Nice girls don't let men kiss them until after they're engaged. Men don't want the bloom rubbed off.
— Rose Smith (Lucille Bremer)
6 seconds sound clip from the Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:27:38.907 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Nothing concrete, but his voice is wonderful.
- It would've been nice if I could've been a brunette.
- Rose, I've decided something. I'm going to let John kiss me tonight.
- Well, if we're going to get married, I may as well start it.
- Nice girls don't let men kiss them until after they're engaged. Men don't want the bloom rubbed off.
- Personally, I think I have too much bloom. Maybe that's the trouble with me.
- Yes, sir, Princeton's a peach of a school. A peach of a school.
- Oh, Es.
- May I present our neighbor, John Truett?
- I didn't quite catch the name. John Truett.
- Welcome to our home, Mr. Truett.
- You know, this is the first time I've been to a party since we moved to St. Louis.
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