Have a Heart (1934)

Stuart Erwin: Gus Anderson

Quotes 

• Gus Anderson : [Joan, who's a beautician, is giving Gus a manicure]  The trouble with you dizzy dames is ya don't know how to make big money.

  Joan O'Day : Hold still, willya? I suppose you do. You're nothing but a bundle-wrapper outta work.

  Gus Anderson : A shipping clerk in quest of a situation,

  [takes his left hand out of the soaking solution, and shakes his wet finger at her] 

  Gus Anderson : if ya don't mind!

  Joan O'Day : Hey, quit that, willya?

  Gus Anderson : Besides, it won't be long until I'm one of the biggest racketeers in the country. I'm gonna be a success, I am. Wait and see.

  Joan O'Day : I don't expect to live that long.

  [holding his hand and making a mock gasp] 

  Joan O'Day : Mr. Baumgarten, what beautiful moons you have!

  Gus Anderson : Aw, now look here smarty, come across willya? All I'm askin' is for five dollars of m'own money. I'll run it up to 200 over the weekend.

  Joan O'Day : Hmm, like ya ran up that last five dollars I gave ya down to fourteen cents.

  Gus Anderson : [As Joan starts to trim his nails with a scissors]  Well, can't a fella get a bad break? Ouch! Go easy!

  Joan O'Day : Alright, Clarissa.

  Gus Anderson : I shoulda known better than to play cards on a rainy Friday the thirteenth.

  Joan O'Day : Ya shoulda known better than to play cards with that mob of thieves ya hang around with. Ya know they cheatcha.

  Gus Anderson : Well, maybe they do, a little. But they're such nice guys. Anyhow, I hafta learn the angles, haven't I? Besides, I've got a way of gettin' even with 'em if I just had a five-dollar stake.

  [Tickling her under the chin with his wet hand] 

  Gus Anderson : Aw, ya look so pretty today, ducky-wucky.

  Joan O'Day : [Wiping her chin with a towel]  You know better than to ducky-wucky me.

  Gus Anderson : Alright, alright, Brain Trust, if ya don't believe me, just look at this. Right there.

  [He hands her a folded newspaper showing an ad that reads "SURPRISE YOUR FRIENDS! Get a pack of Sure-Fire Playing Cards. You can tell at a glance what cards your opponents hold in their hands!"] 

  Joan O'Day : [reading aloud from the ad]  "IT CAN'T MISS! IT CAN'T FAIL! Send $2.00 today. P. O. Box 432, Wilmington, South Dakota." Well, I must say, that's a nice surprise for your friends. Did you send the two dollars?

  Gus Anderson : The cards'll be here any day. Do I get the five?

  Joan O'Day : You're one of MY friends aren't cha?

  Gus Anderson : Sure.

  Joan O'Day : Well, I've got a nice surprise for you, ducky wucky. NO!

  Gus Anderson : That's the trouble with you dames, no foresight, no vision....

  Joan O'Day : Alright, ox-heart, back to your pasture, I'm through with your hoofs.