Reckless (1935)

William Powell: Ned Riley

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• Granny : Oh, I'm distracted. They've put Mona in jail.

  Ned Riley : Goodie! What for?

  Granny : Oh, reckless driving or something.

  Ned Riley : Again?

• Granny : Now, hurry up! Hurry up!

  Ned Riley : I-I-I-I'm practically in a cold shower now. Will you join me?

  Granny : Oh!

• Mona Leslie : Ned, come back here! Oh, sweet Ned. Darling, Ned.

  Granny : Oh, listen to her. People have married on less than that.

  Ned Riley : Well, I always said what I needed was the love of a good woman.

  Granny : Well?

  Ned Riley : And what she needs is a good old fashioned fanning with a bedroom slipper.

• Ned Riley : Hey, Mr. - eh...

  Bob Harrison : Harris. All my enemies call me Bob.

  Ned Riley : Then I'll call you Bob.

• Mona Leslie : Betcha don't know what I've been doing, Daddy?

  Ned Riley : No.

  Mona Leslie : I've been out on that great big yacht again.

  Ned Riley : Did you catch anything?

  Mona Leslie : We didn't fish!

  Ned Riley : Did you catch anything?

  Mona Leslie : Your cracks have fallen off terribly, Ned. You've got to see more of me.

• Ned Riley : I'm on my way. I hope the Society has a good meeting.

  Bob Harrison : Thanks, I'll send you the minutes.

  Ned Riley : I'll send you my Seconds.

• Ned Riley : What are you lookin' so sick about? Are you in love?

• Ned Riley : You know, there must be something in it. Millions of people getting married every year.

  Smiley : Yeah, there's millions of people killed by trucks every year.

  Blossom : Yeah, its all on account of them women drivers. They have no, eh, let women drive.

• Mona Leslie : It's not really you? Long time no see.

  Ned Riley : Yeah. That's a nice dance.

  Mona Leslie : Everything under control?

  Ned Riley : Yes.

• Ned Riley : Where'd you get that? Its a nice looking outfit.

  Eddie : I got it second hand down at Konowski's. Do you like it?

  Ned Riley : Oh, sure. Sure, that's fine. That's the right idea too, Eddie. Up your front. That's the important thing in business, everything. Up your front.

• Ned Riley : Gold Dust, if you don't win your race today, I'm going to send you back to the Chain Gang.

• Ned Riley : Look here, you go on in and show these folks how you can hot-foot it around, huh?

  Mona Leslie : I can't dance no more. These old bones has done gots the misery.

  [Crowd laughs] 

  Ned Riley : You hear that? Dem white folks was a-talkin'.