His Girl Friday (1940)

Ralph Bellamy: Bruce Baldwin

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• Walter Burns : Bruce, I, uh... let me get this straight. I must have misunderstood you. You mean you're taking the sleeper today and then getting married tomorrow?

  Bruce Baldwin : Oh, well, it's not like that.

  Walter Burns : Well, what's it like?

  Hildy Johnson : Poor Walter. He'll toss and turn all night. Perhaps we better tell him Mother's coming along, too.

  Walter Burns : [to Hildy]  Mother? Why, your mother kicked the bucket!

  Bruce Baldwin : No, my mother - my mother.

  Walter Burns : Oh, your mother. Oh, well, that relieves my mind.

  Hildy Johnson : [to Walter]  It was cruel of us to let you suffer that way.

  [to Bruce] 

  Hildy Johnson : Isn't Walter sweet? Always wanting to protect me.

• Bruce Baldwin : [Speaking of Walter]  You know, Hildy, he's not such a bad fellow.

  Hildy Johnson : No, he should make some girl real happy.

  Bruce Baldwin : Uh-huh.

  Hildy Johnson : [Under her breath]  Slap-happy.

  Bruce Baldwin : He's not the man for you. I can see that. But I sort of like him. He's got a lot of charm.

  Hildy Johnson : Well, he comes by it naturally - his grandfather was a snake.

• Bruce Baldwin : Mighty nice little town, Albany. They've got the state capitol there, you know.

• Walter Burns : Well, Bruce, you see, I thought... You don't mind if I call you Bruce, do you? After all, we're practically related.

  Bruce Baldwin : Oh, not at all.

  Walter Burns : You see, my wife, that is, your wife, I mean, Hildy, oh Hildy, you led me to expect you were marrying a much older man.

  Hildy Johnson : Oh, really? What did I say that led you to expect that...

  Walter Burns : Oh, don't worry about it. I realize that you didn't mean old in years.

• Walter Burns : It might have been a good idea if we - if I had taken a little insurance out.

  Bruce Baldwin : Well, I honestly feel that way. I figure I'm in one business that really helps people. Of course, we don't help you much while you're alive. But, afterward! That's what counts.

• Hildy Johnson : What is the lowdown on it?

  Walter Burns : Oh, it's simple, honey. A poor little dope who lost his job and went berserk and shot a cop who was coming after him to quiet him down. And now they're going to hang him tomorrow.

  Hildy Johnson : Oh, what a shame.

  Bruce Baldwin : Your paper, you've been taking his side, haven't you?

  Walter Burns : Mmm-hmm.

  Bruce Baldwin : Well, if he was out of his mind when he did it, why doesn't the State just put him away?

  Walter Burns : Because it happened to be a colored policeman. You know what that means, Hildy.

  Hildy Johnson : Mmm-hmm. The colored votes very important in this town.

  Walter Burns : Yeah, especially with an election coming up in three or four days.

  Hildy Johnson : That Mayor, he'd hang his own grandmother to be reelected.

• Hildy Johnson : [Walter offers to buy a life insurance policy from Bruce]  How long would it take to get him examined?

  Bruce Baldwin : Why, I could get a company doctor here in 20 minutes.

  Hildy Johnson : [Walter interrupts]  You keep out of this. All right, Bruce, suppose you have Mr. Burns examined over in his office and see what they'll allow on that old carcass of his. If his...

  Walter Burns : Say, I'm better than I ever was.

  Hildy Johnson : It was never anything to brag about.

• Bruce Baldwin : Things have been different for me ever since I met Hildy. I've never met anyone quite like her before. Everybody else I've ever known, well, you could always tell ahead of time what they were going to say or do. But, Hildy's not like that. You can't tell that about her. And that's nice.

  Walter Burns : Yes. Well, you're getting something else too, Bruce. You're getting a great newspaper man!

  Hildy Johnson : No orchids, Walter.

  Walter Burns : One of the best I ever knew. Sorry to see her go. Darn sorry, Hildy.

• Hildy Johnson : What an act! I just remembered. Sweeney was only married four months ago.

  Walter Burns : All right, Hildy, you win. I'm licked.

  Bruce Baldwin : Then, Mr. Sweeney didn't have twins?

  Hildy Johnson : No, indeed. The twins were Walter's. All his.

  Walter Burns : Oh, it was nothing.