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3	!!Tracy Samantha Lord
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5	->''"You have a good mind, a pretty face, a disciplined body that does what you tell it to. You have everything it takes to make a lovely woman except the one essential: an understanding heart. And without that you might just as well be made of bronze."''
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7	* AffectionateNickname / InSeriesNickname: Dexter generally addresses her as "Red" and it's a sign of affection.
8	* BreakTheHaughty: Her character arc in the movie is to go through a wringer and thus become more tolerant of "human frailty".
9	* CantHoldHerLiquor: Even champagne hits her quite hard, making her behave impulsively and then wiping her memory clean.
10	* CoolBigSis: Dinah obviously looks up to her.
11	%%* DefrostingTheIceQueen
12	* GaussianGirl: She is usually depicted through a much hazier lens than the male characters, as was typical to the era.
13	%% * InformedFlaw: Her intolerance.
14	%% * RichBitch: Though it's somewhat toned down and she does improve over time.
15	%%* {{Tsundere}}
16	* [[WellDoneSonGuy Well Done Daughter Girl]]: Turns out to be one, wishing to win the approval of her father. It's part of her BreakTheHaughty process.
17	%%* WhiteAngloSaxonProtestant
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19	!!C. K. Dexter Haven
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21	->''"I thought all writers drank to excess and beat their wives. You know at one time I think I secretly wanted to be a writer."''
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23	* TheAlcoholic: Used to have a drinking problem. Is now firmly on the wagon and does not drink.
24	* CompositeCharacter: In the play, his lines were split between two characters — himself and Tracy's brother Sandy.
25	%% * DeadpanSnarker: Frequently.
26	%% * PowerTrio: Dexter is the [[TheKirk ego]].
27	* RichSuitorPoorSuitor: Along with George, he's the rich to Mike's poor.
28	* TheTeetotaler: Of the recovering [[TheAlcoholic alcoholic]] variety.
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30	!!Macaulay ("Mike") Connor
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32	->'''Tracy:''' ''Snob.''
33	->'''Mike:''' ''Say, what do you mean, 'snob'?''
34	->'''Tracy:''' ''You're the worst kind there is, an intellectual snob. You made up your mind awfully young, it seems to me.''
35	->'''Mike:''' ''Well thirty's about time to make up your mind. And I'm nothing of the sort, not Mr. Connor.''
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37	* FishOutOfWater: Upon his arrival at the Lord residence, he looks extremely awed by his posh surroundings, though he tries to hide it. Throughout the movie, he frequently picks up items just to goggle at their luxuriousness.
38	%% * PowerTrio: Mike is the [[TheMcCoy id]].
39	* ObliviousToLove: He shows no awareness that Liz has any kind of feeling for him, despite getting several broad hints from multiple quarters over the course of the film.
40	* RichSuitorPoorSuitor: The poor, to George and Dexter's rich ones.
41	* SugarAndIcePersonality: Tracy correctly figures out that he's sweet and sensitive on the inside, and his overt cynicism is merely a façade he hides behind.
42	%% * ThirdOptionLoveInterest: In contrast to Tracy's ex-husband and fiancé.
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44	!!Elizabeth ("Liz") Imbrie
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46	->''"I can't afford to hate anyone; I'm only a photographer."''
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48	%%* DeadpanSnarker: Emphasis on deadpan.
49	%%* FishOutOfWater: At the Lord residence.
50	* GirlFriday: To Mike. She's always handy to take a photo for his article or type up his exposé of their boss.
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52	!!George Kittredge
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54	->''"George. Splendid chap, George. Very high morals. Very broad shoulders."''
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56	* BitchInSheepsClothing: He reveals a mean side when he catches Tracy in another man's arms.
57	* DisposableFiance: In the grand tradition of romantic comedies, he's a rigid bore, and it's pretty obvious from the beginning of the movie that Tracy ''won't'' end up with him.
58	* GreenEyedMonster: He jumps to largely unwarranted conclusions upon seeing Tracy in Mike's arms.
59	%% * PowerTrio: George is the [[TheSpock superego]].
60	%% * RichSuitorPoorSuitor: He is one of the wealthier suitors.
61	* SelfMadeMan: Started out as a coal miner and worked his way up to general manager.
62	* SocialClimber: Shows hints of this; after Tracy's drunken escapades, he's suspicious and even threatens to call off the wedding--but he is quickly ready to resume when he hears that Sydney Kidd has arrived, he believes to cover the ceremony.
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64	!! Diana ("Dinah") Lord
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66	->''"I can tell there is something in the air because I'm being taken away."''
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68	%% * LittleMissBadass: She manipulates Uncle Willy, Tracy, and her mother like it ain't no thing.
69	* LittleMissSnarker: So many quips from such a small girl.
70	* MouthyKid: She's very blunt and her mother often chides her for using crass language.
71	* ShipperOnDeck: She tries to get Tracy to marry Mike in the second half of the film.

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