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Movie Quote of the Day – The Red House, 1947 (dir. Delmer Daves)
Nath Storm: Sometimes it seems the more I know about women the less I know about women.
Movie Quote of the Day – T-Men, 1947 (dir. Anthony Mann)
The Schemer: By the way, how did you find me?
Dennis O’Brien: I could smell ya.
Movie Quote of the Day – The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, 1947 (dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
Mr. Coombe: In my opinion, you are the most obstinate young woman I have ever met!
Lucy Muir: Thank you, Mr. Coombe. I’ve always wanted to be considered obstinate!
Movie Quote of the Day – Green Dolphin Street, 1947 (dir. Victor Saville)
Marianne Patourel: These figures prove that at the present cost of operation, a steamboat will eat up all its profits
Octavius Patourel: I still say, it’s most unseemly for a young woman to know so much about the shipping business.
Marianne Patourel: Oh, Papa, you’ll be using steamships in eight or ten years. But, by that time, you’ll be retired and I’ll be running the business.
Octavius Patourel: By that time, you’ll be married to some smart young fellow who will carry on in my place.
Marianne Patourel: If I ever marry, it won’t be because the groom is a good businessman.
Octavius Patourel: Marianne, my dear, sometimes you shock me.
Marianne Patourel: Of course I do. I’m bold and scheming and sometimes I think I’m not quite nice.
Movie Quote of the Day – Possessed, 1947 (dir. Curtis Bernhardt)
Louise Howell: Why don’t you love me like that? I’m much nicer than a girder and a lot more interesting.
Movie Quote of the Day – High Wall, 1947 (dir. Curtis Bernhardt)
Dr. Ann Lorrison: What’s the matter, Mr. Kenet? Something seems to be disturbing you. What is it?
Steven Kenet: I don’t know.
Dr. Ann Lorrison: Something bothering you?
Steven Kenet: Could it happen in a single second?
Dr. Ann Lorrison: What, Mr. Kenet?
Steven Kenet: Could you strangle someone in just one second?
Movie Quote of the Day – Ruthless, 1947 (dir. Edgar G. Ulmer)
Horace Woodruff Vendig: When a man is ambitious for the kind of success that I used to dream about, it’s inevitable that a lot of people are going to be hurt. He doesn’t know that. He’s too busy fighting. Then he reaches the top, whatever the top may be for him. Then he has a chance to stop, think. That’s when the pain of all those people comes back to you. He starts to feel. That’s when he starts to be a little afraid.
Movie Quote of the Day – Railroaded!, 1947 (dir. Anthony Mann)
Duke: Hey look, until we’re out of this jam, I want you to lay off that bottle. You gotta use your head.
Clara: I got sense enough to know that.
Movie Quote of the Day – Boomerang!, 1947 (dir. Elia Kazan)
Henry: You didn’t answer my question.
Madge: You ought to know by now that I’ll go anywhere you go, Henry.
Movie Quote of the Day – Black Narcissus, 1947 (dir. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger)
Sister Clodagh: You are objectionable when sober, and abominable when drunk!
Mr. Dean: I quite agree.
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