Footlight Parade (1933)
Ruby Keeler: Bea Thorn
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Quotes
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Chester Kent : Where's Thompson?
Bea : Out for a few minutes.
Chester Kent : He'll be out for life if he doesn't stick closer to business.
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Chester Kent : Come with me and I'll put you in the cat unit.
Scotty : Oh, that's keen.
Chester Kent : Don't be so optimistic.
Bea : Meow.
Scotty : Meow!
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Bea : Nan, are you busy?
Nan Prescott : No, just dreaming lazily about life.
Bea : Tell me, where do you get your hair done and where do you get all those pretty dresses?
Nan Prescott : What's the idea?
Bea : Well. Well, you're the type men like and...
Nan Prescott : Me? Know any more funny stories?
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Bea : I got sick of looking like a schoolteacher and I'm sick of working in an office. I wanna go back on the stage!
Chester Kent : Well, it was just a question of time before this place got to you. Did you say she could dance?
Nan Prescott : One of the best!
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Bea : Is there any business you wish to discuss with me?
Scotty : No, that's the trouble with you. You're all business. All efficiency. You're not alive. You're not a bit feminine. Look at that dress. Look at those glasses. All you need is a pair of ground gripper shoes and "The Atlantic Monthly" tucked under your arm.
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Chester Kent : How'd you like the job of teaching new kids the routines?
Bea : Gee, Mr. Kent, that'd be swell!
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Boy Cat 'Sittin' on a Backyard Fence' : [singing] Come on, come on, We'll do our turtle-dovin', Sittin' on a backyard fence
Bea : Come on, come on, The little stars are peekin', They're waiting for you to commence
Boy Cat 'Sittin' on a Backyard Fence' : Uh-huh, uh-huh, I kinda thought you'd weaken', Sittin' on a backyard fence...
