No Man of Her Own (1932)

Clark Gable: Jerry 'Babe' Stewart

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Quotes 

• Babe Stewart : Do your eyes bother you?

  Connie : No. Why?

  Babe Stewart : They bother me!

• Connie : You wouldn't ruin a ladies reputation, would you?

  Babe Stewart : No! No-no-no. No neighbors, have you? Mmm! Pajamas.

  Connie : Lounging pajamas.

  Babe Stewart : Oh, I'm glad you told me.

• [repeated line] 

  Babe Stewart : I never go back on a coin.

• Babe Stewart : That twinkle in your eye. Wrap it up for me, will you?

• Connie : Oh, you look grand darling. If we weren't married, I'd flirt with you.

  Babe Stewart : Why don't you try it anyway?

• Kay Everly : Try sticking around, Babe. I haven't seen you in a month.

  Babe Stewart : Listen, kid. That thing you've got on is pretty thin but I've got tough skin, see - and I don't feel it.

• Babe Stewart : You're sure Morton's check won't bounce back?

  Kay Everly : I lined up Morton, didn't I? I told you he's President of the Riverside Bank.

  Babe Stewart : There you go! It'll bounce back sure, a Bank President.

• Kay Everly : All right, let's have it! Who'd you meet on that boat?

  Babe Stewart : The steward's grandmother. And did she have "It".

• Kay Everly : Babe, I miss you so! You can't let me down this way after what we've been to each other.

  Babe Stewart : You know what gets me is why women can't laugh when it's over. It was all right, wasn't it? Whatcha bawlin' about? When you joined up with us it was a business proposition - pure and simple. Keep it simple, will ya.

• Kay Everly : Why did you make love to me? Go on, tell me! Why did you?

  Babe Stewart : You know I'm a hit and run guy. Never gonna have to comb any gal out of my hair.

• Kay Everly : Not even answering my radiograms?

  Babe Stewart : I ever tell you I loved you? You bet I didn't! I'm a square shooter.

• Charlie Vane : Babe, I sure wish you'd take me with ya. All right, all right. I won't say it again.

  Babe Stewart : I told you I want you to keep eyes on Collins and your fists on Kay.

  Charlie Vane : Do you really think she'd go to the DA?

  Babe Stewart : Well, unless she trips over a new brand of kisses in a hurry. I can't take a chance.

• Babe Stewart : Who's the live wire?

  Clerk : That's Connie Randall, the librarian. A cute trip. But, oh boy, is she a handful.

• Connie : Well, would you like Shakespeare?

  Babe Stewart : Oh, Shakespeare's all right. But, you know how it is. Some nights you just don't feel like Shakespeare.

  Connie : No.

• Connie : You could be nice. Try it sometime.

  Babe Stewart : I might even be nice if you liked it.

  Connie : You write the words and the music, don't you?

  Babe Stewart : Clever girl.

  Connie : Yes, I thought I told you that.

• Babe Stewart : See you at nine o'clock.

  Connie : Sure of yourself, aren't you?

  Babe Stewart : I wouldn't be if I was sure of you.

  Connie : I have a date. I have a steady date, every night - with my bed.

• Connie : Oh! You scared me. It's time to go. We'll be closing. It's nine o'clock.

  Babe Stewart : What do you do with all the hearts you break? Hmm?

  [long kiss] 

• Mrs. Randall : I bet Mr. Stewart doesn't hear any better preaching in New York than he heard today.

  Babe Stewart : I'm afraid you're right, Mrs. Randall.

• Willie Randall : What time you going up to the lake, Connie?

  Babe Stewart : Going on a trip somewhere?

  Willie Randall : Yeah, she's going up to Lake Inspiration with Charlie.

  Babe Stewart : Oh, I see.

  Mrs. Randall : The Get-Together Club goes up there every year. It's just a little crowd, dancing, running, games, you know.

• Babe Stewart : It's acute, you mug. Very acute. You get me?

• Babe Stewart : I suppose half of Glendale goes up to Lake Inspiration, hmm?

  Clerk : No wonder. But, if you ask me, there's no sense in trekking way up there. The floors no good to dance on. I could never dance on it. Well, you can pass away the holiday right here in Glendale.

  Babe Stewart : Yeah. You can pass away any day in Glendale.

• Connie : What on earth are you doing way up here?

  Babe Stewart : Well, you invited me up, didn't you?

  Connie : Yes. But, I didn't think you'd accept.

  Babe Stewart : I never disappoint a lady.

  Connie : Oh, how thoughtful of you.

  Babe Stewart : Well, here I am.

• Babe Stewart : Now, let's talk this whole thing over.

  Connie : Well, why don't you say something?

  Babe Stewart : You're awfully sweet.

  Connie : You think so?

  Babe Stewart : Mm-hum. And that isn't all.

  Connie : What else?

  Babe Stewart : Oh, a lot of things.

• Babe Stewart : It's very proper. We're dancing. Come on, you like this.

  Connie : Well, I hadn't thought about it. Will you give me till tomorrow to answer?

  [Babe squeezes Connie closer] 

  Connie : Please, you don't interest me that way, really. Doesn't that hurt your pride?

  Babe Stewart : No. You're much too pretty.

• Connie : Of course, I forgot. I promised Charlie I'd meet him at the dance.

  Babe Stewart : Certainly. Why don't you go?

  Connie : Because you fascinate me.

• Connie : [Babe kisses Connie]  You still refuse to be nice, don't you?

  Babe Stewart : All right. What does a nice guy do? Sit around and talk?

  Connie : Yes. I know some nice people who talk.

  Babe Stewart : Lovely evening, isn't it.

  Connie : Charming.

  Babe Stewart : You think it will rain tomorrow?

  Connie : Oh, it probably will. It's a holiday.

  Babe Stewart : Well, that takes care of the weather.

• Babe Stewart : Why keep kidding around like this?

  Connie : I'm not kidding. Only, well, you just walk in and pick up a girl and walk out. Is that fair?

  Babe Stewart : No. No, you're right.

• Connie : Why don't you be a sport? Why don't you give a girl a break? Why don't you take a chance?

  Babe Stewart : I don't get you?

  Connie : Have you ever gambled?

  Babe Stewart : Yeah, I'll gamble on anything.

  Connie : Why don't you gamble with me.

• Babe Stewart : Well, here we go.

  [Babe takes Connie's coat, takes off her hat, takes her purse out of her hands] 

  Babe Stewart : You know its all right.

  [Connie embraces Babe. Next scene shows Connie smiling in bed, in her negligee, with the night train they are riding on coming out of a tunnel] 

• Charlie Vane : Hello, you mug!

  Babe Stewart : Hello, pie face! How are you?

  Charlie Vane : Oh, swell.

• Connie : Darling, don't keep me waiting too long. I'm liable to get lonesome.

  Babe Stewart : All right, honey.

• Charlie Vane : You're not really gonna bring along that kid from the sticks?

  Babe Stewart : You wait till you see her all dolled up. You know, I have a hunch she'll make Kay and all the others look like a pair of deuces.

• Babe Stewart : Honey, you knocked 'em dead tonight.

  Connie : What a break for little Connie. The only girl with four men. You can't deny I was the most popular woman there.

• Babe Stewart : This is New York. Anything can happen.

• Babe Stewart : Darling, don't be funny so early in the morning. I never laugh until I've had my coffee!

• Babe Stewart : I'd like to get up a party some night for Connie. You know any nice girls?

  Charlie Vane : Certainly not.

  Babe Stewart : You wouldn't!

• Babe Stewart : I'm not alibiing myself. Card-sniping is the only racket I've ever known. That's all there is to that.

• Babe Stewart : I changed my mind about your staying here. You're going back to Glendale.

  Connie : But I like it here.

  Babe Stewart : I'm not going to leave you in this hard boiled town. You're going back to Glendale on the next train.

• Babe Stewart : If I wasn't such a toughie, you'd get under my skin.

  Connie : You're not so tough.

  Babe Stewart : No? You don't think so, huh?

• Babe Stewart : I don't want anymore gum shoes trailing me. Things have got to be different from now on.

  'Dickie' Collins : Oh, now I getcha. She's a blonde, isn't she?

• Babe Stewart : Keep her away from there when Connie gets there.

  Charlie Vane : What'll I do? Chloroform her?

  Babe Stewart : No, give her ether. It last longer.

• Babe Stewart : What do they sell in South America?

  Trinkets Dealer : Oh, eh, shawls, dolls, Indian baskets, Panama hats, monkeys, love birds, coffee. What do you want?

  Babe Stewart : Well, it's got to have a South American label.

  Trinkets Dealer : Here, this pottery: Valparaiso. See it on the bottom.

• Babe Stewart : She thinks I'm working. What am I gonna do in the daytime?

  Charlie Vane : Well, when you make up your mind, write me letter.

• Charlie Vane : [after Babe enters his apartment and shakes him awake in the morning]  At half past eight in the morning - have you gone mad?

  Babe Stewart : I've been up for an hour - put out of my house to go to work.

  Charlie Vane : Work? Now listen, I don't wanna be wakened in the middle of the night to hear funny stories.

  [sic] 

  Babe Stewart : What are we gonna do about that girl?

  Charlie Vane : That's your problem - don't bother me.

• Connie : You don't care for this sort of life any more than I do.

  Babe Stewart : You know more about me that I know about myself, don't you?

  Connie : Maye I do. Maybe I know something about you that you don't know anything about. Maybe I didn't just marry you on the flip of a coin.