Born to Dance (1936)

Eleanor Powell: Nora Paige

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Quotes 

• Ted Baker : Hello.

  Nora Paige : Hello, yourself. What's the thing about?

  Ted Baker : Well, boy meets girl.

  Nora Paige : Oh, I see. Well, boy loses girl.

  Ted Baker : Boy gets girl.

  Nora Paige : Not so soon, sailor.

  Ted Baker : Oh, now, wait a minute. Hey, look. Listen. Listen. You're not very patriotic.

  Nora Paige : But I am. I'm just not uniform-crazy.

  Ted Baker : Not even interested?

  Nora Paige : Oh, I love watching a parade.

• Nora Paige : Were you a dancer?

  Jenny Saks : Yeah, a marathon dancer. That's where I met my husband.

  Nora Paige : Oh, are you married?

  Jenny Saks : Yes. We were partners in a marathon dance. About the 28th day, business dropped off, so, the management offered a cash prize to the couple that'd get married during the contest. Well, gee, dancing with the same guy for 672 hours, naturally, I thought I was in love. But, I was just tired!

• Nora Paige : Is that your daughter?

  Jenny Saks : Yes, first prize at the Marathon Dance.

  Nora Paige : I guess your daddy is proud of you.

  Sally Saks : I've never seen my daddy.

  Nora Paige : Why haven't you told him?

  Sally Saks : Because someday we're gonna surprise him.

• Nora Paige : Gee, you're swell! You know, I didn't like you at first.

  Jenny Saks : Oh, well, I'm like olives - you gotta learn to like me.

• Jenny Saks : You been in New York long?

  Nora Paige : About a week.

  Jenny Saks : Working?

  Nora Paige : No. I'm finding it difficult to get work. My kind of work.

  Jenny Saks : Well, just what kind of work is your work?

  Nora Paige : I'm a dancer.

  Jenny Saks : You don't use a fan?

  Nora Paige : No.

• "Peppy" Turner : [singing]  Pretty baby, Pretty baby, And what might your plans for today be? If you're lonesome, On your ownsome, Well, I haven't a darn thing to do.

  Jenny Saks : People tell me, it's the season, When the boy's like huggin' and squeezin'.

  Nora Paige : And for some dumb, goofy reason, Baby, I'm nuts about you!

• Nora Paige : I can't understand Ted doing this.

  Jenny Saks : Ah, honey, they're all alike. If you get a good one, it's a long shot. If you don't, it's a consensus of opinion.

• Nora Paige : I feel uncomfortable about going aboard, Jenny. I hope I don't meet Ted.

  Jenny Saks : Listen, baby, when a horse throws you, you gotta get right back up and ride him.

  Nora Paige : I won't even look at him.

  Jenny Saks : That's wrong! Act like nothing happened. If you want a lesson in self control, just watch me with Gunny.

• Lucy James : Just what do you think you're doing? Making a fool out of me?

  Nora Paige : But, Miss James, I didn't mean...

  Lucy James : I don't care what you meant. When I want five and ten cent store dames doing my number, I'll let you know about it!