Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Lucille Bremer: Rose Smith
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Quotes
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Rose Smith : Money. I hate, loathe, despise and abominate money.
Mr. Alonzo Smith : You also spend it.
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Esther Smith : I'm going to let John Truett kiss me tonight.
Rose Smith : Esther Smith.
Esther Smith : Well, if we're going to get married, I may as well start it.
Rose Smith : Nice girls don't let men kiss them until after they're engaged. Men don't want the bloom rubbed off.
Esther Smith : Personally, I think I have too much bloom. Maybe that's the trouble with me.
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Agnes Smith : I can't get hungry till it gets dark.
Katie (Maid) : Dinner's at five-thirty. You can eat blind-folded!
Mrs. Anna Smith : We have to be out of the dining room by six-thirty. Warren Sheffield is telephoning Rose, long distance from New York. And Rose, if I were you, I wouldn't committ myself one way or another. After all...
Rose Smith : Mama, for goodness sakes!
Mrs. Anna Smith : After all, we know very little about him. Why, we haven't even met his folks.
Rose Smith : It seems to me. It seems to me that one little phone call is causing an awful lot of excitement in this family!
Mrs. Anna Smith : Besides, you're entirely too young and I don't think your father will allow it.
Katie (Maid) : Mrs. Smith, if I have to keep lying to your daughters, I'll have to had more money.
Mrs. Anna Smith : Now remember, you two: not a word of this to your papa. You know how he plagues the girls about their beaus.
Agnes Smith : Everybody knows but Papa?
Grandpa : Your papa's not supposed to know. It's enough we're letting him work hard every day to support the whole flock of us. He can't have everything.
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Agnes Smith : Rose, what did you get me for Christmas?
Rose Smith : You'll find out tomorrow.
Agnes Smith : I hope it's a hunting knife!
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Warren Sheffield : Rose Smith, we can't go on like this any longer. I've positively decided we're going to get married at the earliest opportunity and I don't want to hear any arguments. That's final. I love you. Merry Christmas.
Rose Smith : Merry Christmas
Mr. Alonzo Smith : Anna, who is that boy?
Mrs. Anna Smith : Now Lonny he's a very fine young man. We'll talk about it later.
Grandpa : That young man is so excited he's liable to leave on his honeymoon without Rose.
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Rose Smith , Esther Smith : [singing] Meet me in St. Louie, Louie, meet me at...
Mr. Alonzo Smith : For heaven's sake, stop that screeching!
Rose Smith : We're sorry, Papa.
Mr. Alonzo Smith : The fair won't open for seven months, and that's all anybody ever sings about or talks about. I wish they would all meet at the fair and leave me alone.
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Rose Smith : Agnes Smith, you're nothing less than a murderer. You could have killed dozens of people!
Agnes Smith : Oh, Rose, you're so stuck up.
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Rose Smith : Oh, Es, isn't he simply enchanting? And so mature!
Esther Smith : Well, how did it happen? Where did you meet?
Rose Smith : I was coming out of the shop and he was coming in. We bumped into each other!
Esther Smith : Accidentally?
Rose Smith : Almost!
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Agnes Smith : Rose, it's six-thirty and Warren hasn't called yet.
'Tootie' Smith : Maybe he found another girl.
Mrs. Anna Smith : Quiet, you two.
Rose Smith : Mama, I assure you that I'm not the slightest bit sensitive about Warren Sheffield.
Grandpa : The queen has spoken.
Lon Smith Jr. : I suppose Warren's too young, too. Every fellow I introduce her to is too young.
Mrs. Anna Smith : Now, listen. Your papa will be down in a minute, and if we all eat quickly, we may still get out of here before the call comes through.
Esther Smith : Warren is twenty-one and I think that's a perfect age.
Rose Smith : He's practically a child.
Mrs. Anna Smith : Your father was twenty when we were married.
Grandpa : We gave him the bachelor dinner the night before. He almost missed the wedding!
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'Tootie' Smith : I wanna sleep right here.
Mrs. Anna Smith : Of course you will, darling.
'Tootie' Smith : And I wanna wear Esther's nightgown.
Rose Smith : I'll get it for you right now.
Mrs. Anna Smith : I hate to think about what your papa's going to do when he hears about all this. He may strike that Truett boy.
Rose Smith : I'll do that, Mama.
Mrs. Anna Smith : All right. And I'll get you some ice cream and cake, Tootie.
'Tootie' Smith : [singing] Feed a cold, starve a fever. I was drunk last night, dear Mother, I was drunk the night before. But if you'll forgive me, Mother, I'll never get drunk anymore!
Esther Smith : I got him! He didn't even have a chance to scratch me.
Rose Smith : Why, your dress is torn.
Esther Smith : Oh, that must've happened while he was trying to hold me off. I bit him!
'Tootie' Smith : [clapping her hands] I bit him, too!
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Warren Sheffield : [on the telephone with Rose] Wait, Rose! We still have... 36 more seconds!
Rose Smith : I have an engagement. I think I can hear Joe's voice, now.
Grandpa : [lifts the tablecloth and looks under the table] Good evening, Joe!
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Mrs. Anna Smith : Rose, Esther, the water's hot. We're eating early tonight, so if you're going to wash your hair, you better do it now.
Rose Smith : All right, Mama. Es, why are we eating early?
Esther Smith : Well, you certainly don't want the whole family sitting there drinking in every word while a man proposes to you long-distance.
Rose Smith : Proposes? I don't see why you think Warren's going to propose to me.
Esther Smith : Well, why else would he be calling you long-distance? Do you know what it costs?
Rose Smith : I'm not even sure I'll be in. My dear, when you get to be my age, you'll find there are more important things in life than boys!
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[talking on the telephone]
Warren Sheffield : Isn't this great? Here I am in New York, and there you are in St. Louis, and it's just like you're in the next room!
Rose Smith : What was that?
Warren Sheffield : [yelling] I said, IT'S JUST LIKE YOU'RE IN THE NEXT ROOM!
Rose Smith : Oh.
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Rose Smith : Thank you for dropping me off, Colonel Darly.
Colonel Darly : It's my pleasure, Miss Smith.
Rose Smith : I'm sure the ice cream would have melted if it weren't for your thoughtfulness.
Colonel Darly : Glad to be of service. Good night.
Rose Smith : Wouldn't you like to come in? There's plenty of ice cream, and I'm sure my folks would love to meet you.
Colonel Darly : Thank you, Miss Smith, but some other time.
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Grandpa : That doctor must be walking.
Rose Smith : Should I call Papa at the office?
Mrs. Anna Smith : Oh, good heavens no, don't call your father! What could he do? There, there, darling.
'Tootie' Smith : He tried to kill me...
Mrs. Anna Smith : Now, tell mama. What happened?
Esther Smith : It was the streetcar. I think it hit her.
Rose Smith : It must have knocked her onto the sidewalk, didn't it, Tootie?
'Tootie' Smith : No, it wasn't a streetcar. It was John Truett. He tried to kill me.
Esther Smith : John Truett?
Mrs. Anna Smith : John Truett hit you?
'Tootie' Smith : He tried to kill me, and when I screamed, he ran away.
Esther Smith : Tootie Smith, that's a monstrous falsehood. John Truett wouldn't hit a girl, at least of all my sister.
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Rose Smith : What did you say, Warren?
Warren Sheffield : Nothing. I was waiting for you to talk.
Rose Smith : Oh. Well, did you want to discuss anything in particular?
Warren Sheffield : What?
Rose Smith : I said, was there anything special you wanted to ask me?
Warren Sheffield : I can't hear you, Rose.
Rose Smith : That's funny. I can hear you plainly.
Warren Sheffield : Isn't this great? Here I am in New York and there you are in St. Louis and it's just like you're in the next room.
Rose Smith : What was that?
Warren Sheffield : I said, it's just like you're in the next room! Uh, Rose, I hope you don't misunderstand what I'm about to say.
Rose Smith : Yes?
Warren Sheffield : I don't think you better mention this call to anyone.
