Katharine Alexander credited as playing...
Janet Archer
- Raymomd Pringle: Why are you driving me home? I wasn't selling kisses. I think it's all very dumb.
- Corliss Archer: Oh, Mother, I don't see why you're making such a fuss about it. After all, it was only -
- Janet Archer: Be quiet, Corliss.
- Mildred Pringle: I'm sorry you're upset, Mother, but I don't see any harm in what we did.
- Janet Archer: Perhaps not, but you're nearly eighteen and Corliss isn't even sixteen yet. Besides, Corliss has been brought up quite differently.
- Dorothy Pringle: I resent that remark.
- Janet Archer: [to Corliss] I don't see how you could let Mildred persuade you to do such a thing?
- Dorothy Pringle: Now just a moment, Janet. As I understand it, the whole idea originated with Corliss.
- Corliss Archer: As a matter of fact, it was Dexter who started it all.
- Dexter Franklin: Me?
- [hits his head on the top of the car]
- Dexter Franklin: Ow. Holy cow, you must be crazy!
- Raymomd Pringle: I think it's all very dumb. What does it matter whose idea it was?
- Dorothy Pringle: You be quiet. It matters a great deal.
- Raymomd Pringle: No kidding, Mrs. Archer, selling kisses is recognized as a perfectly legitimate -
- Janet Archer: I don't want to discuss it, Raymond.
- Corliss Archer: Mother, if you'd only listen.
- Mildred Pringle: It was for a very noble cause.
- Raymomd Pringle: I think it's all very dumb.
- Janet Archer: When we get home, Dorothy, if you'd care to come in where we can thresh this out properly -
- Dorothy Pringle: No, thank you, Janet. I have no desire to intrude where my daughter is considered a contaminating influence.
- Mildred Pringle: Mother, please!
- Janet Archer: Why, Dorothy, I never said -
- Dorothy Pringle: Oh, yes, you did. Those were your very words, Janet. And I, for one, am not likely to forget them.
- Raymomd Pringle: Let's turn on the radio, this conversation's getting nowhere fast.
- Dorothy Pringle: Well, I've just learned something, Janet, that I feel it's my duty to tell you. And you were the people who felt that my daughter was a bad influence on yours.
- Harry Archer: If you've come over here...
- Janet Archer: Now, please. Let's try not to forget we're gentlepeople.
- Dorothy Pringle: Too bad you didn't think of that when he knocked four of Bob's teeth down his throat.
- Janet Archer: All right, Dorothy. Now, what is it?
- Dorothy Pringle: I thought you might be interested to know that your daughter, who might be contaminated by associating with Mildred, is in serious trouble with a soldier.
- Harry Archer: Get out of my house!
- Janet Archer: Harry!
- Harry Archer: Get her out of here before I lose my temper and smash her bridge work.
- Dorothy Pringle: I don't blame you for being upset. I was shocked myself.
- Harry Archer: Just what do you mean?
- Dorothy Pringle: I mean just what I say, she's in trouble.
- Janet Archer: How dare you?
- Harry Archer: And I say you're a liar!
- Dorothy Pringle: Then suppose you ask Corliss why she's been visiting Dr. Fabling in the Professional Building.
- Harry Archer: Corliss!
- Dorothy Pringle: Just in case you don't know already, Dr. Fabling only takes obstetrical cases.
- Corliss Archer: [being called downstairs after Dorothy Pringle accused her of being pregnant] Yes, Daddy, I heard what she said. I wasn't actually listening. I couldn't help hearing.
- Harry Archer: Then tell her that she's a liar. Go ahead. You have my permission to use the word.
- Corliss Archer: [reluctantly] Well, I...
- Dorothy Pringle: If ever I saw guilt written on a human face, that's it.
- Janet Archer: Sit down, Corliss.
- Dorothy Pringle: If you want to lead up to it gently, ask her if she was at the corner of Jefferson and Fifth yesterday with her soldier friend having a cocktail.
- Corliss Archer: It was a shrimp cocktail. I'll murder that Betty Campbell!
- Harry Archer: What soldier?
- Janet Archer: I know all about that, Harry, it was Private Earhart.
- Corliss Archer: Corporal Earhart.
- Janet Archer: Be quiet, Corliss.
- Harry Archer: What's this about Dr. Fabling in the Professional Building?
- Corliss Archer: I...
- Dorothy Pringle: Now, there's no use trying to deny it. You were seen leaving his office yesterday and the week before by two different people. And yesterday you were seen meeting this soldier.
- Janet Archer: Corliss. Corliss, look at me. Is that true?
- Corliss Archer: Yes, Mother.
- Janet Archer: Oh, darling.
- Dorothy Pringle: I'm sorry, Janet. But perhaps in the future you'll be a little bit more careful when you talk about people leading people astray.
- Dexter Franklin: [entering after Corliss says that Dexter is the father of her baby] Hi, everybody.
- Harry Archer: Get out of my sight, you vile, unspeakable, shameless, filthy little swine!
- Dexter Franklin: [thinking he's referring to the previous day when he slapped Corliss on the arm] Gee whiz, I'm sorry. It'll never happen again.
- Janet Archer: Harry, please, I implore you, control yourself. Murdering him isn't going to do any good.
- Dexter Franklin: Holy cow. It was Corliss' fault as much as it was mine.
- Harry Archer: You filthy little cad!
- Corliss Archer: Oh, Dexter! Dexter, you don't know what you're saying!
- Dexter Franklin: [to Corliss] Holy cow, I asked you not to tell him. But--but Mr. Archer, it was all in fun.
- Corliss Archer: Oh, Daddy, please. Please, don't kill him!
- Corliss Archer: [Mrs. Archer thinks Corliss is pregnant] Mother, do you think I'm awful?
- Janet Archer: I've already told you what I think, and it hasn't made the slightest impression. You don't seem to realize what a dreadful thing this is. Oh, I don't understand you, Corliss.
- Corliss Archer: Mother, do you hate me? Please, don't hate me.
- Janet Archer: Hate you? Oh, darling! Darling, of course I don't hate you.
- Corliss Archer: You know, I think Daddy'd like to break my neck.
- Janet Archer: Only because he loves you so, you little idiot.
- Corliss Archer: Mom, please don't feel so awful. Oh, Mom, please don't cry. Oh, if only I could explain...
- Janet Archer: I'm so ashamed, Corliss. I feel it's all my fault.
- Corliss Archer: Oh, Mom, no, no!
- Janet Archer: To think, how we used to dream about the day you'd get married.
- Corliss Archer: But, Mother, we are married.
- Janet Archer: What?
- Corliss Archer: Well, naturally, Mom. I mean, golly. Well, surely you didn't think that--well, naturally we're married.
- Janet Archer: But Corliss...
- Corliss Archer: Mom, how could you possibly think we weren't married?
- Janet Archer: Then why didn't you say so?
- Corliss Archer: Well, I haven't had a chance. Daddy's been yelling ever since, and I was sent to my room.
- Janet Archer: Just think, our little girl married to Dexter.
- Harry Archer: Just so long as it takes to get it annulled!
- Janet Archer: Harry, you can't.
- Harry Archer: Why not?
- Janet Archer: Because they're going to have a baby. I hope it'll be a girl.
- Harry Archer: Janet, you amaze me. How can you stand there calmly and hope it's going to be a girl?
- Janet Archer: Well, it's got to be either a boy or a girl. I can have my preference, can't I?
- Uncle George: Corliss, I have a bone to pick with you. How dare you get married without letting me perform the ceremony?
- Corliss Archer: But Uncle George -
- Uncle George: It isn't everybody that has a chaplain right in the family, you know.
- Corliss Archer: Yes, Uncle George -
- Uncle George: Ever since you were that high it's been understood that it was to be my privilege.
- Corliss Archer: Yes, Uncle George, but -
- Uncle George: It's all right. Don't worry. We've been discussing it all, and we're going to give you children a real home wedding right now.
- Dexter Franklin: Holy cow.
- Janet Archer: That's right, Corliss.
- Mary Franklin: Won't that be lovely?
- Corliss Archer: But Uncle George, that's awfully sweet of you, and everything, but - but we don't need to get married anymore.
- Uncle George: Now look, eloping to a justice of the peace is all very modern, but there's nothing like an old-fashioned wedding ceremony if you want the marriage to last. Isn't that true, Janet?
- Janet Archer: I think Uncle George is perfectly right. Now run along upstairs, dear, and put on your new dress.
- Corliss Archer: Mom, I don't want to .
- Janet Archer: Why, Corliss!
- Dexter Franklin: Sure, Corliss, go on. I think it's a swell idea.
- Corliss Archer: Dexter Franklin, you keep out of this!
- Dexter Franklin: [to Uncle George] Yes, sir. I wouldn't feel properly married to Corliss unless you did it.