Yolanda and the Thief (1945)

Mildred Natwick: Aunt Amarilla

Quotes 

• Aunt Amarilla : Right now we will have lunch, as only Gaston can prepare it.

  Yolanda Aquaviva : I am hungry.

  Aunt Amarilla : Good. I've planned something a little special. Fresh caviar, which was flown here from Russia, avocados flown here from California, and roast pheasants - they fly here themselves.

• Aunt Amarilla : You have the largest, most modern stables in the entire country. Do you like horses?

  Yolanda Aquaviva : Oh yes, I do.

  Aunt Amarilla : Fine, we must buy a horse.

• Aunt Amarilla : Do my fingernails immediately and bring them to my room.

• Yolanda Aquaviva : Mr. Brown doesn't dance... except, perhaps, on the head of a pin.

  Aunt Amarilla : Oh, I should like to see that.

• Aunt Amarilla : [to an 18 year old Yolanda]  My dear, when you left you weighed only 30 pounds. How you've filled out!

• Gaston, the Chef : The caviar, the avocados, and the pheasants - you forgot to order them.

  Aunt Amarilla : Well, there must be something to eat in the house. Search the kitchen. Do we have some sardines? Open a can of those. They're delicious. Oh, and some of those graham crackers.

• Aunt Amarilla : I wish to pay tribute, here and now, to others who deserve it. This gallant crew, they helped sail the ship while I, the Captain, steered on the poop deck. Or, is it the bridge?

• Aunt Amarilla : The north wing! You took the north wing right out of my mouth.

• Aunt Amarilla : Mr. Brown, you're extraordinary. You don't eat. You don't drink. You fly by yourself. You've been here an hour and you haven't tried to steal anything. I wonder what you're up to?

• Aunt Amarilla : I specifically ordered luncheon to be ready at two o'clock.

  Gaston, the Chef : That is true, but is now one o'clock.

  [sic] 

  Aunt Amarilla : Oh, that, Gaston, is a clumsy excuse.

  [Whispering to Yolanda] 

  Aunt Amarilla : As you can see, with the servant shortage, he knows he's got me over a barrel.

• Yolanda Aquaviva : Mr. Brown, this is my aunt.

  Johnny Parkson Riggs : Aunt? Why, you mean your sister.

  Aunt Amarilla : Oh, Mr. Brown, you're an angel.

  Johnny Parkson Riggs : Yes, didn't you know?

• Aunt Amarilla : Emilio, can you ever forget that day 18 years ago when Miss Yolanda left?

  Emilio : I am sorry, Senora, but I have only been here for six months.

  Aunt Amarilla : Yes, of course, I had you confused with him. You remember when Miss Yolanda left, don't you my good man?

  Plumber : I do not belong here at all. I am only the plumber.

  Aunt Amarilla : [Turning to Yolanda]  Well, take my word for it - you left. But the main thing is, you're back.

• Aunt Amarilla : Oh, my dear, you're just overwrought. A girl on the verge of being a bride is a frightening thing. I know. I've been on the verge constantly.

• Aunt Amarilla : [to Yolanda]  You'll love the Blue Room.

  Housekeeper : But, senora, you are already in the Blue Room.

  Aunt Amarilla : You would have loved the Blue Room.

• Aunt Amarilla : George, show Miss Yolanda around the grounds. Darling, have you got a good stout pair of shows? I'm told it's very exhausting.

• Aunt Amarilla : I thought there was something strange about Mr. Brown. But I wouldn't be in any hurry to rush back to that nunnery, if I were you. This is one of the nicest love letters I've ever seen.

• Aunt Amarilla : Is he here?

  Yolanda Aquaviva : Yes and no.

  Aunt Amarilla : How can a man be here and not be here?

• Yolanda Aquaviva : I wouldn't try to stop Mr. Brown. If we wishes to enter this house, nothing can stop him - no walls, no doors, no, no locks, nothing.

  Aunt Amarilla : Oh, one of those, is he? Well, I know how to deal with him.