Mrs. Lord Quotes in High Society (1956)

Mrs. Lord: Tracy, look at the way she does her hair.

Tracy: Oh, yes, it's lovely. Is it lacquered?

Mrs. Lord: George told us what happened. Your father will make an announcement.

Tracy: Oh thank you. No, no, I got myself into this, I'll get myself out. Ooh.

Dexter: Go. Go.

Tracy: [Opens the door to address the guests] Good morning

[to the organist]

Tracy: Will you stop that racket? Good morning. I'm afraid there's been a slight hitch. My fiancé that was... that is... he's decided we should call it a day and I quite agree with him and... oh Dexter help me please?

Dexter: Say "two years ago I did you out of a wedding in this house by eloping to Maryland"

Tracy: Two years ago I did you out of a wedding in this house by eloping to Maryland.

Dexter: "But I hope to make it up to you now by going through with it as originally planned."

Tracy: But I hope to make it up to you now by...

[looks at Dexter, he nods and smiles]

Tracy: by going through with it as originally and most beautifully planned.

Dexter: "So if you'll just keep your seats a moment"

Tracy: So if you'll just keep your lovely seats a moment

Dexter: "That's all"

Tracy: That's all

[shuts the door]

Tracy: . Oh Dexter, are you sure?

Dexter: No, but I'll risk it if you will.

Tracy: You're not just doing it to save my face?

Dexter: It's such a sweet old face.

Caroline Lord: What's this?

[holds up a weird silver object]

Mrs. Lord: I don't know dear.

Caroline Lord: It stinks.

Mrs. Lord: Caroline, don't say stinks. If absolutely necessary, smells, but only if absolutely necessary.

Caroline Lord: Mother, don't you think it's stinking of Tracy not to invite father to the wedding?

Mrs. Lord: Yes, just between us, I think it's good and stinking.

Mike: [on telephone] This is the voice of doom.

Mrs. Lord: What?

Mike: This is to tell you your days are numbered.

[hangs up]

Mrs. Lord: Oh dear. One of the servants has been at the sherry again.

Mrs. Lord: This is Miss Elizabeth Imbrie and Mr Mike Macauley Connor. They're from Spy magazine.

Dexter: Spy? Say your tastes have changed a little haven't they, Sam?

Caroline Lord: Tracy, it's your song! Dexter must be home.

Tracy: Mother, has Dexter come back?

Mrs. Lord: Well, we knew he was giving his house over to the jazz festival, maybe he has come back.

Tracy: He's back. No-one else would play that song. That cheap, vulgar, dreadful song.

Caroline Lord: That beautiful, wonderful song he wrote especially for her? That's gratitude.