Watch the Birdie (1950)

Ann Miller: Miss Lucky Vista

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Quotes 

• Miss Lucky Vista : I can't understand it. I'm so beautiful, and everybody's always slugging me!

• Mayor : It always gives me great pleasure to officiate at a meeting of this kind. It is really wonderful to look around and see so many fair faces.

  Rusty Cammeron : [Pop Cammeron's truck pulls up in front of the platform]  Right here, Pop!

  Mayor : It's...

  Rusty Cammeron : Pop, pull forward!

  [the truck moves forward] 

  Mayor : As the first item on the program, it is my privilege to present the winner of the Hale beauty contest: Miss Lucky Vista herself!

  [the band plays music as Miss Lucky Vista steps onto the platform] 

  Miss Lucky Vista : Having been chosen the most beautiful girl in the city by over 5,000 folk, I wish to thank everybody, including my mother and father.

  [applause as the mayor hands a ceremonial shovel to Miss Lucky Vista] 

  Miss Lucky Vista : Oh yes, and I officially present this silver shovel to Mrs. Hugh Shanway, the beautiful wife of our bank inspector. Oh, and thank you for your votes; you can find me every evening at the Rosewood dance hall, where I'm hostess.

  [a sailor in the crowd claps and says "Wow!"] 

  Miss Lucky Vista : Hiya, sailor.

• Rusty Cammeron : Here's the film.

  [hands the box of chocolates to the projectionist by mistake] 

  Movie Projectionist : Okay, thanks.

  Rusty Cammeron : Oh Miss Corlane -

  [hands the film to the projectionist and takes the box of chocolates to Miss Corlane] 

  Rusty Cammeron : Oh, pardon me. Miss Corlane, I happen to have a box of candy for you.

  Lucia Corlane : Oh, thank you very much.

  [Rusty stumbles over the ottoman] 

  Lucia Corlane , Miss Lucky Vista : Oh!

  Miss Lucky Vista : Is he all right?

  Lucia Corlane : Are you hurt?

  Rusty Cammeron : No, I'm okay; that's a silly place to put furniture, I'm sorry.

• Miss Lucky Vista : [Miss Lucky Vista runs into Mr. Shanway's arms]  Oh, why Mr. Shanway, why I had no idea you were so strong.

  Mr. Hugh Shanway : I wouldn't be surprised if you weren't the prettiest girl I ever saw.

  Miss Lucky Vista : You shouldn't say that, you're a married man.

  Mr. Hugh Shanway : Let's forget about the old battle-ax.

  Mrs. Shanway : Ohh! Ohh!

  Lucia Corlane : Please turn it off.

  [the film ends and the lights go on] 

  Mrs. Shanway : Hugh Shanway, you worm! You viper!

  Mr. Hugh Shanway : But honey, it...

  Mrs. Shanway : "Old battle-ax", huh? You know very well I'm only 29!

  Mr. Hugh Shanway : Honey, use some sense, that film's all mixed up. You know you didn't talk like a turkey to those people.

  Mrs. Shanway : You didn't talk like a married man to that skin tomato!

  Mr. Hugh Shanway : Oh honey, that dialogue was from another scene.

  Mrs. Shanway : And as for you trying to steal my husband, I ought to have you arrested for petty larceny!

  Miss Lucky Vista : Well what is she -

  [Mrs. Shanway pushes Miss Lucky Vista down into a chair and leaves] 

  Miss Lucky Vista : I don't know why she's so jealous of me, I'm not jealous of her!

• Miss Lucky Vista : [watching film of herself modeling tight bathing suit]  You can't see my eyes!