“A Damsel in Distress” Poster

Fill-Up

Fred Astaire: Good old Totley castle.

Gracie: Isn’t it beautiful? It’s almost pretty enough to be a filling station

George: Filling station? This castle is more than 300 years old.

Fred: Oliver Cromwell went through here in 1648.

Gracie: Well that was good time in those days.

Fred: I mean he went through the castle, Gracie.

Gracie: Couldn’t stop the car, huh?

George and Fred: No! Couldn’t stop the car!

“Damsel” Drum Dance

“A Damsel in Distress” Poster

Gracie: [Reading sign on the table] “Do not finger art objects”… oh, I don’t blame Art.  If I were him I’d object, too!  [Laughs] …I don’t get it.

Royal Mess

George: …Since the 15th century Totley castle has been the seat of the earl of…

Gracie: Oh, George, you must get rid of that Brooklyn accent. You mean “oil.”

George: No, I mean “earl.” “Oil” and “earl” are two different things. You’re daddy doesn’t go to bed “oily” did he?

Gracie: He did when he worked for the gas station.

George: Listen, Gracie. In England there are different titles for the nobility: lords, dukes, earls,…

Gracie: Oh, that’s my daddy. If he ever gets his dukes on the earl company’s money, Lord help him! I made that up myself.

George: You did?

Gracie: Yeah!