Quotes from Oh, Mr Porter! (1937)
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Mr. Trimbletow:
Ther's a place in Ireland called Buggleskelly.
William Porter: That's nothing, there's a place in Wales called Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
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Will Hay
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Oh, Mr Porter!
(1937)
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William Porter:
[going into danger, reassuringly] I'm behind yer.
Jeremiah Harbottle: Do you want to go in front? William Porter: No, I can see all right from here.
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Will Hay
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Oh, Mr Porter!
(1937)
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William Porter:
[sniffs] Is something burning somewhere?
Jeremiah Harbottle: That would be Albert, cooking the breakfast. William Porter: Smells more like somebody cooking Albert.
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Will Hay
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Oh, Mr Porter!
(1937)
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William Porter:
Albert. Who's Albert?
Jeremiah Harbottle: He comes in for me when I'm not here. William Porter: Well, which is his clock? Jeremiah Harbottle: [Jerry puts William's clock on the mantelpiece] He hasn't got a clock. He's still alive. William Porter: [snatching clock] Hey, give me that back! Jeremiah Harbottle: What? Aren't you go to put it with the others? William Porter: What, amongst them? They're a lot of tombstones!
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Will Hay
in
Oh, Mr Porter!
(1937)
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William Porter:
Well, I can't give you the exact number at the moment.
William Porter: [pauses to think] But in rough figures I would say quite a lot.
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Will Hay
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Oh, Mr Porter!
(1937)
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Superintendent:
It's a country station, rather off the beaten track.
William Porter: Oh, I don't mind, as long as it's near the railway.
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Will Hay
in
Oh, Mr Porter!
(1937)
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Signalman:
[wanting to know if he can let a train through] Can I stick me signals up?
William Porter: Yes, if it'll give you any pleasure.
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Will Hay
in
Oh, Mr Porter!
(1937)
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[William Porter is wheel-tapping a train]
Managing director's wife: You may think me a little stupid but why do they tap them? William Porter: Well, you see madam, it's like this. If I tap the wheel with this hammer and the wheel goes clang, then I know that the wheel's there. Managing director: But supposing that the wheel doesn't go clang? William Porter: Well, then I know that the train's gone!
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Will Hay
in
Oh, Mr Porter!
(1937)
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