Daily Dialogue — September 30, 2013

Walter Burns: Sorta wish you hadn’t done that, Hildy.
Hildy Johnson: Done what?
Walter Burns: Divorced me. Makes a fella lose all faith in himself. Gives him a… almost gives him a feeling he wasn’t wanted.
Hildy Johnson: Oh, now look, junior… that’s what divorces are FOR!

— His Girl Friday (1940), screen play by Charles Lederer, stage play by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week is witty banter, suggested by kevinpgoulet.

Trivia: One of the first, if not the first, films to have characters talk over the lines of other characters, for a more realistic sound. Prior to this, movie characters completed their lines before the next lines were started.

Dialogue On Dialogue: The screwball comedies in the 30s and 40s are filled with witty banter. Expect to see quite a few this week.