Three Wise Girls (1931)
Jean Harlow: Cassie Barnes
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Dot : You know, addressing envelopes ain't as tough as it's cracked up to be.
Cassie Barnes : No?
Dot : No! There's a lot of money in it. I doped the whole thing out a while ago. At a dollar and a half a thousand, if I sell an envelope to everybody in the United States, I'd make a hundred and fifty thousand dollars!
Cassie Barnes : That's swell. Have you figured out how long it's going to take you to do that?
Dot : Oh, um... About two-hundred and fifty years.
Cassie Barnes : I had no idea there was such a future in it.
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Jerry Dexter : I thought a ride in the park would
[hiccups]
Jerry Dexter : calm your nerves.
Cassie Barnes : Well there's nothing wrong with my nerves.
Jerry Dexter : No?
Cassie Barnes : No.
Jerry Dexter : Well maybe you'd come with me. I need the air.
Cassie Barnes : Yeah? Well I'm giving you the air.
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Mrs. Barnes, Cassie's Mother : Her mother says she's earning 200 dollars a week now.
Cassie Barnes : A week?
Mrs. Barnes, Cassie's Mother : That's what she says.
Cassie Barnes : Makes my 15 a week look kinda silly.
Mrs. Barnes, Cassie's Mother : There's nothing silly about that.
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Mrs. Barnes, Cassie's Mother : You needn't make fun of your job. Fifteen dollars is a good salary nowadays.
Cassie Barnes : [Sarcastically] Yeah, swell!
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Lem - the Druggist : What's up Cassie?
Cassie Barnes : You better get yourself another soda jerker, Lem.
Lem - the Druggist : Why? What do you mean?
Cassie Barnes : I'm going to New York.
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Jerry Dexter : Oh, go away, I hate blondes.
Cassie Barnes : Well, I hate drunks; so, that makes us even.
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Cassie Barnes : What have you got against the world? It seems to be treating you all right.
Jerry Dexter : I'm fed up. That's all. Fed up with - formal dinners, pompous butlers, and - and...
Cassie Barnes : And blondes.
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Cassie Barnes : Say, was it a blonde that drove you to drink?
Jerry Dexter : Oh, no. I don't need anybody to drive me to drink. I can do that myself.
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Cassie Barnes : It certainly must have been a wild party last night.
Jerry Dexter : Oh, I don't know. I didn't stay there long. I ducked and spent the night in a speakeasy. I had to get away from those cackling women.
[Falls on Cassie's lap]
Jerry Dexter : Oh, excuse me. I beg your pardon.
Cassie Barnes : Well, don't tell me they were all blondes?
Jerry Dexter : Did I say I hated blondes? Well, I was wrong! 'Cause I hate brunettes too! Yes, and redheads.
Cassie Barnes : What have the poor things done to you?
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Jerry Dexter : Do you know what I'm going to do, the rest of my life?
Cassie Barnes : No.
Jerry Dexter : I'm going to spend the time looking for an honest woman. You think I'll ever find one?
Cassie Barnes : No, never.
Jerry Dexter : You're right! There ain't no such animal.
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Dot : Well what are you doing home?
Cassie Barnes : Job number three is now a thing of the past.
Dot : Yeah? What happened?
Cassie Barnes : Oh, the Manager had a lot of brand new ideas. He tried to take my waist measurement.
Dot : Oh, I know. Wanted to see if you were gaining any weight, huh?
Cassie Barnes : Yeah.
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Dot : Say, Cass, you don't happen to know of a good man layin' around loose, do ya? A plumber or something? I'd grab the first one that came along so - I - wouldn't - have - to - type - these - silly - stupid - things!
Cassie Barnes : Oh, you're always yelping about men, Dot!
Dot : Yeah, well that's my trouble. All I do is yelp. But, I never can get my clutches on one.
Cassie Barnes : Oh, they give me a pain!
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Cassie Barnes : Oh, I met a new breed this morning.
Dot : Yeah, what's he like?
Cassie Barnes : Rich, handsome, - and a sap! He was in the store when I had the scrap this morning. Brought me home in his car.
Dot : What happened? Did he make a pass at you?
Cassie Barnes : No, he didn't even try to date me up! The conceded fool!
Dot : Well, what are you kicking about? Isn't that what you want?
Cassie Barnes : Yeah, but a man doesn't have to be insulting, does he?
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Cassie Barnes : Well, goodbye slave. I'm gonna have my lunch in style!
Dot : Yeah and I hope you choke!
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Cassie Barnes : You're crazy about him, aren't you?
Gladys Kane : Ga-ga - and it's no good. If I ever thought I'd love him so violently, I'd dropped him the minute I felt it coming on. Take my advice, Cassie, never fall in love. It's terrible.
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Jerry Dexter : Well, you know, I like to get tight once in awhile.
Cassie Barnes : Why?
Jerry Dexter : Oh, it takes me to strange places, where I meet strange people. Like you - for instance.
Cassie Barnes : Is that supposed to be a compliment?
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Jerry Dexter : Do you want to go out somewhere or prefer to sit around here and talk.
Cassie Barnes : Sit around here and - talk? Can that be done?
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Cassie Barnes : I'm not sure I'm doing the right thing, Dot.
Dot : Awww, nertz! If you think it's right, it's right! That's the only way to look at it.