James, porter Quotes in Block-Heads (1938)

James, porter: [Responding after Hardy asks if there's anything in the newspaper] Here's a story about a fella who spent twenty years in the trenches and didn't know the war was over.

Oliver: [laughing] Really?

James, porter: Yeah; here's his picture

[shows Hardy the paper]

Oliver: [Looking at a photo of the grinning soldier] I can't imagine anybody being that dumb.

Oliver: [Realizes the grinning soldier is Stan; does a massive take and grabs the paper back from Morton; looks directly into the camera] Oh, yes I can.