Three Men on a Horse (1936)

Frank McHugh: Erwin Trowbridge

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• Erwin Trowbridge : [after several drinks]  That's funny. I'm kinda sorta feeling a little sleepy.

  Patsy : What you need is a little drink to wake you up.

  [to Harry, the bartender] 

  Patsy : Harry, scotch for Erwin. He needs a pick-up.

  Harry, the Bartender : He'll need picking up, alright.

• Erwin Trowbridge : I'm in a hurry to get to the office.

  Clarence Dobbins : Office, huh? To your life of love is more like it!

  Erwin Trowbridge : I'm very grateful to Mr. Carver for employing me, of course, but not hardly call him that.

  Clarence Dobbins : Stop acting! Do you think I'm a fool?

  Erwin Trowbridge : I'd rather you didn't ask me that, Clarence.

  Clarence Dobbins : I'm not asking you anything; but, I'm going to tell you a thing or two, you chiseler!

• Erwin Trowbridge : You know Clarence always insults me. Why do you invite him over here to do it before breakfast? Particularly, when I've got those Mother's Day greeting cards to write.

  Audrey Trowbridge : Well, I wanted him to talk to you.

  Erwin Trowbridge : I've never had the chance to talk to Clarence in my life. All I do is listen to him.

• Erwin Trowbridge : I don't see anything so hard about being a little smarter than a horse!

• Clarence Dobbins : Most people would be satisfied to collect stamps or butterflies. But, not you. Oh, no! You have to have women!

  Erwin Trowbridge : Women?

• Patsy : You can't go to the office like that. You're kinda stiff.

  Erwin Trowbridge : Oh, no! I'm limber enough. In fact, I'm a little too limber. That might be from drinkin' though, mightin' it?

  Harry, the Bartender : Yeah, that might be the explanation.

• Erwin Trowbridge : I gotta go. Mr. Carver will be most annoyed. He employs me.

  Charlie : Erwin! Do you want your boss to see you in that disgusting condition?

  Erwin Trowbridge : Oh, dear. Am I disgusting?

  Patsy : Revolting!

  Erwin Trowbridge : I'm sorry.

  Patsy : Aw, have another drink and forget it. None of us is purfect.

• Frankie : Where is the joint?

  Erwin Trowbridge : The Holly Cheer Greeting Company, Inc. in the Wedgewood building. Our office is 909.

  Frankie : Oh, I know where it is. I used to know a tomater on the tenth floor.

• Patsy : Erwin, this is the little woman!

  Erwin Trowbridge : How do you do? Miss...

  Mabel : Just call me Mabel, Erwin. Any friend of Patsy's is a friend of mine.

  Patsy : I've often suspected that.

• Erwin Trowbridge : You fellas might think this is funny, but I'm gonna lose my job. You don't know what it means to have a job: 52 weeks a year, 40 dollars a week.

• Mabel : You want to see it? You want to see it?

  Erwin Trowbridge : Well, eh, yes.

  Mabel : Say, I'd do anything for you. Cause I'm just *crazy* about poetry! That's why. I got to get limbered up, though. Now, here we go.

• Patsy : Say, what is this?

  Erwin Trowbridge : She's dizzy.

  Mabel : I'm dizzy, Patsy.

  Patsy : You must be to try and double-cross me. Get back to your room before I kick your teeth in!

• Patsy : Just like all them forward guys. A ladykiller, huh?

  Erwin Trowbridge : I assure you I have no lure for the opposite sex. Honest I haven't! Ask anybody. Ask my wife.

• Patsy : There you are, pal. I had it made up special.

  [hands Erwin a tie] 

  Erwin Trowbridge : I thought perhaps you did. Maybe I better take one of your less expensive ones.

  Patsy : Put it on! Put it on! It tones you up a bit.

  Mabel : Yeah, like a Calliope!

• Moses : Boy! Did I ride home on a cloud of glory!

  Erwin Trowbridge : Get back to your el-e-va-tor!

  Moses : Yessa, Mistah.

• [last lines] 

  Erwin Trowbridge : Take this down: The race is o'er, We've won, my lad, Love and kisses, To dear old Dad. Father's Day, Number 1.