Buccaneer's Girl (1950)

Philip Friend: Frederic Baptiste

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• Frederic Baptiste : All is fair in love and war, and it appears that I have lost in both.

• Frederic Baptiste : [introducing himself]  Frederic Baptiste, the bloodthirsty pirate, at your service... up to a point.

• Frederic Baptiste : And now you are to entertain me.

  Deborah McCoy : Very well, do I sing, dance, or fight?

  Frederic Baptiste : We decide on the way home.

• Bertram, Pirate : Afternoon, Miss Debbie.

  Deborah McCoy : Good afternoon, Bertram.

  Deborah McCoy : [to Baptiste]  He's been telling me about his sister. I remind him of her.

  Frederic Baptiste : He never had a sister.

  Deborah McCoy : Oh, the poor fellow. He's had such a sad life!

  Frederic Baptiste : He's had the kind of life he wants. So have I - up to now!

• Arlene Villon : Get out!

  Frederic Baptiste : Your husband will soon discover you are without honor. You will soon discover he is without wealth. This should be a happy arrangement for both of you.

• Frederic Baptiste : Charming! You would've been wasted in the Tortugas.

  Deborah McCoy : You're very kind, sir, but it's no thanks to you that I'm not there now.

• Mme. Brizar : We've had an anxious day, Captain, wondering if it would be you or the police who would call on us. I haven't even let Debbie unpack.

  Frederic Baptiste : It's safe for her to do so, but I'm here to ask her not to.

  Deborah McCoy : Why not? Does my presence in New Orleans embarrass you?

  Frederic Baptiste : On the contrary. New Orleans itself embarrasses me. Therefore, I'm sailing immediately and want you to go with me.

  Deborah McCoy : Won't that be a little awkward - you and I and Madame Narbonne?

  Frederic Baptiste : Then, you know.

  Deborah McCoy : Yes, Madame Brizar was kind enough to tell me.

  Mme. Brizar : At which point I discovered that even a woman doesn't understand women. They're very unpredictable creatures, as you're about to find out.

• Frederic Baptiste : Debbie, I don't think you understand. There's nothing to stop us now. I'm ready to turn the ship around and keep on sailing.

  Deborah McCoy : So now you're ready? Well, I'm not! When you thought you could have Mademoiselle Villon, you didn't want me. Well, now that you can't have her, I don't want you!

  Frederic Baptiste : I came here, Debbie, because I discovered that it wasn't Mademoiselle Villon that I loved - it was you.

  Deborah McCoy : And I've discovered that I want no part of you. I wasn't good enough for you and your friends last night. Well, they're not good enough for me today!

• Deborah McCoy : What can you do about this being our last night out?

  Frederic Baptiste : All voyages must end sometime.

  Deborah McCoy : Why? You could just turn this ship around and keep sailing.

  Frederic Baptiste : You forget my friends at the Seamen's Fund and my business with them.

  Deborah McCoy : To say nothing of Mademoiselle Villon and your business with her.

  Frederic Baptiste : That too, Debbie. I'd hoped you'd understand.

  Deborah McCoy : I don't at all. But I know what you're going to say - what you've been leading up to for the past three days. Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't it go something like this: "Debbie, this is a difficult moment for both of us but one we have to face. Now, being together these past few months has made us forget everyone but ourselves and led us to believe that everything has changed. But tomorrow we land in New Orleans, we meet our old friends, and discover that nothing has changed, least of all my feeling toward Mademoiselle Villon."

  Frederic Baptiste : That doesn't sound very pretty.

  Deborah McCoy : Perhaps you could make it sound more attractive.

  Frederic Baptiste : No. No matter what words I use, the meaning would be the same. I'm sorry, Debbie. I... I hope you'll forgive me.

  Deborah McCoy : And I hope that you... that you'll be very happy.