Are Husbands Necessary? (1942)

Ray Milland: George Cugat

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Quotes 

• George Cugat : [she is seated at the bureau tossing papers on the floor]  Liz!

  Mary Elizabeth Cugat : Yes, dear?

  George Cugat : Would you mind telling me what on earth you're doing?

  Mary Elizabeth Cugat : It's my own system; first, you see, I file them.

  George Cugat : You file them?

  Mary Elizabeth Cugat : Yes, dear, here

  [pointing at the floor] 

  Mary Elizabeth Cugat : Here I put the utilities, you know, the gas, light and phone. And I pay them first. You told me, substantial citizens always pay the utilities promptly. And then this pile are the second notices or "please remit at once's". You know how some people are. So, if there's anything left and of course if the budget permits, I pay the ones with the nastiest notes and I file the rest with the picture and this

  [gesturing towards the floor] 

  Mary Elizabeth Cugat : I call this the sweetheart pile, because they're just nice little bills with no nasty "please remit at once's" or anything. And I just scoop them into the wastepaper basket and say "Goodbye till next month, sweethearts". See?

  George Cugat : No, dear. I don't.

  Mary Elizabeth Cugat : [tuts]  Oh, I always feel kind dopey with a cold too.

• Mary Elizabeth Cugat : By that time, you'll be vice president of the bank.

  George Cugat : Who said?

  Mary Elizabeth Cugat : Why, you did.

  George Cugat : I?

  Mary Elizabeth Cugat : You said that Corey said that Mr. Attlebury's secretary told him that Mr. Atterbury told her that when Mr. Greenfield bowed out, maybe you would step into his place.

• George Cugat : But darling, you can't plan your life on a rumor.

  Mary Elizabeth Cugat : If you heard a rumor the house was on fire, you wouldn't sit and wait until you found out for sure, would you?

• George Cugat : No, Liz, please don't whiffle.

  Dr. Buell : Whiffle?

  Mary Elizabeth Cugat : Whiffle is what George calls it when he thinks I'm exaggerating a bit.

  Dr. Buell : Her mother used to say that Mary Elizabeth just had more imagination than most people.