Dark Victory (1939)

Geraldine Fitzgerald: Ann King

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Quotes 

• [first lines] 

  Michael O'Leary : [on the phone]  Hello there. Is this the house? I've been trying to get you.

  Miss Wainwright : Michael, do you realize it's 5:30 in the morning?

  Lucy - a Servant : Who is it, Agatha?

  Miss Wainwright : [to Lucy]  That Michael.

  [agitatedly to Michael as a different phone line rings] 

  Miss Wainwright : We had a party last night and the last guest hasn't driven out of the driveway yet.

  Lucy - a Servant : [answering the other ringing line]  Hello, kitchen. Lucy speaking... Yes, Miss Ann.

  Ann King : [irritatedly in bed]  What's that racket? The telephone's been ringing all over the house... I'll talk to him.

  [picks up the other phone] 

  Ann King : Michael, what do you mean at this unholy hour of the morning?

  Michael O'Leary : Oh, well good morning, Miss Ann. Cheerful morning now isn't it? I was wondering if I might talk to Miss Judith.

  Ann King : No you may certainly might not! She hasn't had two hours of sleep yet, I wouldn't disturb her for the world... oh...

  [obviously gives in, and the scene fades to Judith waking up in bed to answer her ringing phone with Michael on the line] 

  Judith : This is Miss Judith Traherne of the sleepy Trahernes.

• Dr. Frederick Steele : [Out to dinner, after Judith has inadvertently learned the truth about her health]  Would you mind telling me what this is all about?

  Judith : Why don't you tell me? Why *didn't* you tell me?

  [looks at the menu briefly] 

  Judith : Well I, I think I'll have a large order of *prognosis negative*!

  Ann King : What do you mean?

  Judith : You know, monsieur, s'il vous plaît. 'Prognosis negative'. You know what 'prognosis negative' means, doctor? Explain to her, or have you? It means a few months of pretending you're well, then blindness, then...

  Ann King : Wait, Judith, we can't talk in here.

  Judith : Oh yes we can. It was a question of humoring the patient, wasn't it? Give the poor dear anything she wants - time's so short, marry her if necessary. I know now why you went to his office that day: to beg him to marry me out of pity. You're kind, Dr. Steele, you're *both* so kind. So long my friends!

  [Frederick and Ann try to stop her, but she storms out of the restaurant]