George Kittredge Quotes in The Philadelphia Story (1940)

George Kittredge: But a man expects his wife to...

Tracy Lord: Behave herself. Naturally.

C. K. Dexter Haven: To behave herself naturally.

[George gives him a look]

C. K. Dexter Haven: Sorry.

George Kittredge: You're like some marvelous, distant, well, queen, I guess. You're so cool and fine and always so much your own. There's a kind of beautiful purity about you, Tracy, like, like a statue.

Tracy Lord: George...

George Kittredge: Oh, it's grand, Tracy. It's what everybody feels about you. It's what I first worshipped you for from afar.

Tracy Lord: I don't want to be worshipped. I want to be loved.

George Kittredge: [walks in on Tracy and Dexter together] Well, I suppose I should object to this twosome.

C. K. Dexter Haven: That would be most objectionable.

George Kittredge: I'm going to build you an ivory tower with my own two hands.

Tracy Lord: Like fun you are.

George Kittredge: [Dexter has butted in] You keep out of this.

C. K. Dexter Haven: You forget I am out of it.

George Kittredge: [to horse] What's the matter, Bessie? You seem worried.

Dinah Lord: Maybe that's because his name is Jack.

Mike: Mr Kittredge, it may interest you to know that our so-called affair consisted of exactly two kisses and one rather late swim both of which I thoroughly enjoyed and the memory of which I wouldn't part with for anything. After which I returned here, carried her to her room, deposited her on her bed and promptly returned here which you will no doubt remember.

George Kittredge: That's all?

Mike: That's all.

Tracy: Why? Was I so cold? So forbidding?

Mike: Not at all. On the contrary but you were somewhat the worse or the better for the wine and there are rules about such things.

George Kittredge: That sounds like Tracy's voice.

Dexter: No, no. It's just the night watchman.

George Kittredge: It's a woman's voice.

Dexter: Well he's a lyric tenor you see.

George Kittredge: I have a feeling you had more to do with this than anybody. You and your whole rotten class.

Dexter: Oh class my...

Mike: grandmother!

George Kittredge: This is all your fault! You and your whole rotten class!

Dexter: Oh, class my...

Mike: ...Grandmother!