Schatze Page (Lauren Bacall): I can’t shack up with a dame I’ve never met before and she’s crazy too!
Pola Debevoise (Marilyn Monroe): You don’t have to. She’ll come up and you’ll see if you like her. If you don’t…
Schatze Page: Is she any help to this?
Pola Debevoise: Let’s see
[over the phone to Loco]
Pola Debevoise: Hey Loc, how much money you got?
Loco Dempsey (Betty Grable): [on the phone] I got a quarter.
Pola Debevoise: Great. Pick up lunch on your way over.
Loco Dempsey: Ok, how many.
Pola Debevoise: Three
Loco Dempsey: Ok, I’ll be there in 15 minutes.
[hangs up]
Schatze Page: Well that’s a big contribution to a million dollar proposition. One whole quarter!
Pola Debevoise: Maybe, but she’s awfully clever with a quarter.
Publicity shot of Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall and Betty Grable in the 1953 release of 20th Century Fox’s “How To Marry A Millionaire.” Courtesy of Shorpy Historical Photos.
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