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"Stage Door" quotes

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A chronicle of the ambitions, dreams, and disappointments of aspiring actresses who all live in the same boarding house.

Director: Gregory La Cava
Writer: Morrie Ryskind, Anthony Veiller, Edna Ferber
Production: N/A
Genre: comedy, drama
Year: 1937
MetaScore: N/A/100
ImdbRating: 7.7
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 08 Oct 1937
Awards: Nominated for 4 Oscars. 2 wins & 5 nominations total
You couldn't help but hear me - Stage Door 00:25 You couldn't help but hear me How long have you been coaching this girl - Stage Door 00:53 How long have you been coaching this girl I think you'll be interested in this - Stage Door 00:17 I think you'll be interested in this What happened to Eve - Stage Door 00:38 What happened to Eve The calla lilies are in bloom again - Stage Door 00:11 The calla lilies are in bloom again I don't like to gossip - Stage Door 00:19 I don't like to gossip I learned to speak English correctly - Stage Door 00:17 I learned to speak English correctly We started off on the wrong foot - Stage Door 00:04 We started off on the wrong foot That's a kind of good lookin' piece of jackrabbit you got there - Stage Door 00:18 That's a kind of good lookin' piece of jackrabbit... It would be a great innovation if your mind - Stage Door 00:06 It would be a great innovation if your mind The person you should be applauding died a few hours ago - Stage Door 00:29 The person you should be applauding died a few hours ago Maybe if you spoke a little LOUDER next time - Stage Door 00:08 Maybe if you spoke a little LOUDER next time I am doing it but the only thing that I'd just like to - Stage Door 00:06 I am doing it but the only thing that I'd just like to Do you want a date - Stage Door 00:23 Do you want a date You mean having a grandfather - Stage Door 00:10 You mean having a grandfather There you are again - Stage Door 00:24 There you are again Do you mind if I ask a personal question - Stage Door 00:09 Do you mind if I ask a personal question A pleasant little foursome - Stage Door 00:06 A pleasant little foursome Gave it up when I was seven - Stage Door 00:51 Gave it up when I was seven Don't those blinking lights keep you awake - Stage Door 00:05 Don't those blinking lights keep you awake We could leave the trunks here and sleep in the hall - Stage Door 00:14 We could leave the trunks here and sleep in the hall It must have been counterfeit There's no such thing as a 50 bill - Stage Door 00:07 It must have been counterfeit There's no such thing as... Don't you ever take anything seriously - Stage Door 00:26 Don't you ever take anything seriously You girls rehearsing for a musical - Stage Door 00:06 You girls rehearsing for a musical Do you have appointments too - Stage Door 00:13 Do you have appointments too She doesn't even know what a pheasant is - Stage Door 00:13 She doesn't even know what a pheasant is That's a wonderful view Yes it is It's a wonderful view - Stage Door 00:15 That's a wonderful view Yes it is It's a wonderful... I wanted to show that I could act - Stage Door 00:14 I wanted to show that I could act You sit down and I'll get you some tea - Stage Door 00:27 You sit down and I'll get you some tea You're not gonna catch the opening tonight - Stage Door 00:06 You're not gonna catch the opening tonight Maybe I could fix you up with Mr - Stage Door 00:09 Maybe I could fix you up with Mr I hate that word  stooge - Stage Door 00:08 I hate that word stooge You're an actress now - Stage Door 00:05 You're an actress now What do you mean - Stage Door 00:16 What do you mean The trouble with you is you're all trying to be comics - Stage Door 00:07 The trouble with you is you're all trying to be comics That's right Don't you want a little coffee - Stage Door 00:04 That's right Don't you want a little coffee I'll slap her ears flat against the back of her head - Stage Door 00:07 I'll slap her ears flat against the back of her head Why didn't you keep her here You know the theater - Stage Door 00:06 Why didn't you keep her here You know the theater At least you know there is such an animal - Stage Door 00:08 At least you know there is such an animal What's the matter - Stage Door 00:39 What's the matter I've got to get that part - Stage Door 00:15 I've got to get that part Peace at any price You can't have peace without a war - Stage Door 00:05 Peace at any price You can't have peace without a war You sound very superior What have you ever done in the theater - Stage Door 00:08 You sound very superior What have you ever done in the... Did you ever dance with one of those Seattle romeos - Stage Door 00:15 Did you ever dance with one of those Seattle romeos Maybe I am Why don't you sell some of those clothes - Stage Door 00:08 Maybe I am Why don't you sell some of those clothes I didn't like the way he looked at me - Stage Door 00:09 I didn't like the way he looked at me He wasrt looking for an act He was putting one on - Stage Door 00:16 He wasrt looking for an act He was putting one on Call out the Marines kids The Depressiors over - Stage Door 00:04 Call out the Marines kids The Depressiors over Life is full of surprises - Stage Door 00:40 Life is full of surprises So that his family could have economic security - Stage Door 00:06 So that his family could have economic security Looks like there's a new Queen Bee buzzing around the hive - Stage Door 00:07 Looks like there's a new Queen Bee buzzing around the... May I come in - Stage Door 00:09 May I come in It must be galling to you older women to lose your meal ticket to younger riffraff - Stage Door 00:23 It must be galling to you older women to lose your meal... Why shouldn't I go out with him He's very charming - Stage Door 00:05 Why shouldn't I go out with him He's very charming You're funny In some ways you're not such a bad egg - Stage Door 00:05 You're funny In some ways you're not such a bad... It's one thing to borrow a friend's friend - Stage Door 00:07 It's one thing to borrow a friend's friend Just wondered I wish I'd been born lucky instead of beautiful and hungry - Stage Door 00:17 Just wondered I wish I'd been born lucky instead of... I love New York from up here - Stage Door 00:16 I love New York from up here I never believe in making pretenses - Stage Door 00:21 I never believe in making pretenses It'll be big enough I'll be the sculptor and you'll be the clay - Stage Door 00:23 It'll be big enough I'll be the sculptor and... I just like to know why - Stage Door 00:07 I just like to know why But I'm not an emotional person - Stage Door 00:11 But I'm not an emotional person Tony darling control yourself Don't Tony darling me Come on - Stage Door 00:06 Tony darling control yourself Don't Tony darling me... You mean you'd jeopardize your own reputation - Stage Door 00:08 You mean you'd jeopardize your own reputation Isn't there enough heartache in the theater without our hating each other - Stage Door 00:06 Isn't there enough heartache in the theater without our... There's an old saying that you don't have to be a hen to know a bad egg - Stage Door 00:05 There's an old saying that you don't have to be a... I'll have to ask you to pay attention to the director - Stage Door 00:13 I'll have to ask you to pay attention to the director Is she turning out as well as you expected - Stage Door 00:17 Is she turning out as well as you expected This will be my 35th performance as spectator - Stage Door 00:10 This will be my 35th performance as spectator It takes more than grease paint and footlights to make an actress - Stage Door 00:07 It takes more than grease paint and footlights to make an... But you can't leave now There are people here - Stage Door 00:09 But you can't leave now There are people here I feel like sitting out in the moonlight - Stage Door 00:06 I feel like sitting out in the moonlight Hang onto your chairs girls - Stage Door 00:13 Hang onto your chairs girls Linda isn't doing so bad either - Stage Door 00:04 Linda isn't doing so bad either Did you get a load of that hat - Stage Door 00:04 Did you get a load of that hat Hey there Ella - Stage Door 00:14 Hey there Ella I can't tell you how interested I was - Stage Door 00:15 I can't tell you how interested I was Who's the little blonde - Stage Door 00:04 Who's the little blonde I'm beginning to feel that there's something definitely wrong with me - Stage Door 00:19 I'm beginning to feel that there's something... Raising families - Stage Door 00:07 Raising families It takes all kinds a people to make a world - Stage Door 00:04 It takes all kinds a people to make a world You're so fond of feuds you should live in the Kentucky mountains - Stage Door 00:05 You're so fond of feuds you should live in the Kentucky... You're not going to catch the opening tonight - Stage Door 00:06 You're not going to catch the opening tonight Isn't he handsome - Stage Door 00:12 Isn't he handsome How 'bout their onions - Stage Door 00:15 How 'bout their onions

Cast

Terry Randall - Katharine Hepburn
Jean Maitland - Ginger Rogers
Anthony Powell - Adolphe Menjou
Linda Shaw - Gail Patrick
Miss Luther - Constance Collier