It Started with a Kiss (1959)

Debbie Reynolds: Maggie Putnam

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• Maggie Putnam : That Stage Manager, he's right out to "Mutiny on the Bounty," domineering bully!

  Belvah : Well, there's no sense fighting him. Give a little, get a little: that's my theory.

• Belvah : It might sound corny, but, honestly, money does not buy happiness.

  Maggie Putnam : Well, in the immortal words of Joe E. Lewis, "You just give me the money, baby, I'll do my own shopping."

• Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : Obviously, you're interested in money. So, how much would it cost for one hour of your time?

  Maggie Putnam : A million dollars.

  Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : I'll give you five bucks, cash.

  Maggie Putnam : Don't bother. I'm busy.

  Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : How about six?

• Maggie Putnam : I was just saying that the air from the river is the best! It's so clean and invigorating.

  Alwin Ashley : Well, perhaps you'd come over and help me enjoy it later tonight?

  Maggie Putnam : Well, that would hardly be proper.

  Alwin Ashley : Well, I know; but, there's no fun in being proper. It's very dull.

  Maggie Putnam : Oh, yes, that's true; but, a girl must think of appearances, Mr. Ashley.

• Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : Say, how about you and me going someplace where we can have some privacy?

  Maggie Putnam : Tell me something, what does it take to convince you you're not wanted? A gun?

  Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : Hey, now, just a minute. You get yourself all fixed up, you borrow a pretty dress, and what for? To attract a man, right? Well, okay, so, you attracted one. I'm sorry if I'm not what you wanted. I'm sorry I'm not the King of Europe. You don't have that much to beef about.

• Maggie Putnam : I assume you're a bachelor?

  Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : Devout.

  Maggie Putnam : What's your excuse?

  Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : Well, let's see, I think it's just because I keep falling in love with girls that I don't like.

• Maggie Putnam : What are you doing?

  Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : I want to find out something.

  Maggie Putnam : Yeah, what-what-what, what is it?

  Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : It's all right. Now, just relax. Hold still... this is nothing but research.

  Maggie Putnam : Not-not-not...

  Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : Pure research.

  Maggie Putnam : Don't you do it.

  [Joe leans in for a long, first kiss] 

  Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : Man, I sure found out.

  Maggie Putnam : Your certainly not going to be a bore. You'll probably turn out to be charming and interesting and all kinds of fun and I'll probably fall for you. Darn it! Just my lousy luck!

  [leans in and gives Joe multiple kisses] 

• Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : Maggie, listen, about that surprise you had, can we talk about it now?

  Maggie Putnam : Oh, it's a gasser!

  Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : Why didn't you write about it in your letters to me?

  Maggie Putnam : Because, I wanted to be with you and watch you flip!

• Maggie Putnam : Nice to meet you.

  Charles Meriden : Well, it's nicer to meet you. Pucker up, Sweetie!

• Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : Everything all right now?

  Maggie Putnam : Mmm-hmm. Everything always seems all right when you're kissing me.

• Maggie Putnam : Now, let's get one thing settled. I'm not going to be ordered around by any sub-normal, self-important army official.

  Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : Now, wait a minute. It's not that simple. You're not a civilian any more, Maggie. You've got to take orders or else.

  Maggie Putnam : All right, I'll take or else.

• Maggie Putnam : I'm conceited, egoistic, vain, whatever you want to call it. But, I'm not ordinary.

  Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : But, to me you're not ordin- ordinary. To you, you're not ordinary. But, honey, believe me, to the Air Force, you're ordinary.

• Maggie Putnam : It wouldn't prove anything if we stayed married just because we like to sleep together! I want more from a marriage than that. A lot more!

  Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : Well how can you get anything from a marriage if you don't live together as man and wife?

  Maggie Putnam : Joe, I've got to be certain I don't stay with you for the wrong reasons.

  Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : All right, now, wait-wait-wait...

  Maggie Putnam : Now, you mustn't make love to me! If you do, I'll leave.

  Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : Oh, this is murder.

  Maggie Putnam : Now, yes, well, I better leave. I really better.

  Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : No! No, no, wait! You win. Anything you say, now. Have it your way. Now, now go to bed. I won't bother ya. I may cry a little bit during the night; but, I won't bother you.

• Maggie Putnam : First class is better than third class. That's not a delusion.

  Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : Now, listen, wait a minute. I eat as well and I sleep as well as any millionaire. And, as a matter of fact, I have twice as many laughs. There's nothing third class about that.

• Maggie Putnam : You're pretty.

  Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : And easy to get too! As a matter of fact, you might even get...

  Maggie Putnam : No suggestive remarks, please.

• Maggie Putnam : I'm warning you, that judo session you put me through this morning is something I do not want repeated.

  Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : When a husband leaves for work, it's only natural to want to kiss his wife goodbye.

  Maggie Putnam : It's not natural to kiss anyone goodbye until you put your clothes on.

• Maggie Putnam : Talk about a one track mind! Joe, our marriage is all wrong.

  Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : Oh, come on, now. Any marriage is wrong when you take the *sex* out of it! What's the matter? Are you smarter than Freud?

• Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : Maggie, will you stop this nonsense?

  Maggie Putnam : Me! All I asked is to forget about sex for one single month! And it's only two days and already you're acting like some kind of - - an animal. It's disgusting!

• Maggie Putnam : He's the best bullfighter in the world and he's fighting tomorrow and before the fight, we're invited to his apartment to watch him get dressed.

  Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : Watch him get dressed? Who wants to watch a man get dressed?

  Maggie Putnam : I do!

  Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : Well, you never watch me get dressed. What is this Soriano character got that I haven't got?

  Maggie Putnam : Watching a bullfighter get dressed is a formal ceremony. It's a great honor to be invited!

  Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : Well, does he start from scratch?

  Maggie Putnam : You are impossible.

  Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : You know, I was just thinkin', maybe this Mar-who's-it...

  Maggie Putnam : Marquesa.

  Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : Marquesa, would invite us to watch Jayne Mansfield getting dressed.

  [smiles] 

  Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : Now, that would be some ceremony!

  [laughs] 

• Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : This bullfighting, it's a rough business.

  Maggie Putnam : It doesn't seem as rough as prizefighting or football.

  Marquesa Marion de la Rey : Oh, it's different. But, any contact sports are rough, but, they're not a matter of life and death.

  Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : That's right. You see, this is more of a - art, than a sport.

  Marquesa Marion de la Rey : Like a love affair.

  Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : Yeah, I guess you'd call that a bodily contact sport. Certainly no sport if it isn't.

  [Maggie rolls her eyes] 

• Maggie Putnam : I knew I never should have married you. One little thing goes wrong and right away you lose interests in me!

  Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : If I had any brains, I'd swat you right up into orbit.

• Antonio Soriano : [serving a glass of wine]  It sings well?

  Maggie Putnam : Like the Ames Brothers.

• Maggie Putnam : Stoned! Well, what do we try next?

• Maggie Putnam : Well, where's the glory booze?

• Antonio Soriano : Do not be sad. Let me help you not to be sad.

  Maggie Putnam : How?

  Antonio Soriano : It's easy. For a hangover, you take a little more whiskey. For a broken heart, you take a little more love.

  Maggie Putnam : Broken heart, my foot. He'll come crawling back to me on his knees! You'll see!

  Antonio Soriano : I'm already crawling on mine.

• Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : What do you got your dress on back-to-front for?

  Maggie Putnam : Well, I took it off for the General!

• Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : I'm sorry we're going to miss the bullfight, particularly now that I've got somebody to root for - I know it isn't him.

  [he points to Soriano] 

  Maggie Putnam : That's not funny.

  Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : I kinda liked it myself.

• Maggie Putnam : Ohhh! Will you kindly leave my bedroom?

  Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : This isn't your bedroom. It's our bathroom.

• Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : Well, why would she invite us. We're not society.

  Maggie Putnam : Why? Well, what's the difference, why? She did.

• Maggie Putnam : Joe, I've got a surprise.

  Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick : Well, hold it, Maggie. I'm still awful shook up from the last one.