The Stranger's Return (1933)

Franchot Tone: Guy Crane

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Quotes 

• Louise Storr : You waltz very well... or is this a square dance?

  Guy Crane : I use to dance waltzes pretty well at our fraternity blowups, but I guess I'm a clumsy old farmer now.

• Louise Storr : Why does everyone stare at me as if I'm a two-headed calf?

  Guy Crane : Do you really want to know? Because you're - you're from New York. Urbane. You're wise. Lovely.

  Louise Storr : Go on. Tell me more.

• Guy Crane : I've got to stop this foolishness.

  Louise Storr : What foolishness?

  Guy Crane : [He reaches over and kisses her]  I wanted to kiss you. So I kissed you. It's the Storr's influence, I'm afraid. I'm not sorry.

  Louise Storr : Well, I don't know just how I should act. Whether I should be the woman amazed, or the woman afraid, or insulted or compassionate, or just unusually wronged.

  Guy Crane : If I thought twice about it I wouldn't have done it, but you practically told me always to follow my first feelings about thing. I did. Did it work?

  Louise Storr : You're a fool, Guy, if you think I'm going to say anything you can use against me.

  [They laugh] 

• Guy Crane : Whatever happens, I'm not sorry for myself. I knew you for a little while. I kissed you once.

  Louise Storr : That won't be much after I've gone if they spoil your whole life. It was just a kiss.

  Guy Crane : It was more than that. I mean this, Louise. I love you. I can't break Nettie's heart, but I love you.

  [They kiss] 

• Guy Crane : Did you ever see Fritz Lieber's Hamlet?

  Louise Storr : Yes, and I loved Jane Cowl's Juliet. She was charming.

• Grandpa Storr : Oh, hello. I'll be over at your house in twenty minutes for dinner.

  Guy Crane : Fine.

  [Jokingly] 

  Guy Crane : That'll give me a chance to count the silver and get all the best things hid away.

• Guy Crane : You don't know how poison little town women can be.

  Louise Storr : I'm beginning to learn.

• Guy Crane : I wanted to kiss you, so, I kissed you. It's the Storr influence. I'm afraid I'm not sorry.

  Louise Storr : Well, I don't know just how I should act. Whether I should be the woman amazed or the woman afraid or insulted or compassionate or just unknowingly wronged.

  Guy Crane : If I thought twice about it, I wouldn't have done it. But, you practically told me always to follow my first feelings about things. I did. Didn't it work?

  Louise Storr : You're a fool Guy if you think I'm going to say anything you can use against me.

• Louise Storr : There's no more hope for us, darling - if there ever were any hope. Only, one hard decision for me.

  Guy Crane : What decision?

  Louise Storr : Whether I shall stay here and keep you always - just beyond my fingertips - or I shall break the trust.

  Guy Crane : What difference can this make? We can still be near each other.

  Louise Storr : Oh, no, darling. That isn't enough.

• Guy Crane : [final line]  You're a grand girl!