Easy to Love (1953)

Van Johnson: Ray Lloyd

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• [first lines] 

  Ray Lloyd : What do you see in that girl?

  Mr. Barnes : Ah, well...

  Ray Lloyd : I'll tell you. All that's beautiful, clean, decent, desirable, wholesome, and commercial. You'll photograph in color, of course.

  Mr. Barnes : Of course.

• Ray Lloyd : Come here. Look at that girl. Here.

  [hands Barnes some binoculars] 

  Mr. Barnes : Oh, thank you.

  Ray Lloyd : Her smile has sold more toothpaste, her legs more nylons, her middle more girdles than you could possibly believe.

  Mr. Barnes : I believe everything.

  Ray Lloyd : Described by 'Look' magazine as the girl with the perfect figure. She could run away with the Miss America title, any year, but I won't let her compete.

  Mr. Barnes : Why?

  Ray Lloyd : Wouldn't be fair. Besides, I need her here with me.

• Ray Lloyd : She's been working with me since she was 15. Oh, you should have seen her. Just bones stuck together with freckles. Who do you think made those shoulders and legs? Me. And of course, Florida oranges.

• Ray Lloyd : This is the worst television set ever made. I had Cynthia make love to it, became a bestseller in two weeks.

• Ray Lloyd : Yep, they're all my girls.

• Ray Lloyd : American industry owes me a debt that can never be paid. I have made this country bathing-suit-minded. This freezer, for instance. Nobody bought it, not even the man who made it. Since I put Marie on top of it, they can't turn them out fast enough.

• Ray Lloyd : Beautiful Cypress Gardens. Take a look! See for yourself. I personally chose every plant, every tree, and every girl.

• Julie Hallerton : Ouch!

  Ray Lloyd : Say, you're putting on weight. You better watch that.

• Mr. Barnes : How do you manage to stay single?

  Ray Lloyd : Well, in this business, you can have only one boss. You get married, that's two bosses. That means trouble. So, I stay single and beautiful Cypress Gardens stays one big happy family.

• Ray Lloyd : Mr. Barnes flew five hours today just to get here.

  Julie Hallerton : And I've been walking on the water for six hours.

• Julie Hallerton : I'm quitting. I'm gonna marry Hank.

  Ray Lloyd : Hank? That leftover from the Mr. America contest? Oh, no. I'll bet you've never even seen him with his clothes on.

• Ray Lloyd : What do you see in him? He'd Indian wrestle you dawn to midnight. What kind of life is that?

  Julie Hallerton : What kind of life is this?

• Ray Lloyd : Angel, meet Barry Gordon. He's willing to kiss you for Ted.

  Julie Hallerton : That's very nice of you.

  Barry Gordon : Anytime. Anytime at all.

• Ray Lloyd : You've gotta look fresh for the Citrus Queen contest. Hold it, will you? There's stiff competition! The California girl's a knockout. Four years younger than you are.

  [Julie slams the door in his face] 

• Ray Lloyd : [setting up a lipstick advertisement photo shoot]  Now, Mr. Gordon, would you mind stepping around the back of the couch and sitting there? The idea is you love the taste of that lipstick. You know what I mean?

  Barry Gordon : Yes, I think I do.

  Ray Lloyd : Now, just put your arm around her and then pretend you're kissing her.

  [Barry immediately kisses Julie] 

  Ray Lloyd : Well, that's it. Shoot it. Swell, shoot it.

  Joe - Photographer : Would you mind if I took one more?

  Julie Hallerton : Not at all.

  Barry Gordon : Go right ahead.

  [kisses Julie again] 

  Ray Lloyd : That does it.

  Julie Hallerton : You better take another one. I think I moved.

  Barry Gordon : Yes you did. She moved.

  Julie Hallerton : I moved. I *moved*.

• Ray Lloyd : With his voice, anybody can sing like that. I wonder what he looks like in a bathing suit. Probably can't even swim.

  Julie Hallerton : I'd sure love to teach him.

• Ray Lloyd : [inspecting a new costume design]  It's cut too low.

  Ben : Not for me it isn't.

  Costume Designer : Well, it is a little bit revealing, but people love it!

  Ray Lloyd : You mean, men love it - and men come here with their wives. And wives hate the things their husbands love.

• Ben : You can't win, boss. It's no use. You know what my girl used to say to me? She used to say: "You can't fight nature, baby. You can't fight nature." She always said everything twice. So I didn't. So I got married.

  Ray Lloyd : So you don't fight nature anymore. You fight your wife.

  Ben : Oh, you're *so* right.

• Ray Lloyd : Now, beat it. Go eat your yogurt.

• Ray Lloyd : Do you know anything about Julie being in love with me?

  Ben : I had a slight notion, yes. Most all the girls are. It's only natural, I suppose. Young, good-looking boss, female employees.

• Ray Lloyd : [Hanks storms in the office]  Get out and knock first. And put your pants on. This isn't a nudist colony.

• Ray Lloyd : This is all cockeyed. If she's in love with me, I had nothing to do with it.

• Ray Lloyd : Sure, I believe in matrimony, but only for women.

• Ray Lloyd : How did he get in the act?

  Ben : Julie's idea. Great publicity stunt, huh, chief? Well, stop worrying. He's doing it for nothing. I always say there's no business like free business.