Howard St. John: Dean Reeber

Quotes 

• Jack Haggerty : [TRYING TO SELL DEAN REEBER THE IDEA OF MAKING A FILM]  To play the part of Dean Reeber, the star of the picture, just who do you think they tried to sell me? Edward Arnold, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Charles Laughton!

  [LAUGHS] 

  Jack Haggerty : But I said no.

  Dean Reeber : [SURPRISED]  Yes?

  Jack Haggerty : You know who I see in the part? Gary Cooper!

  Dean Reeber : [FLATTERED]  Gary Cooper?

  Jack Haggerty : Well, James Mason is all tied up.

• Dean Reeber : The Winsocki Story. You know it should be good for the school.

  Jack Haggerty : Good? Students will be fighting to get in. It needs a shot in the arm like this. After all, where was Yale until Cole Porter wrote Boola Boola?