Janie (1944)
Edward Arnold: Charles Conway
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Quotes
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Charles Conway : What is that horrible music?
Elsbeth Conway : It's the "I-Met-You-On-The-Downbeat-But-I'm-On-The-Upbeat-Now Blues."
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Janie Conway : [Janie and her father discussing her having gone to a "blanket party"] Let's get one thing straight, Dad - Scooper Nolan and I did not commit murder. We merely smooched.
Charles Conway : Don't say that word again!
Janie Conway : Well, you've got to call it something. What did you call it in your day?
Charles Conway : Hmm? Oh, ohh, I don't remember. Spooning, muzzling, bunny-hugging, or something like that.
Janie Conway : What's the difference between a muzzle and a smooch, I'd like to know.
Charles Conway : About 20 years, young lady. And it was just as objectionable then.
Janie Conway : You mean to say that you and Mother never muzzled?
Charles Conway : I mean to say that.
Janie Conway : Never spooned?
Charles Conway : Never.
Janie Conway : Bunny-hugged?
Charles Conway : [perplexed] No.
Janie Conway : What on earth *did* you do?
Charles Conway : We took long walks.
Janie Conway : Long walks?
Charles Conway : Yeah.
Janie Conway : How on earth did you decide that you wanted to get married?
Charles Conway : Well, we... didn't quite decide. We... just got married.
Janie Conway : Well, Dad, times have changed, and for the better, too.