Athena (1954)
Linda Christian: Beth Hallson
Quotes
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The Sisters: Athena : Now if I may just have some watermelon rinds, wax paper, and fish heads, I'll get to work.
Beth Hallson : Wouldn't you prefer a cocktail?
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Beth Hallson : One mustn't gulp Martinis.
Adam Calhorn Shaw : That one was purely medicinal.
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Adam Calhorn Shaw : You speak Japanese?
The Sisters: Athena : I can say, "I love you, let us be friends." I can say it in fifty-four different languages, and I'm working on African dialects.
Beth Hallson : I'm sure that's going to come in very handy.
Adam Calhorn Shaw : Well, according to Grandpa, we should learn to like everybody in the world.
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The Sisters: Athena : I'm so happy to have met you. You have such a lovely figure.
Beth Hallson : Why, thank you.
The Sisters: Athena : But you really shouldn't wear a girdle.
Beth Hallson : It's not a girdle, it's a foundation garment.
The Sisters: Athena : Your spine doesn't know the difference, it's all pinched in. Sooner or later you're going to have trouble with a loose disk.
Beth Hallson : You seem to have trouble with a loose tongue.
The Sisters: Athena : Oh, I am sorry. I always say things I think and I shouldn't. Forgive me?
Beth Hallson : I may say I will, but I won't.
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Adam Calhorn Shaw : Now, look here Beth, if you're thinking what I think you're thinking, you're dead wrong. And she just came here...
Beth Hallson : If you say "mulch" again, I'll scream. I come here at eight o'clock in the morning and find you having breakfast with a very attractive young lady. And all I want to know is, how long has this "mulching" been going on?
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Adam Calhorn Shaw : Don't worry, I'll - I'll settle this matter once and for all.
Beth Hallson : When you're decisive, Adam, you're very attractive.