Their Own Desire (1929)

Norma Shearer: Lally

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Quotes 

• Lucia 'Lally' Marlett : Say, that strong arm stuff may slay your other lady friends; but, it doesn't hit with me.

• [Lally, having just learned from her father that he is divorcing her mother to marry another woman, enters her mother's room.] 

  Lucia 'Lally' Marlett : Well, he's washed us up...given us the air.

  [Mother weeps inconsolably as Lally lights a cigarette.] 

  Lucia 'Lally' Marlett : Oh, Mother, haven't you any pride?

  Harriet Marlett : [between sobs]  Oh Lally! What's pride when you care for a man--when you...when you...really...really care?

• John Douglas Cheever : I was willing you to come to me, and you have. So it's alright, but don't send me away again because I won't go.

  Lucia 'Lally' Marlett : Send you away? Do you think I want to send you away, Jacky?

  John Douglas Cheever : I've got the little ol' canoe down at the landing; let me run you over to the little ol' love nest.

• Lucia 'Lally' Marlett : Gee, Dad, that goal was a peachy one. Just a dandy shot!

• Lucia 'Lally' Marlett : It looks as if our friend Mrs. Cheever were trying to vamp Dad!

• Lucia 'Lally' Marlett : Look at her Minnie. Can you tie that? Sobbing, cause she's gonna leave Dad for three months.

  Minnie : 'Tis a sad world. Surein' it's us women that knows it.

• Lucia 'Lally' Marlett : Oh, what a sap I was!

• Lucia 'Lally' Marlett : I suppose you think she's a little fat. A bit dowdy. Not much like the slim, slick Mrs. Cheever, is she?

• Lucia 'Lally' Marlett : I'm sorry to have talked so long. But, we shan't ever talk together again, you know. Good-bye.

• John Douglas Cheever : See, you can dance.

  Lucia 'Lally' Marlett : No kid.

  John Douglas Cheever : How many fellas have told you that?

  Lucia 'Lally' Marlett : Oh, as many as ever danced with me.

  John Douglas Cheever : How many is that?

  Lucia 'Lally' Marlett : Ever so.

  John Douglas Cheever : If you pucker your lips again that way I'll - Has anyone ever kissed you?

  Lucia 'Lally' Marlett : What do you think?

  John Douglas Cheever : Come on outside.

  Lucia 'Lally' Marlett : No.

  John Douglas Cheever : I dare you to.

  Lucia 'Lally' Marlett : That's different!

• Lucia 'Lally' Marlett : Whoopie!

  John Douglas Cheever : Put this around you, you might get cold.

  Lucia 'Lally' Marlett : You think I'm the cold type?

  John Douglas Cheever : I'll tell you about that later.

  Lucia 'Lally' Marlett : I make no promises.

• John Douglas Cheever : Come on, now. You like me a little bit, don't you?

  Lucia 'Lally' Marlett : I hate you like the devil - ha-ha - I don't think.

• Lucia 'Lally' Marlett : To think that we could dance and play around together last night, without even getting each other's names. I must have been crazy!

• John Douglas Cheever : I want to speak to you please.

  Lucia 'Lally' Marlett : Speak your peace.

  John Douglas Cheever : Not here, down in the arbor.

  Lucia 'Lally' Marlett : The necking nook? No!