The Lady Eve (1941)
Eric Blore: Sir Alfred McGlennan Keith
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Quotes
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Jean : Do you know Charles?
Sir Alfred McGlennan Keith : Oh, is he the tall backward boy who's always toying with toads and things? Yes, I think I have seen him skulking about.
Jean : He isn't backwards. He's a scientist.
Sir Alfred McGlennan Keith : Oh, is that what it is? I knew he was... peculiar.
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Charles : No, it's just that this girl on the boat.
Sir Alfred McGlennan Keith : There was a girl on a boat?
Charles : She looked so exactly like your niece.
Sir Alfred McGlennan Keith : Shhh! Did she have the McGlennan eyes? The cornflower blue?
Charles : I think so.
Sir Alfred McGlennan Keith : Then you must never mention a word of this to a soul.
Charles , Sir Alfred McGlennan Keith : What do you mean?
Sir Alfred McGlennan Keith : Shhh! You're rattling the skeleton in our family closet. I'm afraid you've stumbled on the sorrow of Sidwich, the secret of the century.
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Charles : I hope your niece doesn't think I'm a half-wit.
Sir Alfred McGlennan Keith : Oh, ho, bumblepuppy
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Sir Alfred McGlennan Keith : . Why, she's used to having young men fall for her.