Hard to Handle (1933)

Ruth Donnelly: Lil Waters

Quotes 

• Lefty Merrill : But Mrs. Waters, there's a crime wave!

  Lil Waters : Yeah.. and it looks like you're it!

• Lil Waters : Never let a snake bite ya twice!

• Lil Waters : There's nobody innocent in southern California! It's just a big duckpond full of leeches. We're leavin' for New York.

• Lil Waters : Listen, darling. Men like John Hayden don't come in bunches like bananas.

• Ruth Waters : Well, there must be somebody honest somewhere.

  Lil Waters : Not in southern California!

• Lefty Merrill : Now you're getting smart, Mama. You won't regret this. You stick with me and I'll put a gold spoon right in your kisser.

  Lil Waters : You better come back with that 500 bucks or I'll put my foot right in your - kisser.

  Lefty Merrill : My mouth ain't that big.

  [laughs] 

• Lefty Merrill : Did Ruth tell you I was in town?

  Lil Waters : Yeah. You and the rest of the Depression.

• Lil Waters : Don't wear this. Wear your blue dress. It shows more of your - girlish laughter.

• Ruth Waters : Now, mother, where's your old Southern hospitality? We can put him up for a couple of days.

  Lefty Merrill : Just until I find a proper location.

  Lil Waters : Sing-Sing!

• Lil Waters : Up to now, I've never been wrong about anybody. Didn't I always tell you that guy was born to be hung.

• Lil Waters : It's a deal. Relax. It's in the bag.

  [Lefty gives Lil a kiss on the cheek] 

  Lil Waters : Oh, you bad boy.

• Lil Waters : You poor sap, what do you expect? All bridegrooms are slightly used.

• Ruth Waters : Lefty's in trouble. We ought to help him.

  Lil Waters : We'll help him - to the gallows.

• Lil Waters : There's only one man for us. A steady, trustworthy, reliable gentleman. Very honest. A man really worthy of us.

  Ruth Waters : Who are you talkin' about? Mr. Hayden?

  Lil Waters : Certainly! Who else? A solid businessman. They don't put him in the can. He just keeps on making his 25,000 a year. There's a man for *us* to fall in love with.

• Lil Waters : The Penitentiary! The city of forgotten men! Ten long dreary years.

• Lil Waters : We're throwing ourselves away just for spite. We don't love that mug. We love you! What do we want to marry him for? We don't want anything he's got.