Holiday Inn (1942)
Fred Astaire: Ted Hanover
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Quotes
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Ted Hanover : It's going to be easy - like peeling a turtle.
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Lila Dixon : [to Ted] I love you... and Jim.
Ted Hanover : Well, I love Jim too... but let's not get too chummy.
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Ted Hanover : I like it here... with you and Linda.
Jim Hardy : And we love having you. When are you leaving?
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Ted Hanover : Then I had a drink.
Jim Hardy : A drink? Boy you were fractured!
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Ted Hanover : When a fellow is surprised to hear about his own wedding, brother that's when I go to work with a clear conscience.
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Jim Hardy : Lila's back in New York. I got a letter from her yesterday.
Ted Hanover : What happened to her millionaire?
Jim Hardy : Slight mistake there. He didn't own millions, he owed them.
Ted Hanover : Poor girl. Always straying to greener pastures and finding spinach.
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Dance Extra : What is this the daisy chain?
Ted Hanover : Sorry, we're just looking for the back of a woman we don't know.
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Ted Hanover : A gentle smile often breeds a kick in the pants.
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Lila Dixon : [about Jim] I know, but he gets a look.
Ted Hanover : Aw, he's always had that look. It doesn't mean anything emotionally. It has something to do with his... liver.
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Ted Hanover : [reading] Come out and relax on a farm, music, dancing, home cooking. Open holidays only.
[skeptical]
Ted Hanover : Open holiday's only? Say, how many of them are there?
Jim Hardy : [excited] About 15. That gives me 350 days to kick around in!
Ted Hanover : [laughing] You would think of that!
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Danny Reed : How'd he get that far in five minutes?
Ted Hanover : The lady must have been willing.
Danny Reed : The world can't do this to us!
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[talking about peach preserves]
Ted Hanover : Oh boy, do I go for those! Why they're great on... on...
[pause]
Ted Hanover : ... or even plain!
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Danny Reed : Happy New Year!
Ted Hanover : Oh, don't do that.
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Ted Hanover : [about Jim] Simply tell him you've made a mistake. You don't want to give up your career and live on a farm.
Lila Dixon : But he's already bought the farm - and the license - and the ring. b