Scandal at Scourie (1953)

Mrs. Victoria McChesney: [Mrs. McChesney is explaining to her adopted daughter why a little boy at school called her a bast---] That word at school. It frightened you, didn't it? Do you know what it means?
[Patsy shakes her head]
Mrs. Victoria McChesney: And still it frightens you?
Patsy: I know it's bad.
Mrs. Victoria McChesney: Well, now, it's not really bad at all! Some people think it's bad just because they don't understand. You see, Patsy, what happened was that a lovely young girl met a handsome young man and they fell in love, but for some reason they couldn't get married. I don't know what the reason was, and it doesn't matter, but their sin is not yours, and they're paying for it terribly.
Patsy: How?
Patsy: Because they haven't got you, sweetheart.

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Mrs. Victoria McChesney: Mr. McChesney always uses a long word whenever he can avoid a short one.

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Last of eight movies that paired Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon. The others are Blossoms in the Dust, Mrs. Miniver, Madame Curie, Mrs. Parkington, Julia Misbehaves, That Forsyte Woman, and The Miniver Story.
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