Ben Bernie: Self

Quotes 

• Ben Bernie, Bandleader : Why didn't you show up at the rehearsal this morning?

  Trumpet Player : Well, I couldn't get away. My wife wouldn't let me go.

  Ben Bernie, Bandleader : Your wife wouldn't let you go? Pardon me a moment, please. I want you to understand young fella that your wife has nothing to do with this band!

  Trumpet Player : I hope not!

• Ben Bernie, Bandleader : I'm going to introduce, now, a very, very, very lovely girl. A very sweet girl. A very charming girl and a good girl. I found that out. No, really, she's a society girl. She came out in 1928 and hasn't been home since. This is her first appearance here in the talkies. This is the first time this girl has talked.

• Frances McCoy, Band Singer : Oh, Ben?

  Ben Bernie, Bandleader : Ben? Why, I'm surprised at you, please. Ben? Me, the old maestro. Why, really honey, I'm really surprised at you. Let there be dignity in this talkie. Mr. Bernie! - Ben in the car.

• Ben Bernie, Bandleader : Frances is going to sing a song that she wrote herself, which she has dedicated to me. She's a lovely girl. The title of this song is, "I'd Love To Be The Widow Of A Guy Like You".