Three Smart Girls (1936)
Alice Brady: Mrs. Lyons
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Quotes
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Mrs. Lyons : Believe me, Donna, ten million at the altar is worth twenty million in the bush!
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Mrs. Lyons : You say the most amusing things, Count.
Lord Michael Stuart : Family trait, you know; a ready wit and complete lack of character. We drink, you know.
[Kay kicks him under the table]
Mrs. Lyons : [laughing] Oh, how amusing! You drink. Oh, yes, of course, you drink.
Lord Michael Stuart : They're funny things, these family traits. For instance, the Stuarts drink and the Craigs, they like to kick people. Tell me, what do the Lyonses do, madam?
Mrs. Lyons : The Lyons roar!
[laughs giddily]
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Mrs. Lyons : I thought you were a gentleman!
Judson Craig : I'm not a gentleman, I'm a father!
Mrs. Lyons : You're an old fool!
Judson Craig : And you're an old
[pauses to think]
Judson Craig : buzzard!
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Mrs. Lyons : Judson, are they very rich?
Judson Craig : They own practically half of Australia.
Donna Lyons : Half of Australia?
Mrs. Lyons : Oh, but that's mostly bush, isn't it?
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Mrs. Lyons : You're going to marry Judson. You can always go to Australia.