Let the People Sing (1942)

Fred Emney: Sir George Denberry-Baxter

Quotes 

• Police Sergeant : Uh, thank you, sir. It's this spy business, sir. All over the place, they are. One blew up a statue this afternoon at Burchester.

  Sir George Denberry-Baxter : Good for him. If I had my way, I'd blow up the whole of Burchester. Damned awful place. Blow it up. Blow it all up.

• Sir George Denberry-Baxter : Lots of people hanging about, aren't there? What's the matter with 'em?

  Professor Ernst Kronak : Perhaps they are waking after a long sleep.

  Sir George Denberry-Baxter : Well, we'll soon wake 'em up.

• Police Sergeant : Well, sir, uh, I'm on duty, you know, sir.

  Sir George Denberry-Baxter : Well, if you're on duty, don't come in here. There's no duty that brings you to a gentleman's private house. So, either come off duty and have a drink, or stay on duty and clear out.

• Sir George Denberry-Baxter : Tell you one thing - I'm a bit thirsty. Thing's liable to go on for hours. Should have brought something with me.

  Daisy Barley : I've thought of all that. Here it is - no sooner the word than the blow.

  Sir George Denberry-Baxter : Christmas! What a woman!

• Sir George Denberry-Baxter : Darn good idea of yours, Foxfield, coming here. I didn't trust your judgement, but I was wrong.

  Sir Reginald Foxfield : Oh, thank you, sir.

  Sir George Denberry-Baxter : I always admit when I'm wrong. And I've been wrong all over the place - South Africa, Borneo, Fiji. Oh, I was damnably wrong in Fiji. Remind me to tell you about it when we're alone.

• Walter Shepton : Your hat, sir?

  Sir George Denberry-Baxter : Well, whose hat you think it is?

• Sir George Denberry-Baxter : [to Daisy Barley]  Madam, my palate is entirely at your disposal.

• Sir George Denberry-Baxter : Am I a suspicious character?

  Police Sergeant : Well, not really, sir.

  Sir George Denberry-Baxter : That's where you're wrong. I am a suspicious character. I've always been a suspicious character. If you knew what was going on up here

  [pointing to his head] 

  Sir George Denberry-Baxter : you'd have me handcuffed in no time. Have a drink.