Carmen Jones (1954)

Pearl Bailey: Frankie

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• Carmen Jones : I always did want to see the big town.

  Frankie : You got your wish, honey. Somethin' tells me Chicago's gonna be real good for you.

  Myrt : Somethin' tells me you gonna be real *bad* for Chicago.

• Frankie : We'll be livin' off the fatheads of the land.

  Rum Daniels : The fatheads' of fatheads.

• Frankie : [singing]  I wanna dance, It's sumpin' thumpin' in de bass, That thump-thump-thumpin' on the music, Dat bump-bump-bumpin' on the music, Is all I need, To start me off...

• Frankie : [singing]  Tomorrow mornin' let it rain, Tomorrow mornin' let it pour, Tonight we in the groove together, Ain't gonna worry 'bout Stormy Weather, Gonna kick ol' trouble out de door!

• Frankie : Love? Nobody lives on that street forever. Not with the same man. You're bound to move, maybe sooner than you want to believe.

• Frankie : We're just old-fashioned girls. Mink and diamonds suits us fine.

• Carmen Jones : Can you let me have a couple of bills?

  Frankie : You talkin' to the wrong party. There's your bank, with all the doors wide open. You just tell Husky what you want. He's just percolatin' to take care of you real good.

• Frankie : Carmen! I hate to see a hep chick like you actin' like a dumb cluck. Be sensible.

• Frankie : Keep your soldier boy. But, that don't mean you gotta walk out on a convertible, gold-lace nightgown - oh, everything.

  Carmen Jones : You know two-timin' ain't my speed.

  Frankie : Well, just shift gears and join the female race. Keep one man for the ride and one for the money.