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“Take nothing on its looks, take everything on evidence. There is no better rule.” Great Expectations (1946)

“That's the kind of fella I am. I make my mind up about something and then I do it” Night Must Fall (1937) TCM 31 Days of Oscar. 1938 Oscar Nominated Best Leading Actor Robert Montgomery, Best Supporting Actress May Whitty

“I know what you want. I know what you're after. And thank heaven I'm put here to stop you - for stop you I will!” A Tale of Two Cities ( 1935)

“This country and its institutions belong to the people who inhibit it.” Born Yesterday (1950) Winner- 1951 Best Actress Judy Holliday TCM31DaysofOscar

Ann Sheridan (February 21, 1915 - January 21, 1967).

“What's that man doing in my drawers?” The Thin Man (1934)

“It is their sworn duty to cause the enemy to use an inordinate number of troops to guard them, and their sworn duty to harass the enemy to the best of their ability.” The Great Escape ( 1963) TCM31DaysofOscar

On Liberty. “Men should hold it up in front of them every single day of their lives and say: I'm free to think and to speak. My ancestors couldn't, I can, and my children will.” Mr Smith Goes to Washington ( 1930) Winner, 1940 Oscar for Best Writing.

“Do you know any prayers, my friend? “ The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) #TCM31DaysOfOscar 1939 Oscar Winner, Art Direction, Original Score, Film Editing

“Did you imagine I'd let any lousy politicians, who'd knock their own mothers over the head for a vote, tell *me* what to do?” The Racket (1928) #TCM31DaysofOscar Nominated Best Picture 1929

Happy Valentines Day from Ann Sheridan

“Flattery will get you nowhere... but don't stop trying.” Dr No. ( 1962) Happy Birthday to Bond Girl Miss Moneypenny - Lois Maxwell. Starring in 14 James Bond films, she only has a total screen time of about 17 minutes.

“Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, start all over again.” Swing Time ( 1936) #TCM31DaysofOscar Winner Best Music 1937 for The Way You Look Tonight

“I apologize for the intelligence of my remarks, Sir Thomas, I'd forgotten that you were a member of Parliament.” The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) #TCM31DaysofOscar Winner 1946 Best Cinematography

“My God, you're Italian!” How to Murder Your Wife ( 1965) Jack Lemmon and Virna Lisi

Alice White and Myrna Loy in a scene from the film “The Naughty Flirt” (1931). This was Myrna Loy's last film at Warner Brothers before moving on to 20th Century-Fox and finally MGM.

“Did you see "The Lost Weekend?” “Yes. I think I'm living through it.” On the Town (1949)

“Fate doesn't always make the right men kings.” The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)

“I have often walked down this street before, But the pavement always stayed beneath my feet before, All at once am I several stories high, Knowing I'm on the street where you live.” My Fair Lady ( 1964) #TCM31DaysofOscar

Happy Birthday Lana Turner! “You're prettier than a little white kitten with a blue ribbon on it.” Honky Tonk ( 1941)

“What'll we use for a headline?” “I don't care. Anything. "War threatens Europe!" Libeled Lady ( 1936) #TCM31DaysofOscar

“Well, she's tall and blonde with a limousine body; but, all I can say and still be a lady is, I can't see what she's got that I ain't got - outside of a pekingese.” Born to Dance (1936)

“Forgive the intrusion. But, would you be interested in a shipboard romance?” Million Dollar Mermaid ( 1952) #TCM31DaysofOscar

“I'll be glad when this thing's over.“ One Way Passage (1932) #TCM31DaysofOscar

Happy Birthday Ida Lupino. British actress, director, writer, and producer. “My agent had told me that he was going to make me the Janet Gaynor of England - I was going to play all the sweet roles. Whereupon, at the tender age of thirteen, I set upon the path of playing nothing but hookers.”

“These people are criminal, more dangerous than your rumrunners and house-breakers. They're fanatics! They combine a mad love of country with an equally mad indifference to life - their own, as well as others’.They're cunning, unscrupulous.” Foreign Correspondent ( 1940) #TCM31DaysofOscar

“There's nothing a woman hates more than her fiancee's best friend. He knows all the secrets she's going to spend the rest of her life trying to find out.” Brigadoon (1954) #TCM31DaysofOscar

“Heroes, whatever high ideas we may have of them, are mortal and not divine. We are all as God made us, and many of us much worse.” Tom Jones (1963) TCM 31 Days of Oscar

“Nobody has to prove otherwise. The burden of proof is on the prosecution. The defendant doesn't even have to open his mouth. That's in the Constitution.” 12 Angry Men ( 1957) TCM 31 Days of Oscar

“Yes sir, we've been in there dodging left hooks since before History began to walk. In our struggle for freedom, we've hit the canvas many a time, but we always bounced back because we're the people - and we're tough. “ Meet John Doe (1941)

“I think he married me. I wasn't really noticing.” Personal Property ( 1937)

“I just have a feeling you're going to make an ass of yourself and I'm just going to pretend I don't know you.” Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)

“Mink coats and diamond bracelets - what's he take me for? I'm gong to buy a pencil sharpener... with a handle, and different size holes, at last.” The Good Fairy ( 1935) classichollywood.wordpress.com/2023/09/12/_...

“Men aren't attentive to girls who wear glasses.” How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)

“As it happens, there are particular aspects of my life to which I would like to maintain sole and exclusive rights and privileges.” All About Eve ( 1950)

“I'm only just beginning. From this night forward I'll use every means in my power to fight you” The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

“All you need to start an asylum is an empty room and the right kind of people” My Man Godfrey (1936)

We say goodbye to illustrious actress of the stage and screen, Dame Joan Plowright. With a career spanning over six decades, Plowright shined across stories and mediums – captivating audiences of all ages. Our thoughts are with her family and loved ones.

“Pining? Men don't pine. Girls pine. Men just... suffer.” The Gay Divorcee ( 1934)

“Are you going to believe what you see, or what I tell you?” McClintock (1963)

“I’m impatient with stupidity. My people have learned to live without it.” The Day the Earth Stood Still ( 1954)

“Just the kind of man I've been looking for, lots of money and no resistance.” Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)