Tales of Manhattan (1942)

Roland Young: Edgar

Quotes 

• Diane : [reading aloud a letter found after rummaging through the pockets of a tail coat at her fiancé's apartment]  "Oh, my lion, I love your strength and your gentleness. I love the way you roar, when - - - "

  Edgar : Excuse me, Miss Diane, I think - something's burning.

  Diane : I know Edgar, it's me!

• Edgar : [answers a ringing phone]  Hello. Oh, good morning Miss Diane. Well, yes. Mr. Wilson is - here.

  Diane : [sitting on a chair, in a towel, with her maid drying off her outstretched legs]  You don't have to go any farther, Edgar. I know that tone. It means Mr. Wilson is still asleep. Stop mumbling. Just reach over and very firmly press the buzzer. Well, who cares about his head?

• Edgar : He'll probably have double vision after he has this.

  Diane : What's that?

  Edgar : Um, a health drink.

  Diane : [takes a sip]  Judas! What's in it besides embalming fluid?

  Edgar : Tabasco sauce, spirits of ammonia, red pepper, brandy, and a jigger of milk.

  Diane : I suppose it's the milk that packs the wallop.

  Edgar : I'm sure it is, Miss Diane.

• Edgar : Remember, this is *his* tailcoat.

  George : My tailcoat is his tailcoat.

  Edgar : Correct!

  George : His tailcoat is my tailcoat.

  Edgar : And his letter...

  George : Is my letter. I don't understand any of it.

• Harry Wilson : I'm sorry, Diane. But, I kinda put George on the spot. You see, his tailcoat really isn't my tailcoat, it's his tailcoat.

  George : No, it's not really my tailcoat, it's Edgar's tailcoat.

  Edgar : It's not really my tailcoat. It's Luther's tailcoat. No, no, it's not Luther's tailcoat, it's Mr. Orman's tailcoat and he's in the hospital.

  Harry Wilson : You see, my tailcoat...

  Diane : Just a minute, I think it's better if nobody explains anything to anybody.