Gold Dust Gertie (1931)

Winnie Lightner: Gertrude 'Gertie' Dale

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• Gertrude 'Gertie' Dale : There's no use in trying to horse little Gertie around. I was born in Arizona and I know my ponies.

  Elmer Guthrie : But you can't make jackasses out of us.

  Gertrude 'Gertie' Dale : And cut out the wise cracks, I know all the answers.

• Nicholas Hautrey : I'll give it to you; but, I must have your solemn word.

  Gertrude 'Gertie' Dale : You can have anything, my dear. Anything!

• Gertrude 'Gertie' Dale : [knock on the door]  Who is it?

  Elmer Guthrie : Me!

  George Harlan : I!

  Elmer Guthrie : Us!

  Gertrude 'Gertie' Dale : Come in. All of you. Well, looks like old home week. Welcome to my pajama party.

• Gertrude 'Gertie' Dale : Oh, you made me - made me so happy.

• Gertrude 'Gertie' Dale : Now, you boys better be going. I'm getting awfully sleepy.

  George Harlan : No, no. Let's have another nip.

• Gertrude 'Gertie' Dale : Come on, boys!

• Gertrude 'Gertie' Dale : You're just a couple of minnows. I'm after big fish and I don't mean mackerel.

  George Harlan : You mean you're going to make him fall?

  Gertrude 'Gertie' Dale : Fall? He's on his back now. I'm picking him up and leading him around. I'm teaching him to walk, skip, hop and jump. Now, you be good little boys and you can stick around. You start something and I'll have you fired.

  Elmer Guthrie : The weaker sex.

  Gertrude 'Gertie' Dale : Yes, sir, and going stronger.

• Gertrude 'Gertie' Dale : I suggest you take a nice long swim and don't stop until you smell chop suey and see the Chinese flag.

• Gertrude 'Gertie' Dale : Say, what did you two come here for? A pillow fight or something?

• John Aberdeen Arnold : I know you never could have loved anyone the way you love me.

  Gertrude 'Gertie' Dale : You're the only man who ever understood me, Daddy.

• Gertrude 'Gertie' Dale : Look! I've got a sucker!

  George Harlan : That's nothing new.

  Elmer Guthrie : That makes a boatload of suckers.