The Shining Hour (1938)

Joan Crawford: Olivia Riley

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Quotes 

• Olivia 'Maggie' Riley Linden : [to Henry]  If only I liked you a little less and loved you a little more.

• Olivia 'Maggie' Riley Linden : I, uh, wish Judy had been able to ride with us. I like her.

  David Linden : She adores you.

  Olivia 'Maggie' Riley Linden : I detest women as a rule. I know too much about them.

• Judy Linden : Oh, your maid got in this morning... she has already been chased by bulls.

  Olivia 'Maggie' Riley Linden : Well, don't worry about Belvedere; by tomorrow she'll be chasing them!

• David Linden : Now you're just being cheap.

  Olivia 'Maggie' Riley Linden : I am rather cheap. Have you only just realised it?

• Henry Linden : Uh, Wisconsin's pretty famous for its potatoes.

  Olivia 'Maggie' Riley Linden : Ohh, I haven't eaten one in 7 years.

• Olivia 'Maggie' Riley Linden : You're a funny kind of farmer, David. Do you like it?

  David Linden : [as he plays the piano]  Some of the time.

  Olivia 'Maggie' Riley Linden : And the rest of the time?

  David Linden : I hate it.

  [stops playing piano] 

  David Linden : But I've been that way always about everything. I want what I haven't got, and I'm bored with what I have. But I've stopped wondering about it. I just call myself a neurotic.

  [chuckles]