Accidents Will Happen (1938)

Ronald Reagan: Eric Gregg

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• Patricia Carmody : Say, you must have had a bad day.

  Eric Gregg : Its not half as bad as the evening's going to be.

  Patricia Carmody : Do you want a pal to listen to your tale of woe?

  Eric Gregg : I'm afraid it wouldn't be interesting. I'm just about to face some music and, boy, the tempo's going to be terrific.

• Nona Gregg : I'm tired out. I've been looking at these four walls until they're beginning to make faces at me. And this dime store china, its making an old woman out of me.

  Eric Gregg : Baby, if you're an old woman, I'd certainly be nuts about your grandmother.

• Eric Gregg : Hey, what's the matter? Indigestion or did you loose a friend?

• Eric Gregg : Take it easy, honey, and quit grousing. We'll step out this evening. I'll take you to Ciro's or the Red Pheasant or anyplace you say.

  Nona Gregg : The Red Pheasant?

  Eric Gregg : It's a bet. I'll be home the minute I get through.

  Nona Gregg : Well, what'll I wear?

  Eric Gregg : Use your own judgement. You'd look okay to me in an old bath towel.

  Nona Gregg : The best thing I have doesn't look much better than an old bath towel.

• Eric Gregg : Hey, wait a minute. What's come over you? Why, you're actually showing an interest in my work. You never did that before.

  Nona Gregg : Well, there's no law against a wife showing an interest in her husband's work, is there?

  Eric Gregg : I'll say there isn't. Keep it up.

• Eric Gregg : I certainly wish you the best of luck, old man. Well, I know you're going to be the best husband my wife ever had.

• 'Specs' Carter : Gregg, you owe me two dollars plus eight dollars and sixty cents interest.

  Eric Gregg : Yeah, but, Spec, what about your slogan: If you can't pay, we don't care.

  'Specs' Carter : Yeah, but if you *can* pay, we do care.

• Eric Gregg : Say, when they decide to amalgamate, they really want to amalgamate! I think that was the big brain on the phone.

  Patricia Carmody : Just how long do you think he'll continue being the big brain?

  Eric Gregg : Oh, until we amalgamate.