Bringing Up Baby (1938)

Virginia Walker: Alice Swallow

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Quotes 

• David Huxley : Alice I think this one must belong in the tail.

  [referring to a bone he is holding] 

  Alice Swallow : Nonsense. You tried it in the tail yesterday, and it didn't fit.

• Alice Swallow : Oh David, what have you done?

  David Huxley : Just name anything, and I've done it.

• David Huxley : [on the phone]  Yes, I did see Mr. Peabody, but I didn't see him. Well that is, I didn't see him really. Yes, I spoke to him twice, but I didn't talk to him.

  Alice Swallow : But David, I don't understand. Did you see him or didn't you ?

  David Huxley : Well - no I don't know - well how do I know ? well because - because - well there's someone at the door - you see there are some things that are very hard to explain, Alice.

• Alice Swallow : Now once and for all, David, *nothing* must interfere with your work. Our marriage must entail no domestic entanglements of any kind.

  David Huxley : [Stammering nervously]  You mean... you mean...

  Alice Swallow : [Firmly]  I mean of *any* kind, David.

• Alice Swallow : You have an appointment this afternoon.

  David Huxley : Have I? What for?

  Alice Swallow : To play golf with Mr. Peabody.

  David Huxley : What Peabody?

  Alice Swallow : THE Alexander Peabody who represents Mrs. Carleton Random.

  David Huxley : Now let me think.

  Alice Swallow : Who may donate $1 million to the museum to complete all this.

  David Huxley : Oh, sure! That Mr. Peabody. $1 million. That's pretty white of Mr. Peabody.

  Alice Swallow : You haven't got it yet.

• Alice Swallow : [to David]  Well, there's nothing else I can say except that I'm glad that before I married you , you showed yourself in your true colors: You're just a butterfly.

• [first lines] 

  Prof. LaTouche : Good morning, Miss Swallow.

  Alice Swallow : Shh.

  Prof. LaTouche : Why what's the matter ?

  Alice Swallow : Doctor Huxley is thinking.

• Alice Swallow : You're just a butterfly.

  David Huxley : Oh, so now I'm a butterfly!

• Prof. LaTouche : Good morning, Miss Swallow.

  Alice Swallow : Shhh!

  Prof. LaTouche : Why, what's the matter?

  Alice Swallow : Shhh! Dr. Huxley is thinking

  David Huxley : Alice, I think this one must belong in the tail.

  Alice Swallow : Nonsense. You tried it in the tail yesterday and it didn't fit.

  David Huxley : Yes, that's right. I did, didn't I?

• Prof. LaTouche : [the scene opens in a large room with a 30 foot skeletal brontosaurus that is surrounded by scaffolding. Dr. David Huxley, a renowned paleontologist is seated at the top of the scaffolding atop a walk-board at the head of the brontosaurus]  Good morning, Miss Swallow.

  Alice Swallow : Shhh!

  Prof. LaTouche : Why, what's the matter?

  Alice Swallow : Shhh! Dr. Huxley is thinking

  David : Alice, I think this one must belong in the tail.

  Alice Swallow : Nonsense. You tried it in the tail yesterday and it didn't fit.

  David : Yes, that's right. I did, didn't I?