The War Against Mrs. Hadley (1942)

Jean Rogers: Patricia Hadley

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• Stella Hadley : Can't you even be with us on Christmas Eve?

  Patricia Hadley : I wish I could. I'm sorry, Mother, but it's Christmas Eve for the soldiers too.

• Bennett : [conspiratorially]  I just wanted to tell you. I didn't mention it to Mrs Hadley, because I thought it might unduly upset her. But, if I should be missing some evening, I want you to understand...

  Patricia Hadley : Why, Bennett, you sound like an international spy!

  Bennett : No, an air-raid warden!

• Michael Fitzpatrick : What's your name?

  Patricia Hadley : Pat.

  Michael Fitzpatrick : Mine's Mike. We ought to get together.

• Patricia Hadley : You could tell her that you're glad to be drafted, that you wanted to go?

  Theodore Hadley : [sarcastically]  Now, you wouldn't want me to lie to Mother!

  Patricia Hadley : Why not? You've been doing it since you were old enough to talk. You've lied, and she's believed every lie you've ever told her.

  Theodore Hadley : Now, look, I don't have to take that from you!

  Patricia Hadley : No, you don't. It just so happens that I'm terribly fond of you. And I think if you ever stood on your own feet, you could probably go places.

  [He storms out] 

  Patricia Hadley : Ted! Ted! Ted! Where are you going?

  Theodore Hadley : Places.

  Patricia Hadley : I didn't mean saloons!

  Theodore Hadley : Well I did!

• Theodore Hadley : You needn't worry about me. There's a special providence that watches over drunks.

  Patricia Hadley : What about ex-drunks?

  Theodore Hadley : I wouldn't know. I've never been one.

  Patricia Hadley : I wish I could say something.

  Theodore Hadley : You can say good night. I want to be alone with my new character. Between us I'm afraid he's going to bore the pants off me

• Michael Fitzpatrick : Pat, this war can't last forever. Will you wait for me.

  Patricia Hadley : Of course not.

  Michael Fitzpatrick : Oh, I'm sorry. I though maybe you cared enough.

  Patricia Hadley : I care too darned much. Mike, marry me before you leave, or take the consequences!

  Michael Fitzpatrick : Was that a proposal?

  Patricia Hadley : It sounded like one to me!