My Name Is Julia Ross (1945)
May Whitty: Mrs. Hughes
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Quotes
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Ralph Hughes : Why try to save her? Let her die. That's what we want.
Mrs. Hughes : Don't be stupid, Ralph. If she's taken poison, we must act as though we cared!
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Mrs. Hughes : [after interviewing Julia for a live-in secretarial position] She's perfect.
Ralph Hughes : There's even a small resemblance.
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Ralph Hughes : It's all Marion's fault. She shouldn't have cried.
Mrs. Hughes : Ralph, you never told me - was it an accident, or did you intend to kill her after she made her will?
Ralph Hughes : I didn't plan it. I liked her well enough, but when she found out I'd been lying about my income, she accused me of marrying her for her money. I said of course that was what I'd married her for. Then she cried. She was always crying. Then she slapped me. I had my knife in my hand, and I...
[He begins slashing at the sofa cushion with his knife, slicing it over and over]
Mrs. Hughes : Stop it, stop it!
Ralph Hughes : Don't do that!
Mrs. Hughes : Put that away! Ralph, I'm trying to help you.
Ralph Hughes : I still say we should have called the police and told them a prowler broke in and killed her.
Mrs. Hughes : With the marks of your fingers on her? The scratches on your face?
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Sparkes : Mrs. Hughes - Ralph!
[She motions for Mrs. Hughes to look. Ralph sitting is in a chair, using a knife to slice a lacy garment into shreds]
Mrs. Hughes : Ralph!
[He looks at her briefly, then continues slicing]
Mrs. Hughes : Put that knife away!
[Again he pauses, but then continues with the knife]
Mrs. Hughes : Try to remember - if it weren't for your temper, you wouldn't be in this awful trouble today.
Ralph Hughes : I'm sorry.
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Ralph Hughes : Marion, darling. How do you feel? Why, you look better this morning, much better! Doesn't she, Mother?
Mrs. Hughes : Indeed she does!
Julia Ross : My name isn't Marion, and I'm not married to you or anyone. I was engaged as a secretary! Now what does this all mean? Why did we leave London?
Mrs. Hughes : You haven't forgotten us again, have you, Marion?
Julia Ross : I'm not Marion, and you know it.
Mrs. Hughes : All right, dear. Let's not argue. Let's just have our tea, and perhaps another nap, and then you'll feel much better.
Ralph Hughes : I'm afraid it's cold.
Mrs. Hughes : Alice, bring some more hot water quickly, please.
Alice : Yes, mum.
Julia Ross : I don't know what this is all about, but I promise you some very serious trouble unless you stop it immediately. You know perfectly well I'm Julia Ross.
Mrs. Hughes : Marion, dear, please don't excite yourself so. You'll just bring on another attack.
Julia Ross : Attack? Attack of what?
Mrs. Hughes : Nerves, dear, just nerves. Oh, we do so want you to know you're with your own family!
Julia Ross : Nonsense!
Ralph Hughes : Marion, darling!
[He grasps her by her arm]
Ralph Hughes : Control yourself!
Julia Ross : Let me go.
Mrs. Hughes : We're doing everything in our power to make you well again.
Julia Ross : [Ralph's grasp becomes painful] Let me go! If you don't stop this, I'll have you arrested!
[Clearly Ralph's grip is unbearable]
Julia Ross : Why are you doing this? It's so stupid, so silly!
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Mrs. Hughes : [Ralph picks up a large fragment of a broken mirror. He smashes it down on the table, shattering it into pieces] Ralph, stop that!
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Ralph Hughes : Well, she saved us a lot of trouble.
Mrs. Hughes : Now that it's happened, I'm frightened.
Ralph Hughes : We haven't a thing to fear. We'll be telling the truth when we say it's suicide.
Mrs. Hughes : Yes.
Ralph Hughes : Who's the weak one now?