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William Demarest, Thurston Hall, Guy Kibbee, Una Merkel, Lynne Overman, and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams in Don't Tell the Wife (1937)

Thurston Hall: Maj. Manning

Don't Tell the Wife

Thurston Hall credited as playing...

Maj. Manning

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  • Maj. Manning: Those gentlemen are the new salesmen.
  • Steven A. 'Steve' Dorsey: Fine mess of humanity.
  • Larry 'Horace' Tucker: The boys will just work in the back on the telephones.
  • Steven A. 'Steve' Dorsey: Good thing they haven't perfected television.
  • Maj. Manning: Once the stock market virus gets in your veins, it's impossible to rid yourself of it. I have tried retirement several times; but, always the urge to return has overpowered me. My castle in Scotland held me only a few months. My ranch in Wyoming even less. I thought that my estate in Tarrytown would do it. But, it was the same story.
  • Malcom J. 'Dinky' Winthrop: My, my.
  • Larry 'Horace' Tucker: The Major has a little place up the river that held him a little longer.
  • Malcom J. 'Dinky' Winthrop: Well, I guess I won't have any such trouble. I've got just a small room up in Yonkers and it's always kind of a relief getting out of it.
  • Maj. Manning: This list contains the names of thousands of potential buyers of Golden Dream Common. Now, it's up to you gentlemen to phone these suckers - eh, these good people and acquaint them with all the advantages of investing their money in this stock. Just what those advantages are, I'll leave to Mr. Dorsey to explain. I trust that you all thoroughly understand that under no circumstances are you to write these prospects. There seem to be some very disagreeable little laws about conducting our particular type of business through the United States Mails - as you know. So, just keep your patter on your tongue and don't let it get to your fingers. If you're ever tempted to write, just remember they not only use ink to print words, but, also to make fingerprints. If you start with a pen you end in a pen. And that, my friends, is what the gentlemen meant when he said the pen is mightier than the sword.
  • Maj. Manning: Gentlemen, it would appear we're in an exceedingly pretty pickle.

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