Quotes from My Favorite Wife (1940)

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Granville Bates
Judge Walter Bryson: You're a lawyer, stick to the facts.
- Granville Bates (as Judge Walter Bryson) in My Favorite Wife (1940)

Irene Dunne
Ellen Wagstaff Arden aka Eve: Oh, by the way, how was my funeral?
Ma: Lovely. Doctor Blake preached a wonderful service.
Ellen Wagstaff Arden aka Eve: Oh, I wish I had been there.
- Irene Dunne (as Ellen Arden) in My Favorite Wife (1940)

Irene Dunne
Ellen Wagstaff Arden aka Eve: Oh, you Casanova, you.
- Irene Dunne (as Ellen Arden) in My Favorite Wife (1940)

Cary Grant
Nick Arden: Do you ride in cabs or do you just ride alongside!
- Cary Grant (as Nick Arden) in My Favorite Wife (1940)

Irene Dunne
Ellen Wagstaff Arden aka Eve: You sure you don't love her?
Nick Arden: The moment I saw you downstairs, I knew...
Ellen Wagstaff Arden aka Eve: Oh, go on, I bet you say that to all your wives.
- Irene Dunne (as Ellen Arden) in My Favorite Wife (1940)

Irene Dunne
Ellen Wagstaff Arden: How long does it take to tell a woman "My wife's come back?" I can say it in two seconds. My wife's come back. You've had two days!
- Irene Dunne (as Ellen Arden) in My Favorite Wife (1940)

Irene Dunne
Ellen Wagstaff Arden: Oh, isn't that lovely! Isn't that a lovely thing! Engagement present?
Bianca Bates: Yes.
Ellen Wagstaff Arden: Umhum, I used to have one exactly like it. Exactly!
- Irene Dunne (as Ellen Arden) in My Favorite Wife (1940)

Irene Dunne
Ellen Wagstaff Arden: You sure you don't love her?
Nick Arden: The moment I saw you downstairs, I knew...
Ellen Wagstaff Arden: Oh, go on, I bet you say that to all your wives.
- Irene Dunne (as Ellen Arden) in My Favorite Wife (1940)

Irene Dunne
Nick Arden: I had a pretty good ear when I was a kid.
Ellen Wagstaff Arden aka Eve: Why Nicholas, you could never carry a tune. Still can't.
Bianca Bates: I like my husband's voice.
Ellen Wagstaff Arden aka Eve: Don't care very much about music, huh?
- Irene Dunne (as Ellen Arden) in My Favorite Wife (1940)

Randolph Scott
Stephen Burkett: Make up your mind old man. You're not allowed to have two wives, you know.
- Randolph Scott (as Steve Burkett) in My Favorite Wife (1940)

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