Man's Castle (1933)

Marjorie Rambeau: Flossie

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Quotes 

• Flossie : [holding a gun]  You ain't gonna squawk. . .for the simple reason, stiffs don't squawk.

  Bragg : Flossie, don't point that at me. You're drunk.

  Flossie : If somebody was to search the whole country. . .the whole world, they couldn't find two more useless, more no-good people than you and me.

  Bragg : You wouldn't commit murder?

  Flossie : Oh, this ain't murder. . . .This is just housecleanin'. Now now, Bragg, stop your shakin'. It won't hurt; you'll be where you belong. And, me. . .

  Bragg : Flossie!

  [she pulls the trigger] 

• Flossie : When you can make wine out of dandelions... I can believe anything.

• Bill : What's it all about, Flossie?

  Flossie : He owes me some dough and he ain't gonna pay it.

  Bragg : A coupla measly smacks!

• Flossie : Who ever heard of a Bindlestiff gettin' money?

  Trina : What's a Bindlestiff?

  Flossie : A guy who can't stay put. Except maybe in jail.

  Trina : Well, Bill's no Bindlestiff. He can make all the money he wants if he wants to. He's got personality, he has.

• Bill : Hi, Floss, how's tricks?

  Flossie : Pickin' up.

• Flossie : Come on, Ira. My tongue's hangin' out.

• Flossie : You're young. You're pretty. You got a shape, ain't ya? Well?

  Trina : No, I don't guess my shape's much good. You see, I'm kinda skinny.

  Flossie : Who told you that?

  Trina : Bill.

  Flossie : There's a man for ya. Never expect a man to tell ya anything nice about yourself. They're afraid you're gonna get wise that you're too good for 'em. You got plenty of shape, all right. Yeah. Almost as good as I was at your age.