Singin’ in the Rain , in which Lena Lamont, the dimmest star in the cinema firmaMINT, screeches to the audience, “If we can bring a little joy to your humdrum lives, then our hard work ain’t bin in vain fer nothin’.”
Or this interchange between a chorine and Gene Kelly:
CHORINE: Is there anything I could do for you?
KELLY: Sorry, honey, but I don’t have time to find out.
Cabaret -- “Just POUNCE!”
Meet Me in St. Louis —Garland’s rendition of “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” could wring tears from a rock.
And the list needs more comedies!!
Palm Beach Story — Mary Astor, dancing with Joel McCrea, “Oh, captain, hold me tighter! I’m flopping all around!”
The Awful Truth — Cary Grant with the luminous and underrated Irene Dunne.
What’s Up, Doc? — Madeline Kahn, “I am not A Eunice Burns, I am THE Eunice Burns!”
Blazing Saddles — The inimitable Ms. Kahn again, in her devastating take on the very imitable Marlene Dietrich, “More bwatwuwst?”