Stella Kirby: You haven't left me with a word to say.
Charlie Dwyer: That's good. People talk too much anyway.

- Don Ameche (as Charlie Dwyer) in Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)

Stella's Sailor freind: So, did you ever learn long division?
Stella Kirby: I never even learned short division!

- Alice Faye (as Stella Kirby) in Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)