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Beauty for Sale (1933)

Edward J. Nugent: Bill Merrick

Beauty for Sale

Edward J. Nugent credited as playing...

Bill Merrick

Quotes15

  • Bill Merrick: Shoot babe, I'm all ears.
  • Letty Lawson: Well, as strange as it may be it's this way: I'm flat broke.
  • Bill Merrick: Well that can be cured - as the man said when he looked at the ham.
  • Bill Merrick: [First line] Hello Caesar! How's tricks?
  • Bill Merrick: One foot short as the man said when he shot off his leg.
  • Bill Merrick: Well, no harm will come to that as the drummer said when he looked at the cross-eyed old maid.
  • Bill Merrick: Olive oil!
  • Carol Merrick: Take care of yourself!
  • Bill Merrick: Olive oil!
  • Carol Merrick: Bye-bye!
  • Bill Merrick: Olive oil!
  • Bill Merrick: Hey Letty, how about you and me going down to Coney Island and shakin' a couple of legs?
  • Letty Lawson: Not tonight, Bill. I feel kinda low.
  • Bill Merrick: Aw, all you need is cheerin' up, babe, and I got just what the doctor ordered.
  • Carol Merrick: Aw, Bill, can't you see she's all tired out? Why don't you park it in bed, kid?
  • Bill Merrick: I can't stand seeing you day-after-day like this without ever...
  • Letty Lawson: Bill, let me go!
  • Bill Merrick: Oh, don't be such a touch-me-not.
  • Carol Merrick: Say, who's been throwing raw meat in your cage? Pipe down, will ya!
  • Bill Merrick: And you've done it all right!
  • Carol Merrick: Done what?
  • Bill Merrick: [referring to Letty] Made her into a worthless little gold digger like yourself!
  • Mrs. Merrick: Bill, where are you going?
  • Bill Merrick: I'm going out and get drunk!
  • Mrs. Merrick: Oh, dear! Oh, he shouldn't do that.
  • Carol Merrick: Why not, he might wash out that dirty mouth of his.
  • Bill Merrick: Hi ya, Palsy-Walsy!
  • Bill Merrick: I don't see what you wanted to come this way for. There's not even a hot dog stand.
  • Letty Lawson: Oh, but its so peaceful!
  • Bill Merrick: Yeah, about as peaceful as being buried alive and pretty near as pleasant.
  • Bill Merrick: Bottom's up - as the man said when he slipped on the banana peel.
  • [laughs]
  • Bill Merrick: Aw, that was a good one. I don't know how I think of 'em.
  • Bill Merrick: Letty, you didn't do anything you'd be ashamed to tell me?
  • Letty Lawson: No, Bill, I didn't do anything I'd be ashamed to tell you.
  • [licks her ice cream cone]
  • Bill Merrick: I guess I shouldn't have asked that; but, men are funny that way.
  • [takes a bite from his ice cream cone]
  • Bill Merrick: Oh, come on Letty. Cheer up! It won't be long now - as the vet said when he bit off the puppy's tail.
  • Letty Lawson: Oh, Bill, you do think of the most unappetizing things!
  • Bill Merrick: Aw, the trouble with you is, you ain't got no sense of humor.
  • Letty Lawson: And I'm gonna need one.
  • Bill Merrick: You'll learn, baby, you'll learn. There's lots of things I'm gonna teach you! What do you know about that?
  • Bill Merrick: Let's sit in the car. I can get closer to you that way.
  • Letty Lawson: Oh, Bill! Not here!
  • Bill Merrick: Oh, still so touch-me-not. Well, I kinda like it at that. I've had too many women throw themselves at me. But, when you cold babies do let go, oh boy!

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