The Girl from Jones Beach (1949)

Virginia Mayo: Ruth Wilson

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• Ruth Wilson : For the millionth time, Mother, I don't want a man to marry me for my looks.

  Mrs. Wilson : If I hadn't cashed in on my looks, you wouldn't be here now.

  Ruth Wilson : Beauty doesn't last. Intellectual companionship. That's the only thing that really matters between a man and a woman.

  Woody Wilson : And you spent 500 bucks gettin' her teeth straightened.

• Mrs. Wilson : A girl as pretty as you, can't make herself unattractive to men, no matter how hard she tries.

  Ruth Wilson : I haven't had any trouble with men, so far, have I mother?

  Mrs. Wilson : No, but you haven't had any fun, either.

• Ruth Wilson : Your honor, is there anything improper about this bathing suit?

  Judge Bullfinch : Oh, no, no, it's very proper - and fitting.

• Ruth Wilson : Your honor, I realize that a bathing suit belongs on a beach, not in a courtroom. But, I was merely trying to prove that a school teacher belongs in a bathing suit, just as much as any other girl.

• Ruth Wilson : It took me a long time to discover it, but, I don't think a man enjoys putting his arm around a - woman's mind.