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Best line

posted 9 years ago by plkldf
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To me the best line is from the Jean Peters character:

She is making out with RW character and is getting turned on. She says, "Now I know what you meant when you said, 'go looking for oil, hit a gusher.'"

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GEORGE
And all's fair in love and war?
MRS. BAILEY
[primly] I don't know about war.

[–] melinda2001 8 years ago

That sure struck me as an extremely sexually suggestive line.

[–] Ace_Spade (9601) 2 years ago

For me, it's the last line in the film. To anybody reading, just go watch it.