Anything Can Happen (1952)

José Ferrer: Giorgi Papashvily

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• Giorgi Papashvily : No man who has cooked for army is gonna cook for me - unless I am in army.

• Giorgi Papashvily : I see also here Greek, and Georgian, Syrian, and sitting in the same room and eating the same food is even Turk and Armenian. And I say to myself, if in USA such a thing can happen, then here, anything can happen.

• Giorgi Papashvily : [Writing to Helen]  Yesterday Uncle John does not like his job so he quit and decide to go to California. I come with him. Also coming Anna, Luba, Tariel, Chancho.

• Giorgi Papashvily : Nuri Bey, where you learn to cook?

  Nuri Bey : In Turkish army.

• Nuri Bey : Here is address. By the time you get there, duff will be ready in package waiting for you.

  Giorgi Papashvily : Duff?

  Nuri Bey : Is flour and yeast for khinkali.

  Giorgi Papashvily : Thought it was called "doe."

  Nuri Bey : Is pronounced "duff."

  Giorgi Papashvily : Uncle John say "doe."

  Nuri Bey : Giorgi, I know he's great friend of yours. But Uncle John don't speak English so good. Better you learn from me - is "duff." Show you why. When meat is hard to eat is called "tuff." How you spell?

  Giorgi Papashvily : T-O-U-G-H.

  Nuri Bey : Right! When ocean's up and down, is called "ruff." How you spell?

  Giorgi Papashvily : R-O-U-G-H.

  Nuri Bey : Right. And flour and yeast for khinkali is spelled D-O-U-G-H. So, is "duff."

  Giorgi Papashvily : Duff.

  Nuri Bey : ...Ah, is amazing how easy language for me.

• Judge Gordon : Does he plead guilty or not guilty?

  Giorgi Papashvily : Not guilty, your honesty.

• Anna Godiedze : And I am hungry.

  Giorgi Papashvily : We can eat later. First, we go to Helen.

  Anna Godiedze : All right. Have your own pleasure. That I'm starving is not important. After all, who am I? I'm nothing. Just something in the back seat. Something like another suit case.

  [Ferrer seems about to be holding back laughter] 

• Uncle John : We've decided you should engage yourself to Helen quick, tonight.

  Giorgi Papashvily : Uncle John, I would like very much to engage myself, but I think is too fast.

  Nuri Bey : Giorgi, in USA everything is fast. Lady and gentleman meet on Saturday, date on Sunday, marry Monday.

• Giorgi Papashvily : And Nuri Bey.

  Nuri Bey : Yes?

  Giorgi Papashvily : Will you do me one more favor, please?

  Nuri Bey : Of course.

  Giorgi Papashvily : Start tomorrow, don't do me no more favor.

• Nuri Bey : If you say you're not guilty, you have to go in court. Then you lose day's pay. So you say you're guilty. It's cheaper.

  Giorgi Papashvily : It's cheaper too to shoot out brains. No clothes to buy, no food, no hotel room to pay. Only one trouble - you're no longer a man.

• Uncle Besso : Giorgi, I admit I'm gentleman. But I'm also miser. Gentleman in me says "tear up paper," but miser says, "eh, heh, it would be very bad business. And since I'm more miser than gentleman, I not hold you to your handshake.

  Giorgi Papashvily : Besso's crazy. I never shake hands to buy farm.