Bannerline (1951)

Lionel Barrymore: Hugo Trimble

Quotes 

• Mike Perrivale : [Mike is interviewing Mr Trimble who is in bed. His wife, Margaret, is by his side]  Are you afraid of dying?

  Hugo Trimble : Splendid! Everybody's got to die sometime. That is a universal question. No, no I'm not afraid of dying because it brings me nearer to my reward.

  Mike Perrivale : Your reward, Sir?

  Hugo Trimble : Yes, Mr Perrivale. A teacher's reward must be in the next world. Cos' it certainly can't be in this one.

  Hugo Trimble : [He kisses Margaret's hand; she sobs silently]  I'm not afraid of dying, Margaret. I'm sorry I am.

  Hugo Trimble : [to Mike]  If you never remember anything else I taught you. Remember, when you see a woman crying, the only thing a man can do is to kiss her.

  Mike Perrivale : Yes, sir.

  Hugo's Doctor : [the doctor enters]  I thought I told you... .

  Hugo Trimble : Get out of here!

  Hugo's Doctor : I said: "No visitors".

  Hugo Trimble : Look here, you told everybody I had 48 hours to live. Now, if you keep coming on in here and annoying me, I'm going to make a liar out of you and die right away!

  Hugo's Doctor : And you're just the man to do it.

  Hugo Trimble : Doctors! Take it from me, a doctor is nothing but a plumber in a white coat.

• Mike Perrivale : Is the student of today smarter than your student of yesterday?

  Hugo Trimble : Ohh, they certainly are. Children are getting smarter all the time. It's only the grown-ups that are getting dumber.