I’m a fan of old movies, mostly musicals. Because of this, I never realized old dramas have the most wickedly cold insults ever, and I kind of love them. Please enjoy!
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Joan Crawford’s excellent one-word burn in Female on the Beach (1955).
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Annabelle’s perfect response in House on Haunted Hill (1959).
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This snappy little one-liner from All About Eve (1950).
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Jayne Mansfield’s line from Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957), which I think I’m going to use a lot from now on.
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This quote from How To Marry A Millionaire (1953) totally gets the “ask dumb questions, get dumb answers” vibe.
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Lady Lou’s excellent quip from She Done Him Wrong (1933).
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This absolutely brutal insult from Lisa Fellini in Come September (1961).
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This awesome quip that put Émile in his place really quickly in Une Femme Est Une Femme (1961).
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Cary Grant’s “I’m not having it” response from North By Northwest (1959).
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This very rare self-burn in Monsieur Verdoux (1947).
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James Stewart’s suuuuuper backhanded compliment in Rear Window (1954).
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This Uno reverse card from I Love You Again (1940).
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This blunt wake-up call from Night Train to Munich (1940).
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Bing Crosby’s “settle down, Danny Kaye” response to this line in White Christmas (1954).
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This crushing reply in The Fountainhead (1949).
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This response from Cary Grant in Suspicion (1941) I’m going to remember the next time a random stranger asks me to smile.
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Finally, this totally PG yet incredibly effective name-calling from The Asphalt Jungle (1950).
Do you have a favorite movie comeback? One you quote all the time? Tell us in the comments below!
