The Merry Widow (1952)
Una Merkel: Kitty Riley
Quotes
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Kitty Riley : What can I do for you? I'm Mrs. Radek's secretary.
Marshovian Ambassador : Our mission is private. I represent...
Kitty Riley : I'm her private secretary.
Marshovian Attache : And, personal. He...
Kitty Riley : I'm her personal secretary.
Marshovian Ambassador : We should have to talk to her privately and personally. You see this matter is confidential.
Kitty Riley : I'm her confidential secretary, too. Confidentially, I suggest that you write for a personal appointment and state your private business.
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Crystal Radek : Where did you ever get off a train and find all the people singing and dancing? Not in Hoboken, where I come from.
Kitty Riley : No. Not in Yonkers either.
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Kitty Riley : Teaches you one thing: when they start kissing your hand, hold on to your bracelet.
Crystal Radek : Oh, Kitty, you're always suspicious of people.
Kitty Riley : Not people, just men!
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Crystal Radek : Be firm! Hard!
Kitty Riley : Hard as steel.
Crystal Radek : Oh, they're full of hot air, those Marshovians. Don't melt!
Kitty Riley : Cold as ice.
Crystal Radek : And when you see Danilo, rip him apart!
Kitty Riley : Like a tiger.
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Crystal Radek : You must admit he's handsome.
Kitty Riley : Now that you mention it, he is. Very handsome.
Crystal Radek : Well, maybe that's important to you; but, it isn't to me. The most important thing in a man is character.
Kitty Riley : It is? I mean - it is.
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Crystal Radek : I have nothing on! Oh, why didn't you tell me?
Kitty Riley : I thought you'd find out.
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Crystal Radek : He was the maddest king I ever saw.
Kitty Riley : Heads will roll.
Crystal Radek : Heads will roll. What does that mean?
Kitty Riley : Oh, it's just and expression.
Crystal Radek : But, they have some funny customs in Marshovia. Heads will roll.
Kitty Riley : Oh, don't be silly. They stopped chopping heads off 200 years ago.
Crystal Radek : They're awfully backward in Marshovia.