George White's Scandals (1945)

Phillip Terry: Tom McGrath

Quotes 

• Tom McGrath : All right, girls. I want you to smile. Come on, break out the smile. Come on, let's see those smiles. Come on! And I want you to keep those smiles on for the run of the show. Leave your own problems home. It's your job to radiate fun and happiness. People come to the Scandals to forget their troubles. They don't want to look at a lot of glum faces. They want glamour, charm, beauty, femininity at its best. So, remember, from now on, whenever you step on this stage: smile and keep smiling!

• Tom McGrath : Well, you're a Scandals girls now and things you do and say will make copy for the newspapers. So, bear that in mind and try to act accordingly. Anything else, Mr. White?

  George White : Oh, just one thing. I'm very happy to see that you all have the first two qualifications for a Scandals girl. A pair of shapely legs.

  [walking down the chorus line] 

  George White : Gain a couple of pounds before we open. Drop five. You too.

• Tom McGrath : Joan, is she coming to the party tonight?

  Joan Mason : She sure is.

  Tom McGrath : You better talk to her. You'll have Lady Godiva riding into the room.

• Tom McGrath : Now, you take a pancake. What's a pancake? It's the plainest thing in the world. But, you take that same pancake, dip it in brandy, pour a little wine over, put a hot fire under it, and what've you got? Crêpes Suzette.

  Jill Martin : Got what?

  Tom McGrath : Any way, a Scandals girl is a Crêpes Suzette and we're the cooks. We do it everyday.

• Tom McGrath : Now, you get back to the bars and do some more limbering up.

• Tom McGrath : I don't think I've got a chance at locating her.

  Joan Mason : How do you like that. And it should be so easy. Why, there're only about 9 million people in New York and half of 'em are men, aren't they? That leaves only four and a half million women.

  Tom McGrath : Well, that narrows it down a little.

  Joan Mason : And couple million of 'em are old ladies. And a couple a million are children. That leaves only a half million girls around Jill's age. And out of a half million, only a couple a thousand can be English girls. And out of a couple a thousand, only fifty are beautiful. And out of fifty, how many can dance ballet? I'd say about six. How do you like that? Only six girls to look for.