My Gal Sal (1942)

Victor Mature: Paul Dresser

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Quotes 

• Paul Dresser : Look. If you don't like my act, why don't you get out of here.

  Fred Haviland : Like it? Why, you're the hit of the show.

  Sally Elliott : It's one of the funniest acts I ever saw.

  Paul Dresser : Funny? What's funny about it?

  Sally Elliott : Wasn't it?

  Paul Dresser : You know very well it wasn't, nobody else was laughing.

  Sally Elliott : But there was two pianos. And that suit. What could you expect?

  Paul Dresser : What's wrong with my suit?

  Sally Elliott : It's all right if you can stand the noise.

• Paul Dresser : Someday, I'll write a song. And she'll come begging to sing it.

• [after tearing up Sally Elliot's wardrobe with a pair of scissors, Paul Dresser is arrested and thrown in jail] 

  Jail Cell Inmate : Whatcha in for, fella?

  Paul Dresser : I'm Jack the Ripper.

• Paul Dresser : I'll start my own show! All you need's: an Indian and a couple of recipes.

• Mae Collins : Good morning. Feeling better?

  Paul Dresser : Good morning, Miss Collins. I feel kinda sore. My skin hurts.

  Mae Collins : Oh. Oh, you'll be all right.

  Paul Dresser : I can't tell you how much I appreciate what you've done for me.

  Mae Collins : Oh, forget it. Who can tell? I may need you to take the tar off me someday.

  Paul Dresser : Oh, I'd like to! I mean, I'd like to be able to do something for you in return.

• Mae Collins : I got him to give you a job, too.

  Paul Dresser : Why, he hasn't even heard me play. How does he know if I'm any good or not?

  Mae Collins : That doesn't matter. If you're not a good musician, you can always pound steaks.

• Mae Collins : Bashful, aren't you?

  Paul Dresser : No, of course not.

  Mae Collins : What's the matter? Don't you like me?

  Paul Dresser : Sure, I like you! I...

  Mae Collins : Haven't you ever kissed a girl before?

  Paul Dresser : Sure! Sure, it's just that I - well, I didn't want you to think I was fresh, that's all.

  Mae Collins : Well?

  [Mae leans down and kisses Paul] 

  Mae Collins : Do you feel better now?

  Paul Dresser : Gee, I sure do.

• Sally Elliott : Ida? Ida?

  Paul Dresser : Oh, I've taken the liberty of giving her the evening off.

  Sally Elliott : You take a lot of liberties, don't you.

• Sally Elliott : I wanted to have a party for each song when it came out. When you write two at once, what can I do?

  Paul Dresser : At this rate, it won't be long before we'll have to have a bigger cake.

  [takes Sally's hand] 

  Fred Haviland : And you know how much Sally likes cake.

  [takes Sally's other hand] 

• Sally Elliott : This is the last cake you'll get from me. The next one you'll get in your face!

  Paul Dresser : Sally, I...

  Sally Elliott : And as for the candles, you can burn them at your wake, as far as I'm concerned.

• Policeman : You're still - a sort of on probation, Mr. Dresser. You can't come out until you write a song called a - a song called, "Banks of the Wabash."

  Paul Dresser : Any particular key you'd like me to write it in?

  Policeman : Well, I don't know about that. Just so it's something that Miss Elliot can sing. She fixed this with the judge.

  Paul Dresser : Oh, the judge is a conniver?

  Policeman : No, a Democrat.

• Sally Elliott : Good night, Mr. Dresser, sweetheart.

  Paul Dresser : Good night?

  Sally Elliott : You know, that's what people say when they're leaving each other for the evening.

  Paul Dresser : Well, who's leaving?

  Sally Elliott : You are. Kiss me good night, darling.

  Paul Dresser : I'll be hanged if I will! Well, I wouldn't have asked you to marry me if I thought you were going to act like this.

  Sally Elliott : You'll never get out of it now. Pleasant dreams.

  [seductively] 

  Sally Elliott : Good night.

  [steps inside and closes the door] 

• Paul Dresser : This marriage is going to be complete and permanent.

  Countess Rossini : Permanent? Permanent is a long time.

• Countess Rossini : Darling, what shall it be? Pistols or rapiers?

  Paul Dresser : Champagne!

• Paul Dresser : That's the lightest, gayest music number you ever heard.

  Pat Hawley : Light, huh? Gay? Maybe it does you good to have your heart broken. Maybe you ought to have it broken every week. We'd be rich.