Harper Quotes
Betty Fraley: hearing Fay banging helplessly on the door of the closet Harper has locked her inside Fay'll get out...
Betty Fraley: dismissively A fat, barefoot alcoholic? Sure she will
Betty Fraley: dismissively A fat, barefoot alcoholic? Sure she will
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Elaine Sampson: Are you going to rescue my Ralph for me?
Albert Graves: Now Elaine, I don't want you to worry...
Elaine Sampson: How could I worry, with men like YOU on the job?
Albert Graves: Now Elaine, I don't want you to worry...
Elaine Sampson: How could I worry, with men like YOU on the job?
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Lew Harper: [placing a crank call to his wife, imitating English accent into phone] Mrs. Harper? Mrs. Lewis Harper?
Susan Harper: [puzzled and sleepy] Yes...
Lew Harper: Oh thank heavens! You see, we've just picked your name from this enormous drum full of names... Only you had to be there to win... and you are, so you have!
Susan Harper: Win?
Lew Harper: [flustered, thinking] ... Six... one-hour frug lessons, absolutely free. Yes. I'm Austin Schwartz-Marmaduke, of the Schwartz-Marmaduke Institue for Ballroom Education. You must've heard of us, we're just off Wilshire near the Frug Foundation...
Susan Harper: I don't want any frug lessons.
Lew Harper: Of course you do, dear lady. Why just think how t'riffic you'll feel next time you and your husband try frugging... [starts to break up, chuckling at his own humor]
Lew Harper: how endlessly feminine you'll feel... [starts to really break up]
Susan Harper: [she has recognized Harper's voice and is paying him back now] My husband is dead!
Lew Harper: [not sure where this is going] Well, that's too bad, as a matter of fact...
Susan Harper: [gaining the upper hand in this joke] No... as a matter of fact, you're wrong. His death did nothing but serve the cause of mankind. He was a fool, a sadist, a functioning pathological pervert... He was grotesque in all ways. Can a soul be atrocious? [Harper has lost control and covers the phone, chuckling]
Susan Harper: His was. He was a degenerate's degenerate. You won't believe this, Mr. Marmaduke, but he used to call me on the phone sometimes, pretending to be other people.
Susan Harper: [puzzled and sleepy] Yes...
Lew Harper: Oh thank heavens! You see, we've just picked your name from this enormous drum full of names... Only you had to be there to win... and you are, so you have!
Susan Harper: Win?
Lew Harper: [flustered, thinking] ... Six... one-hour frug lessons, absolutely free. Yes. I'm Austin Schwartz-Marmaduke, of the Schwartz-Marmaduke Institue for Ballroom Education. You must've heard of us, we're just off Wilshire near the Frug Foundation...
Susan Harper: I don't want any frug lessons.
Lew Harper: Of course you do, dear lady. Why just think how t'riffic you'll feel next time you and your husband try frugging... [starts to break up, chuckling at his own humor]
Lew Harper: how endlessly feminine you'll feel... [starts to really break up]
Susan Harper: [she has recognized Harper's voice and is paying him back now] My husband is dead!
Lew Harper: [not sure where this is going] Well, that's too bad, as a matter of fact...
Susan Harper: [gaining the upper hand in this joke] No... as a matter of fact, you're wrong. His death did nothing but serve the cause of mankind. He was a fool, a sadist, a functioning pathological pervert... He was grotesque in all ways. Can a soul be atrocious? [Harper has lost control and covers the phone, chuckling]
Susan Harper: His was. He was a degenerate's degenerate. You won't believe this, Mr. Marmaduke, but he used to call me on the phone sometimes, pretending to be other people.
Movie: Harper