Out of the Past (1947)

Rhonda Fleming: Meta Carson

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• Eels : All women are wonders, because they reduce all men to the obvious.

  Meta Carson : So do martinis.

• Meta Carson : You are an idiot.

  Jeff : So's he.

  Meta Carson : You think so?

  Jeff : Why not? He's in love with you.

• Meta Carson : I was expecting you.

  Jeff : Well... I wasn't expecting you.

  Meta Carson : Should I take that as a compliment?

• Meta Carson : For a man who appears to be clever, you can certainly act like an idiot.

  Jeff : That's one way to be clever! Look like an idiot.

  Meta Carson : You look like an underweight ghost.

• Jeff : If you'll drop this Junior League patter we may get the conversation down where it belongs.

  Meta Carson : You worried about something?

  Jeff : I don't know. Should I be?

  Meta Carson : Not if you do what you're told.

  Jeff : That's why I'm here. I do what I'm told. People trust me. Whit even trusts me twice. Do you?

  Meta Carson : Just as far as I have to.

• Meta Carson : Would you like a gin and tonic?

  Jeff : That'd be nice.

  Meta Carson : You may have whiskey if you like.

  Jeff : That'd be even nicer.

• Jeff : Just remember, I'm coming out of this in one piece, Miss Carson.

  Meta Carson : Do you always go around leaving your fingerprints on a girl's shoulder? Not that I mind, particularly. You've got nice strong hands.