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Film Quotes by Ruth Hussey

14 quotes
The Philadelphia Story
Year: 1940

Director:
George Cukor
Sidney Kidd: You hate me, I trust, Miss Imbrie.
Elizabeth (Liz) Imbrie: No, I-I can't afford to hate anybody. I'm only a photographer.
-- Ruth Hussey (as Elizabeth Imbrie) in The Philadelphia Story (1940)
The Philadelphia Story
Year: 1940

Director:
George Cukor
[Mike discovers the intercom in the Lords' house]
Macaulay Connor: Uh-oh, Liz, what did I tell you? Look, how do you like this - living room, sitting room, terrace, pool, stables.
Elizabeth (Liz) Imbrie: That's probably so they can talk to the horses without having them in the house.
-- Ruth Hussey (as Elizabeth Imbrie) in The Philadelphia Story (1940)
The Philadelphia Story
Year: 1940

Director:
George Cukor
Macaulay Connor: [speaking of Tracy] What are her leading characteristics?
C. K. Dexter Haven: She has a horror of men who wear their hats in the house.
Elizabeth (Liz) Imbrie: Leading characteristics to be filled in later.
Macaulay Connor: I can fill them in right now: the rich, rapacious, American female. There's no other country where she exists.
Elizabeth (Liz) Imbrie: And would I change places with Tracy Samantha Lord for all her wealth and beauty? Oh boy just ask me.
-- Ruth Hussey (as Elizabeth Imbrie) in The Philadelphia Story (1940)
The Philadelphia Story
Year: 1940

Director:
George Cukor
Elizabeth (Liz) Imbrie: We've come for the body of Macaulay Connor.
C. K. Dexter Haven: I'm so glad you came. Can you use a typewriter?
Elizabeth (Liz) Imbrie: No, thanks, I've got one at home.
-- Ruth Hussey (as Elizabeth Imbrie) in The Philadelphia Story (1940)