Three Texas Steers (1939)

Collette Lyons: Lillian

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Quotes 

• Postman : Are you Nancy Evans?

  Nancy Evans : Yes.

  Postman : You seem kinda young to be boss of a circus.

  Nancy Evans : I'll soon get over that.

  Lillian : She's thinking of growing a beard to give her dignity.

• [after Hercules played a card, Willie the Gorilla grabbed it and put it back in Hercules' hand] 

  Lillian : Hey! What are you doin' gangin' up on me? One baboon at a time!

  Hercules, the Midget : Can't a guy change his mind, Lil?

  Lillian : Yeah, providin' he's got a mind to start with. Besides I ain't playin' cards with a man who has a moth-eaten monkey for partner.

• [to the gorilla climbing in a tree] 

  Lillian : Get out of there, you upholstered nitwit!

• Tony : Hey, gang, take a look at your new home!

  Hercules, the Midget : Ain't it somethin'!

  Lillian : Yeah, so quiet and peaceful. I wonder how long it takes to learn how to milk a chicken.

• Lillian : What's your job around here?

  Stony Brooke : I'm a cowhand, ma'am. I chase cows.

  Lillian : If I could only learn to moo.

• [Hercules waives an enormous gun at the Mesquiteers] 

  Lillian : Don't pull the trigger - you'll wind up in South Dakota!

  Stony Brooke : Give us a break, Desperate Desmond.