Old Acquaintance (1943)

John Loder: Preston Drake

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• Kit Marlowe : If you'd just look at Millie's activities as confession of weakness, an admission that there's something essentially lacking in her nature, you'd find it a little touching and love her.

  Preston Drake : You sound like one of Millie's books.

• Kit Marlowe : Millie remembers the same things I do, that's important. For instance, she's the only person I know, who still remembers when I used to be called Chunky.

  Preston Drake : I'd think you wouldn't want to remember that.

  Kit Marlowe : But one does. Funny, one does.

• Preston Drake : Oh, so you saw her?

  Millie Drake : Yes! I saw her. She looked like someone who was selling something. I'm sure if she'd have been a man she wouldn't have shaved.

• Kit Marlowe : What did she mean I - I looked as if I didn't shave?

  Preston Drake : Oh, don't let that worry you. I like girls who don't shave.

• Preston Drake : Charlie, you're drunk.

  Charlie Archer : Confidentially, so am I.

• Preston Drake : As a matter of fact, I knew nothing of my wife's first book until the day it was published. Our little girl was born in the middle of the night. The following morning, on my breakfast table, there was Millie's book in a very gay cover.

• Preston Drake : They've been a dream come true for Millie. Cigarette?

  Belle Carter : No thank you.

  Preston Drake : She has the house that she wanted. Servants. All the things that women like.

  Belle Carter : You must be very proud of her.

  Preston Drake : Yes, I suppose I am.

• Millie Drake : Why does she keep her out so late? It upsets her whole routine.

  Preston Drake : They've had a marvelous time. Been on a bender. Both of them completely cockeyed.

  Millie Drake : Preston, I'm in no mood for your silly jokes.

• Preston Drake : Now, Millie, you're tired. Let me fix you a nice, big drink.

  Millie Drake : How many have you had?

  Preston Drake : Fourteen or fifteen.

  Millie Drake : Oh, stop being funny.

• Preston Drake : Millie, you better see that press lady. I told her as much as I could.

  Millie Drake : What did you tell her?

  Preston Drake : Oh, how brilliant and capable you are and how we regard life from our pinnacle of success.

  Millie Drake : But, Preston, I've asked you a thousand times to let me handle my own interviews.

  Preston Drake : I had to be polite.

  Millie Drake : Well, next time, please talk about something else.

• Kit Marlowe : Kit, you're just what I always thought you were, a pretty nice person.

  Preston Drake : Oh, pooh.

• Preston Drake : Hey, what's going on with you two? What's the joke?

  Millie Drake : Oh, our Kit's in a very rambunctious mood today. I think I must write a play sometime, and see if I can feel rambunctious.

  Kit Marlowe : I'm sure you will, Millie.

• Millie Drake : What do you think you're doing?

  Preston Drake : "'The time has come,' the Walrus said, 'to talk of many things: 'Of socks and shirts and dressing gowns, and whether pigs have wings."'

  Millie Drake : You're drunk!

  Preston Drake : Oh, no, Millie, I'm not, but I am very happy.

• Preston Drake : I thought it best to make a clean break. I'm rather one of the old, sentimental sort and I knew if I saw Deedy again, it might upset the apple cart. So I decided to put her clean out of my mind. All of you. Kit, too.

  Millie Drake : Kit?

  Preston Drake : Yes, Kit.