Carol Lambert: [In the dark cellar] I wonder what a ghost would say if he walked in here and saw us? Wally 'The Fox' Benton: He'd probably say, "Hello, girls" because I wouldn't be here. - Red Skelton (as Wally 'The Fox' Benton) in Whistling in Dixie (1942)

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Carol Lambert: [Panicked] Oh, I hope I wake up in the morning and find it's all a dream! Wally 'The Fox' Benton: I hope I wake up! - Red Skelton (as Wally 'The Fox' Benton) in Whistling in Dixie (1942)

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Carol Lambert: Don't be such a coward! Wally 'The Fox' Benton: Who's a coward? I'm as brave as they go, and I'm going. - Red Skelton (as Wally 'The Fox' Benton) in Whistling in Dixie (1942)

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Carol Lambert: Why, look! There are two buzzards making a nest out of hay. Wally 'The Fox' Benton: [Paranoid] Oh, no, they're not. They're probably drawing straws to see who gets me! - Red Skelton (as Wally 'The Fox' Benton) in Whistling in Dixie (1942)

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Wally 'The Fox' Benton: [about the unconscious Sheriff in the rising water] He's got one foot in heaven and one in a Turkish bath. - Red Skelton (as Wally 'The Fox' Benton) in Whistling in Dixie (1942)

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Wally 'The Fox' Benton: [after failing to walk through a wall] Pardon me. I thought I was Mr. Jordan! - Red Skelton (as Wally 'The Fox' Benton) in Whistling in Dixie (1942)

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Wally 'The Fox' Benton: [Looking a beetle-shaped brooch] What I've always wanted... a Japanese beetle! Carol Lambert: What makes you think it's a Japanese beetle? Wally 'The Fox' Benton: It's got a yellow belly. - Red Skelton (as Wally 'The Fox' Benton) in Whistling in Dixie (1942)

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Wally 'The Fox' Benton: Say, what kind of town is this anyway? Frank V. Bailie: A town where meddlers should carry heavy life insurance. - Peter Whitney (as Frank V. Bailie) in Whistling in Dixie (1942)

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Frank V. Bailie: [threatening Wally with a gun] Git back agin that wall! Wally 'The Fox' Benton: [cowardly] Thanks. I need something to hold me up. - Red Skelton (as Wally 'The Fox' Benton) in Whistling in Dixie (1942)

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Ellamae Downs: You can call me Ellie. Wally 'The Fox' Benton: If I call you, it'll be collect. - Red Skelton (as Wally 'The Fox' Benton) in Whistling in Dixie (1942)

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