty Wethered : Well, ripe old age.

  Hugo : Yeah.

  J.J. Hobart : What did he die of?

  Hugo : Eh, overwork.

• J.J. Hobart : What is it, tag day?

  Genevieve Larkin : Oh, yes. Yes. And I can't do it, I really can't. You know, some of the girls have gone over their quota three times. But I just can't do a thing like that unless I really like the man.

  J.J. Hobart : Oh, of course. Huh?

  Genevieve Larkin : Well, it's all right for Mrs. Quimby, Mrs. Sage Quimby, to tell us how to do it. But after all, all she has to do is tell us.

  J.J. Hobart : Exactly. Huh?

  Genevieve Larkin : You see, the last time we had tag day, Mrs. Quimby got the idea of having a kissing booth in the bazaar. Then she thought that if we girls went out in public and did what the girls did in the booth, we'd sell more tags, you see? She made me promise and, oh, I just can't do it.

  J.J. Hobart : No, that's all right. I'll buy a tag and you - you don't have to kiss me unless you want to.

  Genevieve Larkin : Oh-oh, but I promised Mrs. Quimby!

• J.J. Hobart : I'm through with this game. I need something strenuous. I know. Let's wrestle!

• J.J. Hobart : What have I got to live for?

  Rosmer Peak : Why, everything, everything, J.J. You're just in the prime of life. You're right at the peak. Why, you'll soon be the old hard-fisted, fire-eating producer again. Think of your responsibilities! Think of the audiences of America. The millions of them! Think of posterity. Well, you can't let them down. You may be broke but you've got us - and we're going to get together and go out and put you right back on your feet where you belong. We'll put you on your feet with the greatest show you ever saw in your life. With the greatest show anybody ever saw! We'll have millions standing on their feet, cheering the name of J.J. Hobart.