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Film Quotes by Charles Butterworth

10 quotes
Forsaking All Others
Year: 1934

Director:
W.S. Van Dyke
Eleanor: I wish a man would marry me so I could wear a decent hat.
Shemp 'Shempy': that's the best reason for getting married I ever heard.
-- Charles Butterworth (as Shemp 'Shempy') in Forsaking All Others (1934)
Forsaking All Others
Year: 1934

Director:
W.S. Van Dyke
Eleanor: I wish I were a man.
Shemp 'Shempy': Were, or had?
-- Charles Butterworth (as Shemp 'Shempy') in Forsaking All Others (1934)
Forsaking All Others
Year: 1934

Director:
W.S. Van Dyke
Eleanor: Oh, I want to go to the bachelor dinner.
Shemp 'Shempy': Can you do a fan dance?
Eleanor: I invented the fan dance.
Shemp 'Shempy': I saw one with electric fans once, it was awful
-- Charles Butterworth (as Shemp 'Shempy') in Forsaking All Others (1934)
Love Me Tonight
Year: 1932

Director:
Rouben Mamoulian
Count de Savignac: I fell flat on my flute.
-- Charles Butterworth (as Count de Savignac) in Love Me Tonight (1932)
Illicit
Year: 1931

Director:
Archie Mayo
George Evans: [Drunkenly] Who-whosever coming with me better hurry. I got to get down to the Rotary Club and speak on better ventilation for birdcages.
-- Charles Butterworth (as George Evans) in Illicit (1931)
Illicit
Year: 1931

Director:
Archie Mayo
George Evans: Will someone please notice me and ask me some questions.
-- Charles Butterworth (as George Evans) in Illicit (1931)
The Night Is Young
Year: 1935

Director:
Dudley Murphy
Willy Fitch: Archduke, you're a prince.
Love Me Tonight
Year: 1932

Director:
Rouben Mamoulian
Princess Jeanette: Well, I was just about to go to bed.
Count de Savignac: Oh, wait, I'll join you!
-- Charles Butterworth (as Count de Savignac) in Love Me Tonight (1932)
Illicit
Year: 1931

Director:
Archie Mayo
Anne Vincent Ives: Why Georgie, you look a little emaciated!
George Evans: [Inebriated] Well, I was just emaciated into the Elks Saturday night.
-- Charles Butterworth (as George Evans) in Illicit (1931)
Give Out, Sisters
Year: 1942

Director:
Edward F. Cline
[Professor Woof is masquerading as a doctor]
Prof. Woof: Ah-ha, your tongue is coated.
Agnes Waverly: What's it look like?
Prof. Woof: Imitation mink.