Daily Dialogue — September 23, 2012

The Girl: You know, the nice thing about buying food for a man is that you don’t have to laugh at his jokes. Just think, if you were some big shot like a casting director or something, I’d be staring into your bridgework saying ‘Yes, Mr. Smearcase. No, Mr. Smearcase. Not really, Mr. Smearcase! Oh, Mr. Smearcase, that’s my knee!’ Give Mr. Smearcase another cup of coffee. Make it two. Want a piece of pie?
John L. Sullivan: No thanks, kid.
The Girl: Why, Mr. Smearcase, aren’t you getting a little familiar?

— The Girl (Veronica Lake), John L. Sullivan (Joel McCrea), Sullivan’s Travels (1941), written Preston Sturges

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week is meet-cute, recommended by robfrappier. Today’s suggestion by Teddy Pasternak.

Trivia: John L. Sullivan plans to make a movie entitled “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” — a title borrowed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen for their 2000 film.

Dialogue On Dialogue: You have to watch the entire clip. Sturgess was pure genius when it came to sharp, smart, entertaining dialogue.

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