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The Palm Beach Story
J. D. Hackensacker III: Chivalry is not only dead, it's decomposed.
- Rudy Vallée (as J.D. Hackensacker III) in The Palm Beach Story (1942)

Dodge City
Wade Hatton: Is this showing proper respect for the law?
Abbie Irving: I never saw the law fall on its face before.
Wade Hatton: I didn't fall on my face!
- Errol Flynn (as Wade Hatton) in Dodge City (1939)

Dodge City
Abbie Irving: Can anyone enjoy being jolted along week in and week out through a nightmare of heat and dust, with sand in your eyes, and sand in your hair?
Wade Hatton: Faith now, if you didn't like sand, maybe you shouldn't have left home.
- Errol Flynn (as Wade Hatton) in Dodge City (1939)

The Black Swan
Lady Margaret Denby: Let me down!
Jamie: Well good morning! You put on a little weight as I remember...
- Tyrone Power (as Jamie Waring) in The Black Swan (1942)

The Black Swan
Lady Margaret Denby: I'm not eating with you.
Jamie: Oh, you'd rather starve, eh?
Lady Margaret Denby: Yes.
Jamie: A little fasting wouldn't hurt you any! Also, it might improve your manners.
- Tyrone Power (as Jamie Waring) in The Black Swan (1942)

Some Like It Hot
Osgood: You must be quite a girl.
Daphne: Wanna bet?
- Jack Lemmon (as Jerry/Daphne) in Some Like It Hot (1959)

Some Like It Hot
Sweet Sue: Are you two from the Poliakoff agency?
Josephine (Joe): Yes, we're the new girls.
Daphne (Jerry): Brand new!
- Jack Lemmon (as Jerry/Daphne) in Some Like It Hot (1959)

Santa Fe Trail
Jeb Stuart: Haven't you got any heart at all?
Kit Carson Holliday: Yes, I have and it's going to stay right where it is. I don't know a thing about you Jeb Stuart. My brother thinks you're wonderful, but then he was dropped on his head when he was a baby.
- Olivia de Havilland (as 'Kit Carson' Holliday) in Santa Fe Trail (1940)

An American in Paris
Jerry Mulligan: Back home everyone said I didn't have any talent. They might be saying the same thing over here but it sounds better in French.
- Gene Kelly (as Jerry Mulligan) in An American in Paris (1951)

Houseboat
Cinzia Zaccardi: Mr. Donatello, you have a certain native charm. Please reserve it for the natives.
- Sophia Loren (as Cinzia Zaccardi) in Houseboat (1958)