I thought that quote was from Mae West. It was in “My Little Chickadee” with W. C. Fields. Maybe Mae was quoting somebody else, but it was so “HER”.
Stein is such a movie fan, so I’m surprised he didn’t attribute it to Mae West, as it was the funniest line in the whole movie.
Steyn, not Stein. Sorry.
F E Smith was before Mae West’s movie career, so she might have lifted it from him.