Comrade X (1940)

Eve Arden: Jane Wilson

Quotes 

• Jane Wilson : Probably the government's decided that from now on all foreign correspondents must be blindfolded and lead around by seeing-eye dogs.

  British World Press Attendee : Ha-ha-ha.

  Jane Wilson : 'Anything to keep the truth out' is their motto.

  Emil Von Hofer : Please, Miss Wilson, do not speak for me. I am not complaining against the Russian government.

  Jane Wilson : My dear Van Hofer, a German journalist is not in the position of complaining against the absence of truth anywhere.

  British World Press Attendee : Quite you are, Miss!

  Emil Von Hofer : [Offended]  Excuse me!

  British World Press Attendee : With pleasure, old boy.

• Jane Wilson : You can trust me, Mac. I won't let on to the bride what a rat you are. That she must find out for herself!

• Mac Thompson : Hello, honeybun. Miss me?

  Jane Wilson : No, I can always go to the zoo when you're away.

  Mac Thompson : Oh, I've got rivals, huh?

• Jane Wilson : A fine world press we are. We can't even send out a weather report without having it censored.

• Jane Wilson : Hey, you really missed something at the Kremlin this morning, Mac.

  Mac Thompson : Yeah, how is the old Kremlin?

  Jane Wilson : Same old rat trap. Full of stuffed shirts, double-crossing the masses. Someday the people are gonna get wise and take it apart brick-by-brick.

• Jane Wilson : Okay, Mac, I never minded anything you did. Not even when you walked out on me in Tokyo for a bow-legged geisha girl.

  Mac Thompson : She loved me!

  Jane Wilson : Oh, I just can't get used to you as a no-good, incompetent party boy!

• Mac Thompson : Yes, she's very smart.

  Jane Wilson : To marry MacKinley B. Thompson, that's not smart, that's wizardry! Well, congratulations, my dear. I didn't think it could be done without a police warrant.

  Theodora : You are a sweetheart?

  Jane Wilson : Oh, relax honey. I'm one of the alumni.

• Jane Wilson : Don't get nervous, honey. We're all safe inside this room. We can take our ideals out and play with them.

• Jane Wilson : That is the lowest, dirtiest trick I ever heard of anyone playing - even on a wife!

• Jane Wilson : Just heard you were back. Our colleague, Herr Von Hofer, is raising the roof downstairs. Claims you kicked him out.

  Mac Thompson : Aw, it's a lie. I started shooting at some rats, and Von Hofer took it personally.

• Jane Wilson : Well, I just can't get used to you as a no-good, incompetent party boy.