Hold Your Man (1933)

Clark Gable: Eddie

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Quotes 

• Eddie : You think you're a smart dame, don't ya?

  Ruby : Well, I'm out here, and you're in there.

  [referring to jail] 

• Eddie : Say, this is a man's bathrobe.

  Ruby : You don't say. Ain't you the bright little thing!

• Eddie : You know all the answers, don't ya?

  Ruby : Sure, to dumb questions.

• Eddie : Here, I'll show you the bedroom.

  Ruby : You can send me a picture of it.

• Eddie : You're not sore on account of that dame, are you? She don't mean a thing to me.

  Ruby : The both of you both don't mean anything to me.

• Eddie : Say, why'd you do all this for me?

  Ruby : I don't know. I guess I'm a little bit crazy.

• Gypsy : I won't go unless he tells me to!

  Eddie : Gypsies are always supposed to - keep moving.

• Policeman : [Watching Ruby walk away]  Not bad.

  Eddie : Yes sir, that baby's got rhythm.

  [Imitating Ruby's walk] 

• Eddie : You were satisfied with the split the last time.

  Ruby : It was coming to me. You had a bath, and I did your laundry.

  Eddie : That crack calls for a drink!

  Ruby : What is it? Scotland or Brooklyn?

  Eddie : A little of both.

  Ruby : I'll take a chance.

  [Takes a drink] 

  Ruby : I think I will take off this coat.

• Eddie : Get your hat and coat on.

  Ruby : Where we going?

  Eddie : To Burl Hall, for a marriage license. Any objections?

  Ruby : [smiling]  No.

• Eddie : Now listen, sweet pea, how 'bout you and me gettin' together tonight, huh?

  Ruby : Well, I like your nerve!

  Eddie : That ain't all you're gonna like. Wait till you see how I grow on ya.

  Ruby : Yeah, I can imagine, just like a carbuncle.

  Eddie : Don't be so hard to get!

• Eddie : Say, wait a minute. You know it seems silly to play this for a two dollar and a quarter check. Let's make it for the check and ten dollars.

  Al : You're on. But, I warn ya, I'm always lucky.

  Ruby : I have a feeling that you won't be this time.

• Ruby : What do you get off, clippin' my friend like that for ten dollars?

  Eddie : Hey, now wait a minute. No squawks. Here's your half.

  Ruby : You've turned into a regular Santi Claus, ain't ya?

  Eddie : What's a matter?

  Ruby : I don't have to go around cuttin' up my friend's dough with you. Anything he's got, belongs to me.

  Eddie : Oh, yeah. Well, in that case you won't need this five.

  Ruby : [Grabs it out of his hand]  I'll keep it.

  [Stuffs it in her cleavage] 

  Ruby : In case of another bank holiday.

• Ruby : That guy's been bothering me for over month, wanting to come up here. I told him I lived with my brother to try to stop him. But, he just won't stay put.

  Eddie : Must be your personality, sweet meat.

• Slim : Have you gone nuts? He'd a had his checkbook out in another minute. Why did you do that?

  Eddie : I didn't like his looks!

  Slim : What's his looks got to do with his dough!

• Ruby : Edward Huntington Hall. Gee, you got a swell middle name.

  Eddie : It's my old lady's.

• Eddie : Will you do something for me? Let me see you smile.