It's Love I'm After (1937)

George Barbier: William West

Quotes 

• Aunt Ella : It isn't a fire at all. It's Basil Underwood. Say something to him, William.

  William West : Go on! Go on! We don't want you here.

• William West : Get out!

  Basil Underwood : Did you hear that Digges?

  Digges : Distinctly, sir. I'll get the bags.

  Basil Underwood : Just a moment.

• Basil Underwood : Would you mind repeating that?

  William West : With pleasure. Get out of this house!

  Basil Underwood : Are you an actor, sir?

  William West : Who, me?

  Basil Underwood : Because if you're not, it's a great loss to the stage.

• William West : Marcia, I want you to get this man out of here. He's a lunatic.

  Marcia West : Oh, go away, daddy, please.

  William West : I will, I...

  Marcia West : Father!

  William West : Oh, well. I'll go away.

  [Mumbles to himself] 

• Digges : [Coming into the breakfast table with all other seated around it]  My master said that I'm to inform you that he feels like a kipper...

  William West : Oh, so he feels like a fish, eh?

• William West : What are my daughter's moles to you, Mr. Underwood?

  Marcia West : Oh, leave him alone, daddy. Please go away.

  William West : [Mumbling as he steps away]  Nobody ever lets me in on anything.

• William West : [Pulling Henry aside at the garden party]  You know, I found out something I think you oughta know.

  Henry Grant, Jr. : Oh, what?

  William West : Well, I'm not sure yet, mind you, but uh, I think Marcia's beginning to fall in love with that actor.

  Henry Grant, Jr. : Mr. West, you have a great mind. Where have you been all this time? Why she's practically published it in the newspapers. She's even invited all the neighbors around to flaunt it in front of them.

  William West : You mean everybody knows and I'm just... Nobody ever bothers to tell me what's happening under my own nose.

• Aunt Ella : What's the matter with Henry?

  William West : There's nothing the matter with him. That's what's the matter with him.