“The Lady Vanishes” quotes

“I'm about as popular as a dose of strychnine.”
Michael Redgrave - Gilbert

“I've no regrets. I've been everywhere and done everything. I've eaten caviar at Cannes, sausage rolls at the dogs. I've played baccarat at Biarritz and darts with the rural dean. What is there left for me but marriage?”
Margaret Lockwood - Iris Henderson

“- Charters: You can't expect to put the two of us up in the maid's room.
- Hotel manager: Well don't get excited. I'll remove the maid out.”
Basil Radford - Charters
Naunton Wayne - Hotel manager

“I never think you should judge any country by its politics. After all, we English are quite honest by nature, aren't we?”
Dame May Whitty - Miss Froy

“- Gilbert: I just had the most idiotic idea.
- Iris Henderson: I quite believe that....”
Michael Redgrave - Gilbert
Margaret Lockwood - Iris Henderson

“Never climb a fence if you can sit on it.”
Michael Redgrave - Gilbert

“- Dr. Hartz: And I am Dr. Egon Hartz; you may have heard of me.
- Gilbert: Not the brain surgeon?
- Dr. Hartz: Yes, the same.
- Gilbert: Yes, you flew over to England the other day and operated on one of our cabinet ministers.
- Dr. Hartz: Oh, yes.
- Gilbert: Tell me, did you find anything?”
Paul Lukas - Dr. Hartz
Michael Redgrave - Gilbert

“- Gilbert: Come on, sit down, take it easy. What's the trouble?
- Iris Henderson: If you must know, something fell on my head.
- Gilbert: When, infancy?”
Michael Redgrave - Gilbert
Margaret Lockwood - Iris Henderson

“- Gilbert: Can I help?
- Iris Henderson: Only by going away.
- Gilbert: No, no, no, no. My father always taught me, never desert a lady in trouble. He even carried that as far as marrying Mother.”
Michael Redgrave - Gilbert
Margaret Lockwood - Iris Henderson

“- Iris Henderson: You're the most contemptible person I've ever met in all my life!
- Gilbert: Confidentially, I think you're a bit of a stinker, too.”
Margaret Lockwood - Iris Henderson
Michael Redgrave - Gilbert