The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947)
Francis Pierlot: Frank
Quotes
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Houlihan : Must be something you can do, Mel. Haven't you any talents at all?
Senator Melvin G. Ashton : I have many talents, but uh, not definitely.
[Cronies ask questions]
Frank : Ain't you even a lawyer?
Senator Melvin G. Ashton : I am not a lawyer.
Politico : Can you type?
Senator Melvin G. Ashton : Not with both hands.
Houlihan : Give us some kind of clue, Mel. What can you do?
Senator Melvin G. Ashton : Be a senator.
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Frank : Look, what did you do before you went into politics?
Senator Melvin G. Ashton : I was a public highway safety deviser.
Frank : What the Sam Hill was that?
Senator Melvin G. Ashton : I painted those white lines down the middle of paved roads. But those roads are all painted now, Fred, even if I could bend over that far any more.
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Frank : Well, I'll say this for the senator. He's got more 'Don't know how' than any guy I've met in some time.
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Houlihan : What about basketball.
Senator Melvin G. Ashton : Oh, know basketball very well. Played that in high school - fullback.
Houlihan : Football?
Senator Melvin G. Ashton : Football? Oh, uh... 28, 82, 26, 78, hike. Heh, heh, I remember. You really think you could arrange that?
Houlihan : I believe so. I think the duties would be relatively simple.
Senator Melvin G. Ashton : Oh, never mind the duties what does it pay?
Houlihan : About a hundred and fifty thousand, I should imagine.
Senator Melvin G. Ashton : A hundred and fif... Say, that's more than the president.
Frank : It's a bigger job. Youth of the nation. Hope of the future. You know.