Gladys Cooper credited as playing...
Beatrice Lacy
- Maxim de Winter: [greeting guests arriving at his Costume Ball] What's the idea? Adam and Eve?
- Beatrice Lacy: Oh, Maxim, don't be disgusting.
- Major Giles Lacy: Strong man, Old man.
- Beatrice Lacy: How do you get along with Mrs. Danvers?
- The Second Mrs. de Winter: Well, I - I've never met anyone quite like her before.
- Major Giles Lacy: You mean she scares you? She's not exactly an oil painting, is she?
- [chuckles]
- Beatrice Lacy: Giles, you're very much in the way here. Go somewhere else.
- Beatrice Lacy: You're very much in love with Maxim, aren't you? Yes, I can see you are. Don't mind my saying so, but why don't you do something about your hair? Why don't you have it cut or sweep it back behind your ears?
- [the Second Mrs. de Winter tries sweeping her hair back]
- Beatrice Lacy: Oh, no, that's worse. What does Maxim say about it? Does he like it like that?
- The Second Mrs. de Winter: Well, he never mentions it.
- Beatrice Lacy: Oh, well, don't go by me. I can see by the way you dress, you don't care a hoot how you look. But I wonder Maxim hasn't been at you. He's so particular about clothes.
- Beatrice Lacy: I must say, old Danvers keeps the house looking lovely. She certainly learned that trick of arranging flowers from Rebecca.
- Major Giles Lacy: I wonder how she likes it now, being ordered about by an ex-chorus girl.
- Beatrice Lacy: Now, where on earth did you get the idea she's an ex-chorus girl?
- Major Giles Lacy: He picked her up in the South of France, didn't he?
- Beatrice Lacy: What if he did?
- Major Giles Lacy: Well, I mean to say, there you are.
- Beatrice Lacy: Still having trouble with your teeth?
- Robert: Unfortunately, yes, Madam.
- Beatrice Lacy: You should have them out, all of them. Wretched nuisances, teeth.
- Beatrice Lacy: You mustn't worry about old Maxim and his moods. One never knows what goes on in that quiet mind of his.