daneldorado Posted December 1, 2007 What's the answer you WANT, thistledown? We've said it's from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (1937). We've said the quote is by the Queen/Wicked Witch. What do you want? The name Lucille LaVerne? Is that it? Sheesh... some people. Cheers, Dan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thistledown Posted December 2, 2007 She is NOT a witch, she is a crone and I love her.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr6666 Posted December 2, 2007 whatever! Daneldorado, you came up with the 1st correct answer---it's your turn for a new quote--MR Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daneldorado Posted December 2, 2007 Here ya go... "He won't let me loosen the wheels of his car. He won't let me call Rene the Knife. He won't let me use this gun. How does he expect law and order to prevail?" Who said that, and in what film? Cheers, Dan http://www.silentfilmguide.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norbell Posted December 3, 2007 Dan Maybe Marisa Tomei in My Cousin Vinny? Norbell Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daneldorado Posted December 3, 2007 Maybe Marisa Tomei in My Cousin Vinny? Hi, Norby... Sorry, no, it isn't Marisa. The movie in question is much earlier. Cheers, Dan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daneldorado Posted December 3, 2007 Sorry, folks, I just discovered that the quote I posted here can be easily found by accessing Google. It's from "Bedtime Story" (1964). I'm going to try and come up with another quote, from another movie, one that takes a little more research than a Google scan. In the meantime, I'll throw open the board to anyone who wishes to post a quote. Cheers, Dan http://www.silentfilmguide.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmvgor Posted December 3, 2007 Thanks, Dan, I'll take you up on that. "The Nobility of England, My Lord, would have snored through the Sermon On The Mount!" --I have a life, so I'll check back in the AM for responses. cmvgor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daneldorado Posted December 4, 2007 "The Nobility of England, My Lord, would have snored through the Sermon On The Mount!" I'm guessing Paul Scofield, in "A Man for All Seasons" (1966). Cheers, Dan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmvgor Posted December 4, 2007 Correct, Dan. Paul Scofield to Nigel Davenport (or Sir Thomas More to Lord Norfolk). Take it away. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daneldorado Posted December 4, 2007 Thanks, cmvgor.... Your mission, should you agree to accept it, is to find out who spoke the following: "I'm a reasonable man. As long as I can keep body and soul together, that's all I ask for, here below." Who said that, and in what film? Cheers, Dan http://www.silentfilmguide.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daneldorado Posted December 6, 2007 No replies yet. So I'm bumping this question, and I'll add this clue: It's a MUSICAL film. "I'm a reasonable man. As long as I can keep body and soul together, that's all I ask for, here below." Who said that, and in what film? Cheers, Dan http://www.silentfilmguide.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr6666 Posted December 6, 2007 Tevye in "Fiddler on the Roof"? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daneldorado Posted December 7, 2007 Tevye in "Fiddler on the Roof"? No, not Tevye. What are you doing -- guessing? You've got an awful lot of musicals to go through, if that is what you're doing. The film in question is indeed a musical, but is in black & white, not color. Cheers, Dan http://www.silentfilmguide.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daneldorado Posted December 11, 2007 Danel. it's been 3 days, do you want to give more clues or another quote? Okay, we know the film in question is a musical, and that it is in black and white. So that means it was pre-"Oliver!" (1968). Can't think of any b&w musicals that have been made since then. Can you? Again, the quote is: "I'm a reasonable man. As long as I can keep body and soul together, that's all I ask for, here below." Who said that, and in what film? Cheers, Dan http://www.silentfilmguide.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thistledown Posted December 11, 2007 Bing Crosby in Going My Way? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daneldorado Posted December 11, 2007 Bing Crosby in Going My Way? No, not Bing. Here is another clue: In the movie in question, the speaker of the quote says it no less than FIVE TIMES, always in pretty much the same form. "I'm a reasonable man. As long as I can keep body and soul together, that's all I ask for, here below." Who said that, and in what film? Cheers, Dan http://www.silentfilmguide.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rainingviolets21 Posted December 11, 2007 Eddie "Rochester" Anderson in Cabin In The Sky? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CineMaven Posted December 12, 2007 "It isn't rain you know It's raining violets And when you see clouds Up on a hill You soon will see crowds of..." Great cyber name. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vallo13 Posted December 12, 2007 Ray Walston as Mr. Applegate in "Damn Yankees"? vallo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rainingviolets21 Posted December 12, 2007 Is it Fred Astaire in You Were Never Lovelier? : : Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daneldorado Posted December 13, 2007 Ray Walston as Mr. Applegate in "Damn Yankees"? No. I think we've established that the film in question was in black and white. "Damn Yankees" (1958) was in color. And someone else asked if it was Fred Astaire in one of the two films he made with Rita Hayworth. No, the speaker of the quote had an English accent. I think Astaire was from Nebraska. Here is the quote again: "I'm a reasonable man. As long as I can keep body and soul together, that's all I ask for, here below." Who said that, and in what film? I believe we've also established that the speaker says those lines at least five times in this film. Here are TWO MORE hints: The film in question is usually considered the best movie ever made by its star. The speaker of the quote plays the father of the star. Cheers, Dan http://www.silentfilmguide.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norbell Posted December 17, 2007 dan walter houston - yankee doodle dandy? norbell Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norbell Posted December 17, 2007 dan could i spell it any wronger walter Huston. norbell Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daneldorado Posted December 17, 2007 Norbell guessed: Walter Huston. Sorry, no. However, Norby, that's an excellent guess. The film you cited is a black & white musical, and Huston does play the father of the star. But he doesn't speak with a British accent, and he didn't say the lines in question. Here's the quote again: "I'm a reasonable man. As long as I can keep body and soul together, that's all I ask for, here below." Who said that, and in what film? In addition to the above clues, we also know that the speaker of the quote repeats it, about five (5) times in this film. Here's a new clue: Although the speaker of the quote delivers the line with a British accent, he was actually born in New York City. Who is he, and what is the film title? Cheers, Dan http://www.silentfilmguide.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
