Take a Letter, Darling (1942)
Macdonald Carey: Jonathan Caldwell
Quotes
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A.M. MacGregor : I'm sorry - I must have fainted.
Jonathan Caldwell : It's probably the altitude - we're on the fourth floor. Show her to the door, Moses.
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Jonathan Caldwell : [after MacGregor sticks her foot out and trips Verney who falls to the floor] You're right - she tripped you.
Ethel Caldwell : Yeah, Tom's the first important man I've ever met who absolutely adores lilies.
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Jonathan Caldwell : Miss MacGregor, you're a fake.
A.M. MacGregor : I am not a fake.
Jonathan Caldwell : You posed as a man to get this appointment.
A.M. MacGregor : You said you'd see A.M. MacGregor. Who am I?
Jonathan Caldwell : You're a woman, and that's enough for me.
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Jonathan Caldwell : Do you dance?
A.M. MacGregor : Why, yes.
Jonathan Caldwell : My four wives danced - let's not.
A.M. MacGregor : Right. We mustn't get in a rut.
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Jonathan Caldwell : It couldn't be, could it, that you think you'll need a little help with my sister?
A.M. MacGregor : No. I'm sure that your sister and I will get along splendidly. It's just that Mr. Verney is one of the most brilliant minds in advertising, and we may as well have the benefit of his ideas.
Jonathan Caldwell : Suit yourself - she may fall for him at that. How about 8?
A.M. MacGregor : Good, good. You want my address?
Jonathan Caldwell : What for? We'll meet you at Dory's
A.M. MacGregor : Oh. All right.
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Jonathan Caldwell : Well, from the looks of things up to now, you're going to get the contract and lose your man.
A.M. MacGregor : MY man? Huh! He's just a bit of hamburger I brought along for your wolf.
Jonathan Caldwell : Don't mind me, I'm just a fellow with eyes.
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Jonathan Caldwell : If you'd care to faint again, would you mind doing it in the hall?
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A.M. MacGregor : [on the phone with Jonathan Caldwell] Are you hinting that I have a chance of becoming Mrs. Caldwell the fifth? Must I join a union?
Jonathan Caldwell : [on the phone with MacGregor] Heh, heh. I'm just warning you that while you're campaigning for the Caldwell account, I'll be campaigning for MacGregor.
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Jonathan Caldwell : [on the phone with MacGregor] You're going to learn to care for me to a degree beyond your imagination. And I say that knowing that right now spiritually you're sitting on Tom Verney's lap.