Cavalcade (1933)

Una O'Connor: Ellen Bridges

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Quotes 

• Master Joey : [from upstairs]  Mum! Mum!

  Jane Marryot : Oh, the children.

  Ellen Bridges : There, it's Master Joey.

  Robert Marryot : How very impolite of the twentieth century to wake up the children.

• Robert Marryot : Nineteen Hundred! Happy new century.

  Jane Marryot , Ellen Bridges , Alfred Bridges , Master Edward : Nineteen Hundred.

  Master Joey : Nineteen Hundred!

• Jane Marryot : [from the upstairs window in reference to a potential war update in the newspaper]  What is it Ellen, what is it?

  Ellen Bridges : Nothing ma'am.

  Jane Marryot : [somberly but self-assuredly repeating what Ellen just said a moment before]  No news is good news; what must be, must be.

• Ellen Bridges : [somewhat shocked as her husband unfortunately drunkenly enters the house, interrupting the end of a visit from Jane and Edward Marryot which he was deliberately sent out to avoid]  Alfred.

  Alfred Bridges : Oh, so this is why you wanted ta get me outta the way, eh?

  Mrs. Snapper : Now Alfred, you just behave yourself.

  Alfred Bridges : Pleased to see ya again me Lady, I'm sure. Welcome to our hovel.

  [Jane backs away slightly aghast] 

  Alfred Bridges : Oh, proud and haughty, are we?

  Ellen Bridges : Alfred, stop it! Stop it!

  Jane Marryot : [gives Ellen a consoling hug of reassurance]  There there, dear Ellen; I'm so very, very sorry. I quite understand, quite. I'll come and see you again soon.

  [Jane leaves with Edward] 

  Mrs. Snapper : Ya drunken great brute!

  Alfred Bridges : You shut your mouth! You mind your business and I'll mind mine.

  George Grainger : [tries to stifle Alfred and get him upstairs]  Look here old man, you'd better go up and have a lay down.

  Alfred Bridges : Leave me alone! Lot-a snobs, that's what. Lot-a blasted great snobs!

  George Grainger : Now now...

  Alfred Bridges : No, I'm not good enough to be at home when the *quality* comes. Oh no! I'll show you who's good enough!

  Ellen Bridges : [sadly while clutching their daughter, Fanny]  Should never be able to hold my head up again; never, never!

  Alfred Bridges : Ah, who gave Fanny that doll? Her noble *ladyship* I suppose. Well we don't want none of her blasted charity around here.

  [Alfred shoves George, grabs the doll from Ellen as she screams, and throws it on the ground] 

  George Grainger : [grabbing Alfred and trying to subdue him as he whisks him upstairs]  Come on up here. You're comin' upstairs is what you're gonna do. You're comin' right up here.

  Alfred Bridges : [pushes George down onto the steps as he shouts before stumbling out the door]  Blasted snobs!

  Ellen Bridges : [weeps into her handkerchief]  She was right, she was right: time changes many things.

• Ellen Bridges : [somewhat gloating over her family's newfound more upscale social position]  Things aren't what they used to be you know. No, it's all changin'.

  Jane Marryot : Yes, I see it is.

  Ellen Bridges : But Fanny's at the top of the tree now. She landed the most wonderful office.

  Jane Marryot : No Ellen...

  Ellen Bridges : What is it?

  Jane Marryot : I'm so very, very sorry.

  Ellen Bridges : I don't know what you mean.

  Jane Marryot : Oh yes you do, inside you must. Something seems to have gone out of all of us and I... I'm not sure that I like what's left.

• Jane Marryot : [upon receiving a grave letter just as the war is declared over]  There's no answer.

  Ellen Bridges : What is it, what's happened?

  Jane Marryot : You needn't worry about Fanny and Joe. He won't be able to come back: he's... dead.

  [Jane faints to the floor] 

  Ellen Bridges : [rushing to Jane's side]  Oh, your Ladyship. Oh-ho-ho, me lady.

• Jane Marryot : Oh Ellen, it must be just as bad for you.

  Ellen Bridges : Well, no news is good news and what must be, must be, that's what I say.