The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) Quotes with Sound Clips - page 3

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Memorable quotes from the 1946 film The Best Years of Our Lives, with sound clips in WAV and MP3 formats.

Actors: Myrna Loy (Milly Stephenson), Fredric March (Al Stephenson), Dana Andrews (Fred Derry)

4 more actors, Teresa Wright (Peggy Stephenson), Virginia Mayo (Marie Derry), Cathy O'Donnell (Wilma Cameron), Harold Russell (Homer Parrish)

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21 Did you know him while I was away? -I knew lots of people. What do you think I was doing all those years? -I don't know, babe, but I can guess.

— Fred Derry (Dana Andrews), Marie Derry (Virginia Mayo)

22 Fred isn't going to be satisfied with that job at the drugstore. He'll get something better. -Oh, sure. Maybe in five years he'll be drawing down 40 or 50 bucks.

— Marie Derry (Virginia Mayo), Peggy Stephenson (Teresa Wright)

23 How about some lotion? Here's one at $2.98, and you'd be overcharged at half the price.

— Fred Derry (Dana Andrews)

24 I went from one nightclub to another. -You were looking for me, honey? -I was looking for my wife. -You've found her now.

— Fred Derry (Dana Andrews), Marie Derry (Virginia Mayo)

25 If you want anybody to stand up for you at your wedding... There's my bus. So long, kid.

— Fred Derry (Dana Andrews)

26 Oh, it's horrible for him. It's humiliating and it's killing his spirit. Somebody's got to help him.

— Peggy Stephenson (Teresa Wright)

27 Poor Fred. I guess you think he's an awful sourpuss. He didn't used to be that way, though. Army's had an awful effect on him. Knocked all the life out of him.

— Marie Derry (Virginia Mayo)

28 The guys all used to kid me about it. They'd take a look at the picture and ask, Who's the dame? And when I told them it was my wife they'd say: Ah, go on, nobody's got a wife looks like that. What's her telephone number?

— Fred Derry (Dana Andrews)

29 We're eating at home. -What's the matter, honey? You sick or something? -No, dear. Broke.

— Marie Derry (Virginia Mayo), Fred Derry (Dana Andrews)

30 Well, that's vanishing cream. This is a vanishing cream remover. I'll tell you how you can save money. If you don't put that on, then you don't need this to take that off.

— Fred Derry (Dana Andrews)

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