Fifth Avenue Girl (1939)
Verree Teasdale: Martha Borden
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Quotes
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Mrs. Borden : [after being questioned about her extramarital affairs] At any rate, I have a right to lead my own life.
[Scoffs]
Mrs. Borden : I'm not a child.
Katherine Borden : You're old enough to be my mother.
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Mrs. Borden : Why, the situation is intolerable! I can't stay here another minute. I'm going to a hotel at once.
Tim Borden : That will be swell and there'll be a nice little item in tomorrow's paper asking what Fifth Avenue matron has been run out of her home by what young blonde.
Mrs. Borden : I'm not a matron!
Tim Borden : You can't run out on us. Suppose she marries father?
Katherine Borden : What's wrong with that? She's young and pretty.
Mrs. Borden : Are you implying that I'm old and ugly!
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Mrs. Borden : Did you have a nice time at the office, dear?
Tim Borden : If anybody mentions the word pump to me again, I'm going to slaughter them.
Mrs. Borden : We owe a great deal to pumps.
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Mrs. Borden : Well, look at the sacrifices I'm making... I don't go anywhere. I don't see anyone. I've given up all my friends.
Katherine Borden : Or vice versa.
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Mr. Borden : You sure I'm not keeping you from an engagement?
Mrs. Borden : No. I was going to stay home tonight.
Mr. Borden : You're all dressed up.
Mrs. Borden : What? This? It's just a little informal thing I wear around.
Mr. Borden : Well, it's very pretty.
Mrs. Borden : It, eh, shows off my figure, doesn't it?
Mr. Borden : It shows a lot of it, if that's what you mean.
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Mrs. Borden : Well, the young people today are very irresponsible.
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Mrs. Borden : All modern women have escorts. You know these horrible newspapers ruin more marriages than I care to mention.
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Mrs. Borden : Do you know what I've been doing in my spare time?
Mr. Borden : What?
Mrs. Borden : Learning to Rhumba.
[laughs]
Mrs. Borden : I knew you'd be pleased.