Un beau salaud (1970)

Lois Nettleton: Prudence Frost

Quotes 

• Prudence Frost : You'll find the mayor over yonder - at Belle's Bordello.

  Herkimer 'Hoke' Birdsill : A Belle's what?

  Prudence Frost : Cathouse.

• Prudence Frost : Why, you certainly have your mind on *chests* right now, don't you, Sheriff Birdsill.

• Prudence Frost : My, it certainly is warm in here, isn't it?

  Herkimer 'Hoke' Birdsill : Shall I open a window?

  Prudence Frost : Ah, no. Why, no, that's all right. I'll just, um, open a few of these little buttons here on this high collar of mine. Oh, well, there, now. That's better, isn't it?

  Herkimer 'Hoke' Birdsill : It sure looks better, Miss Prudence.

  Prudence Frost : Well, thank you and please don't call me Miss Prudence. Just, Prudence. Ah, Prude - for short, as they say, but not for long!

• Prudence Frost : Sheriff Birdsill, if you don't make an honest woman of me, tonight, I'll kill myself - with a gun - right at Belle's place so that everybody will know that it was you that wronged me.

  Herkimer 'Hoke' Birdsill : I got things to do outside, Miss Prudence.

  Prudence Frost : Call me Prude.

  Herkimer 'Hoke' Birdsill : Like Hell!

• Prudence Frost : This ch-ch-chill is just, is just seizin' hold of me so fast I just think I'm gonna di-di-di die.

  Herkimer 'Hoke' Birdsill : Is there anything that'll help?

  Prudence Frost : Body heat.

  Herkimer 'Hoke' Birdsill : How's that?

  Prudence Frost : Well, like the time my little sister fell through the ice and there just wasn't any way to stop the shiverin' until we hu-hu-huddled our bodies together under a blanket. Oh, Sheriff Birdsill, oh, if you would be so kind.

  Herkimer 'Hoke' Birdsill : Oh, I consider that an honor. My pleasure ma'am.

  Prudence Frost : Oh. Ah-ah-ah-ahhh. Oh...

• Prudence Frost : Ohhhh, I do feel fiiiine, now. In fact, I feel well enough to get married.

  Herkimer 'Hoke' Birdsill : Married?

  Prudence Frost : Uh-huh. Just as soon as we find the preacher.

  Herkimer 'Hoke' Birdsill : It was you that got the chill!

  Prudence Frost : Well, it was *you* that warmed it.

• Charles Stuart : What's the matter, ma'am?

  Prudence Frost : Oh, I just, eh, feel so faint. Oh, will you help me to my bed, sir. I do believe I'm comin' down with a fierce ch-ch-chill.

  Charles Stuart : For a lady with a chill, you got mighty hot hands.

  Prudence Frost : Body heat. Like the time my baby sister fell through the ice.

  [grabs the end of Stuart's pistol and leads him into her house] 

  Prudence Frost : Well, there was just nothin' we could do to stop the shiverin' until we, eh, huddled our bare bodies together...

• Dingus Billy Magee : Oh, I think them shivers are comin' back again.

  Prudence Frost : Should I get the doctor?

  Dingus Billy Magee : It would be too late, ma'am. Like the time my little brother fell through the ice. Nothin' would save his life until we all got together and huddled our bodies together under the blanket. He might've died.

  Prudence Frost : Died?

  Dingus Billy Magee : Yes, ma'am. It had somethin' to do with the transferring of body heat. You know, like, one folk gettin' close to another.

  Prudence Frost : Like - this?

  Dingus Billy Magee : Yes ma'am.

  Prudence Frost : Oh, Oh! Yes, I - do think I feel - that - body heat beginnin' to transfer.