Just Around the Corner (1938)

Claude Gillingwater: Samuel G. Henshaw

Quotes 

• Penny Hale : I'll bet you get pretty tired of it all, don't you, Uncle Sam?

  Samuel G. Henshaw : Tired? I'm sick of the whole kit and kaboodle! Who are you?

  Penny Hale : I'm Penny.

  Samuel G. Henshaw : Oh, is that what you're waiting for? Here.

  [handing her a penny] 

  Penny Hale : No, thank you!

  Samuel G. Henshaw : Why not?

  Penny Hale : There are too many people taking money from you now. I wouldn't dream of it. I'll be around about this time everyday. If you need anymore help, just call me and I'll come. Goodbye, Uncle Sam. Keep your chin up!

• Samuel G. Henshaw : Young lady, did you cut Milton's curls off?

  Penny Hale : Yes, sir.

  Samuel G. Henshaw : Where's his fancy pants?

  Penny Hale : Mugsy has them on now. Milton traded him. That's how he got the black eye. But you ought to see Mugsy! I guess this is an awful shock to you. You go ahead and get mad. I don't mind if you're sour and cross. Anyone would be with all these people hanging on their neck.

  Samuel G. Henshaw : What do you know about this family?

  Penny Hale : As if you hadn't enough troubles with business and the slump. But they can't lick you. You're a tough old bird! You'll come out all right!

  Samuel G. Henshaw : Well, upon my soul! Milton, here's a silver dollar, and there's one silver dollar for every black eye you get.

  Milton Ramsby : Thank you, Uncle Sam!

• Lola : I love that man, and I'm going to marry him!

  Samuel G. Henshaw : Over my dead body you're going to marry him!

  Lola : I don't care if it's over everybody's dead body! I'm going to marry Jeff Hale.

  Samuel G. Henshaw : Well, you wouldn't be my neice if you didn't have a will of your own.

  Lola : Uncle Sam, you don't mean that?

  Samuel G. Henshaw : You're going to live in the basement, I suppose?

  Lola : We won't have to live in the basement if you'll listen to Jeff. He has so much to offer. All he needs is someone to cooperate with him instead of fighting.

  Samuel G. Henshaw : Well, maybe I could do something for him.

  Lola : [kissing him]  Uncle Sam, you're a peach!

• Samuel G. Henshaw : Did you or did you not tell this child that I was responsible for the slump? And that I was responsible for business going to the dogs, for your troubles, my troubles, everyone's troubles? Including the blessed fact that you have to go away somewhere for two years!

  Jeff Hale : Certainly not!

  Penny Hale : Why, Daddy, didn't you say that when Uncle Sam got in trouble, the people got scared, and when the people got scared, business got bad, and when business got bad, there was a slump, and when that happened, nobody built any buildings?

  Jeff Hale : Yes, but -

  Penny Hale : Didn't you say that everyone ought to get together and help Uncle Sam instead of pulling on him?

  Jeff Hale : Yes, dear, but let's get back to Mr. Henshaw here.

  Penny Hale : But I am back to him. He's Uncle Sam, isn't he?

  Jeff Hale : Him?

  Samuel G. Henshaw : Me?

  Samuel G. Henshaw , Jeff Hale : Uncle Sam?

• Reporter : Can we quote you on that, Mr. Henshaw?

  Samuel G. Henshaw : Verbatim! And you can tell them that's the trouble with the whole country today! Someone starts a rumor, and we're afraid. What we need is that good old American spirit! And to show just how cock-eyed this rumor is, I'm starting work on the East Gate Project tomorrow, and this is the man I'm putting in charge of that worthy project! Jeff Hale, he has vision!