Georgy Girl (1966)
James Mason: James Leamington
Quotes
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Ted : Your wife is at peace, Mr. James. A quick and merciful death. I don't suppose she ever knew what hit her.
James Leamington : Something hit her?
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James Leamington : [taking Georgy into his study] Now, Georgy, I want you to sit quiet and listen for a moment. I'm 49 today.
Georgy : [nonchalantly starts singing "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow"] For he's a jolly good fellow...
James Leamington : Shut up! I'm 49. Notice that: not 50 yet. When I first met your dad, I was 27 and just got married. Your dad was unemployed and couldn't afford to marry your mother. I took him on. She came along as housekeeper, and they got married. Ellen and I have never been blessed with children. As a result, I've tended to look upon you as my daughter. I've always been sorry that you weren't. But now I'm glad.
Georgy : Because of what I did out there?
James Leamington : No. I brought you in here to make you an offer.
Georgy : You want to adopt me?
James Leamington : Georgy, please! No, something quite different. I want you to be my mistress.
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[last lines]
Georgy : Well, say it properly then.
James Leamington : Georgina...
Georgy : [over song] Oh my god! Mother! Wait! Mother! Wait! Mother!
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James Leamington : [talking about his late wife] She was a beautiful woman... *beautiful*. Tolerant. Civilized... and about as exciting as a half brick.
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James Leamington : How's the pregnancy going?
Georgy : Oh, lumping along.
James Leamington : Still at the flat?
Georgy : That's right.
James Leamington : The three of you?
Georgy : Four, soon.
James Leamington : That's not very fair on you. The wife, the husband, too.
Georgy : We share.
James Leamington : You share? Share what? Him?
Georgy : The flat.
James Leamington : Well, it all seems very offbeat, if you ask me.
Georgy : [sarcastic] Ooh, it is. It's dead kinky. We all dress up as Boy Scouts and beat each other with our woggles.
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James Leamington : [talking about Georgy] I never see her these days. Doesn't it worry you sometimes, the danger she runs?
Ted : Danger?
James Leamington : The people she mixes with. She's not more than a child.
Ted : She's as tough as old boots! Do you know when she was eight, she could crack a walnut with her fist?