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Fred Astaire and Joan Leslie in The Sky's the Limit (1943)

Robert Benchley: Phil Harriman

The Sky's the Limit

Robert Benchley credited as playing...

Phil Harriman

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  • Phil Harriman: [giving Fred a cocktail] That may look a little strong, but you won't begin to feel it till... the second day.
  • Joan Manion: Why don't I get to go to London or China?
  • Fred Atwell: Why not?
  • Joan Manion: Sure, why not? I have brains, I have, eh, talent.
  • Phil Harriman: And beauty. Don't overlook that.
  • Joan Manion: Oh, you can't sidetrack the issue with that palaver. Now, why didn't I get sent over there?
  • Phil Harriman: 'Cause I like you here. Beside, you're a girl.
  • Joan Manion: Margaret Bourke-White went to Russia.
  • Phil Harriman: Well, I don't happen to be in love with Margaret Bourke-White.
  • Phil Harriman: Most women seem to like me.
  • Fred Atwell: How do you account for that?
  • Phil Harriman: I sometimes think it's because I don't understand women.
  • Fred Atwell: [playing cards] Say, what's the name of this game?
  • Phil Harriman: Gin.
  • Fred Atwell: That's just what I have.
  • Fred Atwell: What kind of a layout have you?
  • Phil Harriman: Oh, the usual penthouse. Chromium trimmings. View of the dimout. Not exactly sordid. I've got a terrace.
  • Phil Harriman: I think that calls for a short snort, don't you?
  • Joan Manion: Dance?
  • Phil Harriman: Well, no, but it'd be a pleasure to try.
  • Phil Harriman: Sometimes I don't understand myself.
  • Joan Manion: You, too?
  • Phil Harriman: Why should I do anything for him?
  • Joan Manion: Oh, I thought perhaps you were doing it for me.
  • Phil Harriman: Well, good luck, Atwell.
  • Fred Atwell: Thanks, Phil. Same to you - both. You've been swell.
  • Phil Harriman: Come on, let's get out of here. It's too respectable.
  • Phil Harriman: I'll meet you at LaGuardia at three o'clock.
  • Joan Manion: All right.
  • Phil Harriman: I'll be the fat man with the - broken heart.

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