Holiday Affair (1949)

Janet Leigh: Connie Ennis

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• Steve Mason : Carl isn't the real threat to me. Maybe I'm not to him. This isn't two fellows and a girl, you know. This is two fellows, a girl and her husband. I can't fight a shadow - I tried - competition's too tough. You were even going to play it safe and settle for someone you didn't love so you wouldn't be unfaithful to your husband.

  Connie Ennis : Oh, you're always so wrong about me. I have a wonderful memory of a husband and a marriage. You're trying to take it away from me.

  Steve Mason : Nobody wants to do that. I know. I'm sure Carl doesn't. All anybody wants is for you to live in the present and not be afraid of the future. You know, maybe it could happen again if you quit pretending that something that's dead is still alive.

  Connie Ennis : Oh, alright, if it will make you any happier, you're a fortune teller. You're absolutely right about me all the time. I want everything just the way it is - Mrs. Status Quo. Just me and Timmy - no changes.

  Steve Mason : And I want a girl that'll drop everything and run to me, no matter what the score is.

• Connie Ennis : What'd you play?

  Timmy Ennis : Oh, we threw rocks at girls.

  Connie Ennis : Timmy!

  Timmy Ennis : It was all right. We missed 'em.

• Connie Ennis : If you wish for things you can get, you're gonna be happy. If you wish for real big things, all you're gonna get is real big disappointments.

• Carl Davis : Well, that's miles from here. That's way downtown.

  Timmy Ennis : I know. I almost got run over and killed twice.

  Connie Ennis : Oh, Timmy.

  Timmy Ennis : It's okay. I didn't.

• Connie Ennis : But he shouldn't feel that he'll always get everything he wants.

  Steve Mason : Well, not always, no, but every now and then, so that he'll know that these things can happen.

• Landlady : It's the last room at the end of the hall.

  Connie Ennis : Oh, thank you.

  Landlady : And leave the door open.

  Steve Mason : [Connie rings door bell]  Come in.

  [Connie opens door and enters] 

  Steve Mason : Well, you found the place. You know, very few people come here to eat anymore. Too much atmosphere. We've been thinking of closing down the joint to redecorate.

  [Closes door] 

  Connie Ennis : Uh, the landlady said to keep the door open.

  Steve Mason : Let's worry her, huh?

  [Closes Murphy bed closet] 

  Steve Mason : But let's not worry you.

• Steve Mason : [On returning the train set]  It was for your little boy?

  Connie Ennis : What's so strange about that?

  Steve Mason : What's your boys name? Macy? Sachs? Gimbles? Wanamaker's, or Fisher and Lewis? Honey I tagged you yesterday and when you came back today I knew I was right. Didn't ask a lot of questions about the train. Didn't even ask about the price but had the exact amount all ready, including the tax. Didn't want me to send it. Didn't want Christmas wrappings. It didn't take the greatest brain in the world to spell out 'comparison shopper'.

  Connie Ennis : What are you going to do.

  Steve Mason : I press a little button. The store detective rushes up and takes your picture. We send a picture to every store department and that ends your activities in this store.

  Connie Ennis : And I get fired.

  Steve Mason : If you're gonna be a spy, you gotta expect a firing squad.