- Kay Allyn: Now look what you've done. You threw him out!
- John C. Allyn: Well, that's what you wanted!
- Kay Allyn: Oh, can't you see I'm in love with him?
- John C. Allyn: But you said...
- Kay Allyn: Haven't you known me long enough not to believe what I say?
- Kay Allyn: [to the Justice of the Peace] This man is an imposer!
- Bruce 'Butch' Baeder: Imposter, darling. You always were a little weak on nouns.
- Charlie: I always say women are creatures of "repulse," Butch. So, what they do today...
- Bruce 'Butch' Baeder: They're sorry for yesterday.
- Charlie: Yeah, ain't they? Of course, it's none of my business but I can see you're pretty chummy 'bout Miss Kay. Now I got a theory about your situation.
- Bruce 'Butch' Baeder: I think you're right.
- Charlie: About what?
- Bruce 'Butch' Baeder: It being none of your business.
- Bruce 'Butch' Baeder: [after saving Mr. Allyn from the railroad tracks] You're a little old to be playing on freight cars, aren't ya?
- John C. Allyn: Ah, listen, young fella, you don't have to be impudent simply because you saved my life.
- John C. Allyn: She's crying!
- Bruce 'Butch' Baeder: They all do.
- John C. Allyn: Yeah, but you don't understand. She hasn't cried in her whole life. The doctor said she was the strangest baby.
- Bruce 'Butch' Baeder: She is. How about a drink?
- John C. Allyn: Drink? Let's finish the bottle.
- [Toasts]
- John C. Allyn: Here's to the only man who ever made my little girl cry.
- Bruce 'Butch' Baeder: Here's to the only father whose little girl I've ever made cry.
- Bruce 'Butch' Baeder: I'll bet she's had a bit in her teeth ever since she was born and riding you for a fare thee well.
- John C. Allyn: Yeah, you're right. She's been thrown out of four seminaries, three finishing schools and a convent. She's been engaged three times, she's tried to elope four, no, tonight was the fifth. Why, she's... Let's have a drink. I need mine straight, how about you?
- Kay Allyn: Just why did you put that story in the paper?
- Bruce 'Butch' Baeder: To keep you from throwing yourself away.
- Kay Allyn: Well, can we call a truce?
- Bruce 'Butch' Baeder: Maybe. If you've decided to stop making a fool out of yourself.
- Kay Allyn: What if I suppose I haven't?
- Bruce 'Butch' Baeder: Then I will keep on haunting you.
- Kay Allyn: But why? What do you care what I do?
- Bruce 'Butch' Baeder: I don't. Only, you see, I promised Pops I'd keep you away from Pierson.
- [Smiles]
- Bruce 'Butch' Baeder: It's, uh, nice work. I like it.
- Kay Allyn: [Disdainfully after seeing Linda with Butch] What's the idea, Linda? Slumming?
- Linda Pierson: [Smiling] No, just showing the knight of the road how we simple folk live.
- Kay Allyn: You look lovely in that wrap.
- Linda Pierson: Thank you. You don't look so dowdy yourself.
- Bruce 'Butch' Baeder: Well, um, how do I look?
- Kay Allyn: Like, take me home for $18.50.
- Kay Allyn: He never saw me in his life until yesterday.
- Jack Pierson: Nevertheless, the guy's crazy over you. I've watched him look at you.
- Kay Allyn: Well, if you're right, then that should make it very simple.
- Jack Pierson: What do you mean by that?
- Kay Allyn: Play up to him and let him down with a thud... before all the kids.
- Jack Pierson: And how you can do it. But, will you?
- Kay Allyn: Send him out here.
- Jack Pierson: With pleasure.
- John C. Allyn: Look here. I'm open to new ideas and I like your stuff. Why not stay here and work in my radio department?
- Bruce 'Butch' Baeder: No, I'm afraid I couldn't use it right now. I haven't finished seeing America yet through the eyes of the forgotten man.
- John C. Allyn: Forgotten man?
- Bruce 'Butch' Baeder: Yeah, the hobo. I like his... his independence. No clients to get in your hair.
- John C. Allyn: Well, I'll have plenty of them in my hair if this isn't right. The directors have essentially said they're stopping here in the morning for a script. They've had no faith in our radio ideas up until now and if this isn't done right, well, I'm liable to lose one of my biggest accounts.
- Bruce 'Butch' Baeder: Oh. Well, is there anything I can do?
- John C. Allyn: Stay here and write this for me tonight and you can name your own figure.
- Bruce 'Butch' Baeder: I'll settle for a ham sandwich and a glass of milk.
- John C. Allyn: Ham sand...? Sit down, boy, and I'll fry the egg to go with it!
- Kay Allyn: You're the most aggravating man I've ever met!
- Bruce 'Butch' Baeder: You haven't been around much.
- Kay Allyn: Oh, yes, I have.
- Bruce 'Butch' Baeder: Not with the right people.
- Kay Allyn: And... how would... the right people treat me?
- Bruce 'Butch' Baeder: Kiss you less and... slap you more.
- Kay Allyn: Why don't you try it?
- Bruce 'Butch' Baeder: Because you couldn't take it.
- Kay Allyn: Which? The kiss or the slap?
- Bruce 'Butch' Baeder: Neither.
- Kay Allyn: Begin.
- Bruce 'Butch' Baeder: No. No, no, I saw you cry once - you were most unattractive.
- [Kay slaps him, then Butch grabs and kisses her]
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