Quotes from Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)

Jimmy Dolan: Didn't I tell you all we needed was a break? Thirteen weeks on the dotted line, signed and sealed.
Jerry Dolan: Oh, it's wonderful, Jimmy. I just hope we click.
Jimmy Dolan: Oh, we'll knock 'em dead.
Barbara Barry: Do we have to kill people?
Jimmy Dolan: Oh, we won't kill them, we'll just slay 'em.

- Jack Haley (as Jimmy Dolan) in Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)

Jimmy Dolan: Don't forget, we've got another radio audition tomorrow. You know, this radio racket is a lot harder than Vaudeville used to be. Remember when we got married?
Jerry Dolan: No, and don't remind me. By the way, I'm getting tired of these radio auditions. If we don't land a job soon, I'm going home to my mother.
Jerry Dolan: Well, that's better than bringing the old bat here.

- Alice Faye (as Jerry Dolan) in Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)

Jimmy Dolan: I've been workin' on a step that's gonna get Bill Robinson talkin' to himself.

- Jack Haley (as Jimmy Dolan) in Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)

Jimmy Dolan: Listen, darling, tell us the truth. Do you know Mr. Barry?
Barbara Barry: You won't be angry if I tell you?
Jerry Dolan: No, sweetheart.
Barbara Barry: Mr. Barry's my daddy!
Jerry Dolan: Didn't I tell you she didn't jump out of a hat? There's only one thing to do. Take her back to the apartment, telephone Barry where she is, and then duck.

- Alice Faye (as Jerry Dolan) in Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)

Jimmy Dolan: My goodness, she sneezed! Get a doctor, quick! Maybe we should put her to bed. Maybe we should...
Barbara Barry: Why don't you just say saluti?
Jimmy Dolan: Huh?
Jerry Dolan: How about gesundheit?
Barbara Barry: Danke schön!

- Shirley Temple (as Barbara Barry) in Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)

Jimmy Dolan: Now, listen, sweetheart, remember, you're Bonnie Dolan, the radio star. Don't use your real name around here. Don't even think about it. Just forget that you're Betsy Weir.
Barbara Barry: Are we playing a game?
Jimmy Dolan: That's right. Will you play along with us?
Barbara Barry: I like games.
Jerry Dolan: Now, don't forget, Betsy.
Barbara Barry: The name's Bonnie Dolan.

- Shirley Temple (as Barbara Barry) in Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)

Jimmy Dolan: Suppose the kid's story does turn out to be a phony? So we believed her. So we fed her, took good care of her, and put her on the air. They can hang you for that, can they?
Jerry Dolan: They can try.

- Alice Faye (as Jerry Dolan) in Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)

Jimmy Dolan: Tony, who is she?
Tony: She's an orphan, I tell-a you! She run away, and she a-follow me here.
Jimmy Dolan: Jerry, she's a natural. Look at her! Did you ever see a better bet?
Jerry Dolan: Who is she?
Jimmy Dolan: She's part of our act, Dolan, Dolan, & Dolan. What's your name?
Barbara Barry: Betsy Weir. Are you Puddin'-Head?
Jerry Dolan: I'll say he's Puddin'-Head. What's this all about?
Jimmy Dolan: That kid's a novelty, just what we need for our new act.
Jerry Dolan: Are you crazy? What do you know about the child?
Jimmy Dolan: Everything there is to know. She ran away from an orphan asylum.
Jerry Dolan: Orphan asylum, your aunt. Did you notice her hands? Well, they don't manicure them at an orphan asylum.
Jimmy Dolan: I don't know. A buddy of mine got his hair cut in Sing Sing.

- Jack Haley (as Jimmy Dolan) in Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)

Jerry Dolan: I love a military man!
Barbara Barry: I love a military man!
Jimmy Dolan: I love a military... nurse!

- Jack Haley (as Jimmy Dolan) in Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)

Jerry Dolan: You know, we're a couple of heels, running out on the kid like this.
Jimmy Dolan: I know, but...
Jerry Dolan: Yeah, and a couple of crooks, too.
Jimmy Dolan: You're right. Everybody knows Dolan & Dolan, and they know we had the kid.
Jerry Dolan: Yeah, and if we run away, it'll look worse.
Jimmy Dolan: Let's go back and face them.

- Jack Haley (as Jimmy Dolan) in Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)