Finishing School (1934)

Ginger Rogers: Cecilia 'Pony' Ferris

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Quotes 

• Billie : Would you loan me one of your brassieres?

  Pony : What for?

  Billie : Well you see, I haven't got one and I thought seeing as it's Christmas and everything, and I'm going on a house party and, well, when the maid unpacks my bag and finds I haven't got one, how do you think I'm going to feel?

  Pony : It's like putting a saddle on a pekingese but here it is.

• Virginia : Gee, Pony, Mac's a grand person.

  Pony : Well, he's gonna be awfully out of place among those Little Lord Fauntleroys they drag in here every Sunday. If you took all the hair off of their combined chests, you wouldn't have enough to make a wig for a grape.

• Virginia : But if they have those rules, and we're on our honor, I...

  Pony : Honor? You're supposed to do exactly as you please in this old ladies home for nice young gals. Just don't get caught, that's all.

• Madeleine 'Maggy' Kelly : Got a corkscrew, Pony?

  Pony : Sooner be caught without a toothbrush!

• Pony : Oh, when you kiss me like that, the beast in me comes out in all fours.

• Virginia : I hope he can come.

  Pony : Well, why the devil shouldn't he?

  Virginia : Well, Mac's a very busy person. He can't waste his time fooling around with girls like us.

  Pony : And what's the matter with us?

  Virginia : Well, we're not very worthwhile.

  Pony : Well, it's just talk like that that started the Russian Revolution.

• Pony : Do you think we ought to tell Virgie how we're gonna get out of this asylum for potential pick-ups?

• Virginia : I've always wanted to get tight.

  Pony : You?

  Virginia : You know, just to see how it feels.

  Pony : Yeah, I remember.

  Virginia : This would be a good opportunity, wouldn't it?

  Pony : Opportunity? It's an obligation. Come, little one.

• Pony : Pop down and tell old pussyfoot you're stopping at our shack over the holidays. Go on!

• Pony : Virginia's gonna get fried.

  [singing] 

  Pony : Virginia's gonna get fried, Virginia's gonna get fried, Hi ho the merry-o, Virginia's gonna get fried...

• Pony : I've had warts that were easier to get rid of.

  Billie : Going on a weekend party?

  Pony , Madeleine 'Maggy' Kelly , Ruth Wallace : Yes.

  Billie : Going with fellas?

  Pony , Madeleine 'Maggy' Kelly , Ruth Wallace : Yes.

  Billie : Can I go?

  Pony , Madeleine 'Maggy' Kelly , Ruth Wallace : No!