It Happened One Night1934

Ellie:
[on Peter's hitchiking skills] There's no end to your accomplishments, is there?

Peter:
It's all in that ol' thumb, see?...that ol' thumb never fails. It's all a matter of how you do it, though. Now, you take number one, for instance. That's a short, jerky movement like this - that shows independence, you don't care whether they stop or not. You've got money in your pocket, see...

Ellie:
Clever!

Peter:
But number two, that's a little wider movement - a smile goes with this one, like this, that means you've got a brand new story about the farmer's daughter...

Ellie:
Hmm, mmm. You figured that out all by yourself!

Peter:
Number three, that's the pits. Yeah, that's a pitiful one you know. When you're broke and hungry and everything looks black. It's a long sweeping movement like this, but you've got to follow through though...

Ellie:
Oh, that's amazing.

Peter:
It's no good though, if you haven't got a long face to go with it. Keep your eye on that thumb, baby, and see what happens. [a car drives by without stopping]

Ellie:
I still got my eye on the thumb.

Peter:
Something must have gone wrong. I'll try method number two.

Ellie:
When you get to 100, wake me up.

Peter:
[after failing to get over a dozen cars to stop] I don't think I'll write that book after all.

Ellie:
Let me try.

Peter:
You? Don't make me laugh.

Ellie:
Oh, you're such a smart alec. Nobody knows anything but you. I'll stop a car and I won't use my thumb.

Peter:
What're you going to do?

Ellie:
It's a system all my own.

[She pulls her skirt above her knee and the next car screeches to a halt]