Don't say 'stinks,' darling. If absolutely necessary, 'smells.' But only if absolutely necessary.
6 seconds sound clip from the The Philadelphia Story movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:03:45 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- That's a funny wedding present, an omelet.
- It was a dish, dear, a silver dish.
- Bring some of that junk off the table.
- Mother, be an angel and get these things out of the way.
- Don't say 'stinks,' darling. If absolutely necessary, 'smells.' But only if absolutely necessary.
- These cards have been changed again.
- There must be a ghost loose in the house. Maybe the ghost of bridegroom number one.
- Oh, don't talk about Dexter as though he were dead.
- He might just as well be, for all Tracy cares.
- Right.
- Oh, I wouldn't say that, dear.
- Mother, if I never see Mr. C.K. Dexter Haven again, I'll be...
[...]