The Wife Takes a Flyer (1942)

Allyn Joslyn: Major Zellfritz

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• Major Zellfritz : Arson. Murder. THESE small matters, I could fix.

• Major Zellfritz : But he was in court this afternoon. How could he have been in two places.

  Capt. Schmutnick : Traitors are always in several places at the same time.

• Anita Woverman : [sneezing]  Must you bring mimosa?

  Major Zellfritz : Tch, tch, tch, tch, tch. I want you to use your will power. Do not sneeze. Defy it.

• Major Zellfritz : Does the divorce mean nothing to you? Legally, this man is a stranger to you now. You must not allow him to kiss you.

  Anita Woverman : Well, I know I shouldn't major, but, well it's just a habit I guess.

• Major Zellfritz : Have you a baby picture like this?

  Anita Woverman : No, but I'm going to have one taken one of these days.

• Major Zellfritz : Madam, may I come in.

  Anita Woverman : Sorry, major, it's verboten.

• Major Zellfritz : And, uh, this medal I got for my victory over the Boy Scout organization. With only three newspaper articles, I completely annihilated them.

• Anita Woverman : Oh, where did you get that beautiful bird?

  Major Zellfritz : We get the bird from all the countries.

• Major Zellfritz : A toast - to the new world order.

  Anita Woverman : Down with it.

• Christopher Reynolds : More little leaflets fluttering down in the moonlight?

  Major Zellfritz : Yah! My tender tissues of truth.

• Major Zellfritz : I do not remember seeing those legs in the last census. Perhaps we should investigate.

• Major Zellfritz : The Fuhrer never smokes.

  Christopher Reynolds : He will some day.

• Major Zellfritz : Ten, oh good. We only lost 18 flyers this week. Last week we got 12 British flyers and we only lost 54. The week before we got 18 and we only lost 68. If this keeps up, pretty soon, no more British flyers.

• Anita Woverman : Oh, oh, mimosa. I, I'm allergic to mimosa.

  Major Zellfritz : Oh, sheer medical nonsense. Exercise your will power. You will overcome it.