Ever Since Eve (1937)

Louise Fazenda: Abbie Belldon

Quotes 

• Marge Winton : Oh, excuse me.

  Abbie Belldon : Well, come in.

  Marge Winton : I - wanted to see Mr. Belldon.

  Abbie Belldon : You're talking to him. Sit down.

• Abbie Belldon : It's about time you showed up. It's getting so, I have to stand over you writers like a policeman to make you get your stuff out on time. You're cheating on the little girls of America! Where are the last chapters of "The Motorcycle Girls in the Everglades"?

  'Mabel' DeCraven : Oh, it's wonderful! I got them all, everyone of them on their motorcycles in the middle of the swamp. This is Chapter 12. And I got them up to there

  [hold hand under his chin] 

  'Mabel' DeCraven : - in water. But, I don't know how to get them out?

  Abbie Belldon : Have 'em swim out.

  'Mabel' DeCraven : Yeah, but, what about the motorcycles? They can't swim!

• Abbie Belldon : Your next series will be - eh - "The Airplane Girls in Africa" - and pick a new name for yourself.

  [dismissingly] 

  Abbie Belldon : 'Mabel DeCraven'.

  'Mabel' DeCraven : Well, it was a toss up between that and Rosa Bell Heart. I kinda felt Rosa Bell Heart was too effeminate.

• Abbie Belldon : For the next series, pick a new pseudonym.

  'Mabel' DeCraven : Prudence Parker?

  Abbie Belldon : No, not Prudence. Let me see?

  Marge Winton : Priscilla!

  Abbie Belldon : Excellent! How's it sound to you 'Mabel'?

  'Mabel' DeCraven : That's fine. Priscill - they might call me Prissy for short?

  Abbie Belldon : They won't. I'll make it a house rule.

• Abbie Belldon : It's Freddy Matthews, at last.

  'Mabel' DeCraven : That's fine. Now you can ball him out.

• 'Mabel' DeCraven : For the love of Mike, Abbie. That's a dirty trick to play on Freddy!

  Abbie Belldon : What are you talking about?

  'Mabel' DeCraven : That girl!

  Abbie Belldon : What's the matter with her?

  'Mabel' DeCraven : Everything! Sex takes a holiday. Freddy'll throw a fit. Imagine working all day in front of a face like that?

• Abbie Belldon : You listen to me, Freddy Matthews. On the strength of a 10-page synopis on what your story would be like, I sold the picture rights to Super Fine Pictures for $30,000! Have you overlooked that?

  Freddy Matthews : I haven't overlooked it. I've overdrawn it.

  Abbie Belldon : Exactly.

• Abbie Belldon : Unless your book is finished by the first of May...

  Freddy Matthews : You can't get blood out of a turnip.

  Abbie Belldon : Well, then, stop being a turnip and get to work!

• Abbie Belldon : How's the novel coming?

  Marge Winton : Well, to be frank, Miss Belldon, it was progressing quite nicely until last night.

  Abbie Belldon : Come on, tell me, women or liquor?

• Abbie Belldon : Where's Marge?

  Freddy Matthews : Marge is gone forever. This is Sadie.

  [pointing to Marge] 

  Jake Edgall : Now, wait a minute. Let's get this straight. Who are you?

  [pointing to Marge] 

  Marge Winton : Sadie.

  Abbie Belldon : Who is Sadie?

  Sadie Day : Marge.

  Jake Edgall : Why?

  'Mabel' DeCraven : Oh, I get it. She's Sadie that's really Marge. Just like I'm Mabel when I'm not Mike.

  Jake Edgall : Who am I?

  Marge Winton : You're Jake.

  Jake Edgall : Well, now we're gettin' somewhere. If she ain't Marge anymore. And she's Sadie. Who have I been keepin' company with?

  Sadie Day : Me.

  Jake Edgall : Who are you?

  Sadie Day : Susie.

  Jake Edgall : Then, I never met you before?

  Sadie Day : That's right.

  Marge Winton : I wish you'd get your names straight.

  Freddy Matthews : So do I.

• Freddy Matthews : But her looks. That face wouldn't stop a clock. It would start it running backwards.

  Abbie Belldon : You're supposed to be writing a book, not running a beauty contest.

• Alonzo : He's in, miss. He's concentrating. Please enter.

  Abbie Belldon : Concentrating, eh? Well, that's something new.