Mrs. Whitehead Quotes in Animal Crackers (1930)

Capt. Spaulding: [to Mrs. Rittenhouse and Mrs. Whitehead] What do you say, girls? What do you say? Are we all going to get married?

Mrs. Whitehead: All of us?

Capt. Spaulding: All of us!

Mrs. Whitehead: But, that's bigamy!

Capt. Spaulding: Yes, and it's big of me too.

Grace Carpenter: Well, Sis, it looks as if we yield the social honor of the season to Mrs. Rittenhouse.

Mrs. Whitehead: Well, isn't there something we can do?

Grace Carpenter: We might shoot ourselves.

Mrs. Whitehead: I'd rather shoot Mrs. Rittenhouse.

Arabella Rittenhouse: May I present Mr. Parker.

Mrs. Whitehead: Oh, of the, eh, Massachusetts Parkers?

John Parker: Why, no.

Mrs. Whitehead: Oh, then the, eh, Southern Parkers?

Arabella Rittenhouse: Oh, no, the Central Parkers. You know, the, eh, benches and trees.

Mrs. Whitehead: I see!

[Mrs. Whitehead leaves]

Arabella Rittenhouse: Meow! Oh, I don't like that woman!

Capt. Spaulding: [On his knees] I love you, that's all. I love you. I've always thought of you.

[In walks Mrs. Whitehead]

Mrs. Rittenhouse: Capt., Mrs. Whitehead.

Mrs. Whitehead: I beg your pardon? I beg your pardon? Am I intruding?

Capt. Spaulding: Are you intruding? Just when I had her on the five yard line.

Capt. Spaulding: We three would make an ideal couple. Why you've got beauty, charm, money! You have got money, haven't you? Because if you haven't, we can quit right now.

Mrs. Whitehead: The captain is charming, isn't he?

Mrs. Rittenhouse: I'm fascinated!

Capt. Spaulding: I'm fascinated, too. Right on the arm.

Ravelli: [Bridge game] How do you want to play? Honest?

Mrs. Whitehead: Well, I hope so!