Dance, Fools, Dance (1931)

Joan Crawford: Bonnie

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Quotes 

• Bob : You know I'm very much in love with you, don't you?

  Bonnie : Are you?

  Bob : I'm crazy about you, and you know it.

  Bonnie : I didn't know.

  Bob : Well, you know it now. What about it?

  Bonnie : That's it... what?

  Bob : Going to make me stand on ceremony?

  Bonnie : You think I'm so old-fashioned?

  Bob : I hope not.

  Bonnie : You're right. I'm not. I believe in... in trying love out.

  Bob : On approval?

  Bonnie : Yes, on approval.

  [they kiss as the scene fades out] 

• Bonnie : I know, the auction's in full wing... going, going, gawn.

  Rodney : It's a tough break being left stranded like this. Why, we're paupers!

  Bonnie : [laughs]  Well, there's no use crying about it. Buck up! Put on your spurs and gauntlets and give the world a battle.

  Bonnie : [she gently, playfully punches his chin]  Swat 'em in the eye.

  Rodney : Yeah? Just how?

  Bonnie : Go to work. I'm not afraid.

  Rodney : [sarcastically]  You? Why, what could you do? Open up a tea shoppie? "Bonnie Jordan's orange pekoe blend." Go to it.

• Jake Luva : [obviously taken with Bonnie]  You got me going, sister.

  Bonnie : Can I depend on it?

  Jake Luva : In a big way.

• Stanley Jordan : Must you smoke before breakfast?

  Bonnie : Well, I must if I want to keep thin, darling.

• Bonnie : You're the owner of this nightclub.

  Jake Luva : I own more than this little joint, I hope.

  Bonnie : You do?

  Jake Luva : You're going to have a little supper with me tonight. Upstairs, in my room. We've got to get better acquainted.

• Bert Scranton : [advising Bonnie on being a reporter]  You'll learn, kid. Clearness, condensation. Where, what, when, and why... that's the idea. Say, don't let those guys on the copy desk bother ya. They're just a lot of butchers at heart. Why, you know what they'd do if they got a chance?

  Bonnie : What?

  Bert Scranton : They'd cut the Lord's Prayer down to a one line squib. You know, "now I lay me down to sleep."

  [Bonnie laughs] 

• Bob : [Bonnie pulls away after Bob kisses her]  What's the matter? You've kissed me before, haven't you?

  Bonnie : Yes, but that wasn't a permanent arrangement, was it?

  Bob : Aren't you being clever?

  Bonnie : And aren't you being vague as usual?

  Bob : All right, if that's what you want, I'll set you up in a real establishment anytime you like. You don't have to make your living off of Jake Luva, dancing in his nightclub. I can do much better for you than that. Now, is that less vague?

  Bonnie : That's very clear. Now we understand each other. I'm a cheap little dancer in a night club, and you thought you could have me on your own terms. Well, you're mistaken! I can still pick my own men, Mr. Townsend, and right now it's Jake Luva.

• Bonnie : [to Bob]  No, don't touch me. That's all over with. Nice of you to be so generous, but I must be going. I have a heavy date tonight.

  Bonnie : [pausing at the door as she's leaving]  I'm hitting the pace now, and I like it!

• Bonnie : [singing]  Oh, he is a gay caballero...

• Bob : What's funny?

  Bonnie : You're thinking you *ought* to marry me.

  Bob : It's the least I can do, isn't it?

  Bonnie : Kiss me, Bob.

  [kiss] 

  Bonnie : Don't be silly, darling. You don't have to be a martyr to the cause. Everything is 50-50. You know that.

  Bob : You mean that?

  Bonnie : 50-50. Absolutely no obligation on anybody's part. So, cheer up. No wedding bells for us.

  Bob : You're not being heroic?

  Bonnie : I'm quite myself, I assure you. I like my freedom just as much as you do, Bob. And I intend to keep it.

• Mr. Selby : I'm afraid you don't quite realize the situation. Your father was wiped out completely.

  Rodney : You mean - there's nothing left for us?

  Mr. Selby : You're quite penniless.

  Bonnie : Oh, but, there must be some money somewhere. There must be! Hadn't Daddy any life insurance?

  Mr. Selby : His heart. You know, he wasn't a good risk.

  Bonnie : But, what's going to become of us? How are we going to live?

  Mr. Selby : I don't know. Unless you do as a great many others have done in these circumstances. Go to work.

  Rodney : Work? Hah!

• Bonnie : We're cleaned out. Sounds like a bad dream, doesn't it?

  Bob : The whole works?

  Bonnie : House, yacht, furniture. Everything. Nothing left but my reputation.

  [laughingly scoffs] 

• Bonnie : That's your idea of me, huh? Beautiful, but dumb. All right, I'll show you. I'm going out and get myself a man-sized job. You can do exactly as you please.

  Rodney : All right, I'll get drunk.

• Bonnie : You'd be surprised what a young girl can earn when she sets her mind to it. I'm not dud.

  Rodney : You got the looks, kid. Trade on 'em!

• Bonnie : I used to think anything I did was all right. I was Bonnie Jordan - in society. Society. What is it but a lot of people who are for you when you're on the up and up and - what would one of them do for you when it came to a showdown? Nothing.

• Bonnie : Can I do something?

  Parker : You'll have to cover the morgue for me, Miss Jordan. Some of the dead men's wives and sweeties may drop in to see the mangled remains.

  Bonnie : The morgue?

  Parker : I mean the *real* morgue.

  Bonnie : Yes, I heard you.

• Bonnie : How many "l's" in parallel?

  Bert Scranton : Six or seven.

• Bonnie : You had your day and what did I get out of it?

  Bob : I offered to marry you.

  Bonnie : And what a grand and condescending gesture that was. You were willing to do the right thing. What a perfect gentleman. What a fool I was.