Duchess of Idaho (1950)
Paula Raymond: Ellen Hallet
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Quotes
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Ellen Hallet : I don't want him to go. I want him to stay.
Christine Riverton Duncan : What?
Ellen Hallet : You can live your own life if you want to, but leave - mine - alone.
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Douglas J. Morrison Jr. : You like champagne?
Ellen Hallet : I don't know.
Douglas J. Morrison Jr. : You don't know? Well, then, by all means, you must have some.
Ellen Hallet : Maybe just one.
Douglas J. Morrison Jr. : That's a girl.
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Ellen Hallet : He decided it wouldn't look right if we went to Sun Valley together. He said it wasn't quite ethical.
Christine Riverton Duncan : Ethical? The way that scheming Romeo operates and he's worried about ethics?
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Ellen Hallet : That's me. Always lovely, always engaged; but, never a bride!
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Christine Riverton Duncan : I've got an idea.
Ellen Hallet : Chris, your ideas are wonderful; but, they never work.
Christine Riverton Duncan : This one will, honey.
Ellen Hallet : You said that before. Remember our furlough in Persia - the Shah's palace?
Christine Riverton Duncan : How did I know what kind of a market that was? I'm from Kansas City. They don't sell women in markets in Kansas City.
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Ellen Hallet : If you're not careful, you'll spoil me.
Douglas J. Morrison Jr. : That's my specialty.
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Douglas J. Morrison Jr. : I met a girl there who intrigues me.
Ellen Hallet : Really? What's she like?
Douglas J. Morrison Jr. : I'm not sure. She's very - intriguing. Yeah, intriguing.
Ellen Hallet : If you need any help, that is, if she is bothering you...
Douglas J. Morrison Jr. : Oh, no. No. It's no bother. In fact, I'm rather enjoying it.
Ellen Hallet : You are?
Douglas J. Morrison Jr. : I can't quite figure her out. Intriguing. I thought for awhile I'd have to send you and S.O.S.
Ellen Hallet : You did!
Douglas J. Morrison Jr. : But, I've changed my mind. I've decided she's just a very honest, forthright sort of girl. Something you don't find very often. Intriguing.
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Ellen Hallet : You had some idiotic ideas in your lifetime, but, this one takes the birthday cake.
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Christine Riverton Duncan : Men are just dopes.
Ellen Hallet : Yeah, dopes.