Three Texas Steers (1939)
Collette Lyons: Lillian
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Quotes
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Postman : Are you Nancy Evans?
Nancy Evans : Yes.
Postman : You seem kinda young to be boss of a circus.
Nancy Evans : I'll soon get over that.
Lillian : She's thinking of growing a beard to give her dignity.
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[after Hercules played a card, Willie the Gorilla grabbed it and put it back in Hercules' hand]
Lillian : Hey! What are you doin' gangin' up on me? One baboon at a time!
Hercules, the Midget : Can't a guy change his mind, Lil?
Lillian : Yeah, providin' he's got a mind to start with. Besides I ain't playin' cards with a man who has a moth-eaten monkey for partner.
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[to the gorilla climbing in a tree]
Lillian : Get out of there, you upholstered nitwit!
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Tony : Hey, gang, take a look at your new home!
Hercules, the Midget : Ain't it somethin'!
Lillian : Yeah, so quiet and peaceful. I wonder how long it takes to learn how to milk a chicken.
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Lillian : What's your job around here?
Stony Brooke : I'm a cowhand, ma'am. I chase cows.
Lillian : If I could only learn to moo.
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[Hercules waives an enormous gun at the Mesquiteers]
Lillian : Don't pull the trigger - you'll wind up in South Dakota!
Stony Brooke : Give us a break, Desperate Desmond.