Topsy-Turvy (1999)
Vincent Franklin: Rutland Barrington
Quotes
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George Grossmith : I have a meeting with Carte this afternoon.
George Grossmith : At what hour?
Rutland Barrington : Five o'clock.
George Grossmith : Curious. I am to meet with him at half-past four.
Durward Lely : Strange, I DON'T have a meeting with him at four o'clock.
Rutland Barrington : It is my firm intention to prise open his purse.
George Grossmith : It will take a far stronger man than you, Mr. Barrington, to fulfill that herculean labour.
Rutland Barrington : [chuckles] And what's your mission, Captain Grossmith?
George Grossmith : Oh, there are certain little matters.
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Rutland Barrington : [rehearsing a line] Merely corroborative detail, intended to give artistic verisimilitude to a bald and unconvincing narrative.
Gilbert : No, Barrington. "An *otherwise* bald and unconvincing narrative."
Rutland Barrington : [faltering] Was that incorrect? I-I do beg your pardon.
Gilbert : On the contrary, it has only just occurred to me.
Rutland Barrington : Ah. To an *otherwise* bald and unconvincing narrative.
Gilbert : Much better.