Ninotchka

Ninotchka1939

Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Stars: Melvyn Douglas, Greta Garbo, Ina Claire
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Runtime: 110 minutes

Who was Greta Garbo? For a while the greatest of all movie stars, then a celebrated recluse, always "the mysterious lady," Garbo purred, "I want to be alone," and people took her at her word. Of course, the real Garbo is actually the "reel" Garbo, t… more »



Ninotchka:
[on a street corner] How long must we wait here?

Leon:
Well, uh, until the policeman blows his whistle again.

Ninotchka:
At what intervals does he whistle?

Leon:
What?

Ninotchka:
How many minutes between the first and second whistle?

Leon:
You know that's very funny. I never thought of that before.

Ninotchka:
You've never been caught in a similar situation?

Leon:
Yes, I have, now that I've come to think about it. It's staggering. Good heavens. If I add it all up, I must have spent years waiting for signals. Imagine, an important part of my life wasted between whistles.

Ninotchka:
In other words, you don't know.

Leon:
No.

Ninotchka:
Thank you.

Leon:
You're welcome.

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