Lady Killer (1933)

James Cagney: Dan Quigley

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• Spade Maddock : [discussing diamond-studded Mrs. Marley at the gang's speakeasy]  C'mere - take a gander at her.

  Dan Quigley : [eyeing her through a peephole]  Did you say "gander?" I wonder how she'd go for a goose.

• Dan Quigley : [to Lois Underwood]  Well... you're certainly changing my idea of what movie stars were like. I always thought they were sort of, well, you know, high hat.

• Dan Quigley : Oh, I'm sorry, Madame. But, you can't the dog inside.

  Fido's Owner : But Fido wouldn't make the least bit of trouble.

  Dan Quigley : I"m sorry, but, its against the rules, Madame.

  Fido's Owner : I don't understand, I'm not a Madame!

  Dan Quigley : Well, I wouldn't know about that.

• Myra Gale : [preparing to pour a drink for Dan]  How much?

  Dan Quigley : Oh, about two ounces,one for each kidney.

  Myra Gale : [handing him the drink]  Here. Oh, uh, chaser?

  Dan Quigley : Always have been.

  [they laugh] 

  Dan Quigley : Funny fella.

• Spade Maddock : [admiring an 8 x 10 of Lois Underwood]  Friend a yours? You been rubbing noses with all the big shots in the picture business.

  Dan Quigley : [chuckling]  We'll call it noses if you like.

• Lois Underwood : How long have you been in the business?

  Dan Quigley : Four days... which just about makes me a supervisor.

• Myra Gale : Hey, what about we go to Florida?

  Dan Quigley : Uh-uh. Too many hurricanes, blow you right out of bed. Wake up in the morning and find a boat in your lap.

• Movie Patron : [Entering a movie theater]  Hey, you got a Mickey Mouse on the bill today?

  Dan Quigley : No, not today.

  Slug - Movie Patron : [Disappointed]  What? No, Mickey Mouse?

  Dan Quigley : No, no Mickey Mouse.

  Slug - Movie Patron : Why?

  Dan Quigley : Because he's makin' a personal appearance in Jersey City.

  Slug - Movie Patron : Oh, you're trying to kid somebody, heh?

  Movie Patron : Come on, Slug, let's get our dough back.

• Myra Gale : [Answering the door]  What is it?

  Dan Quigley : Yeah, you're the doll.

• Spade Maddock : Oh, I beg your pardon. I didn't know you had company.

  Myra Gale : Oh, that's alright. I lost my purse and this gentleman returned it. Oh, eh, what, what'd you say your name was?

  Dan Quigley : Well, I guess I can tell it here. Dan Quigley.

  Spade Maddock : Irish?

  Dan Quigley : That's the rumor.

• Duke : What's the matter? You gettin' yellow?

  Dan Quigley : No, getting smart.

  Duke : Well, what are you squawkin' about? Pete and Smiley and I take all the chances, while you lay around waitin' for somethin' to happen... lady fingers.

• Dan Quigley : That mug's been walkin' up-and-down outside of here for the past five minutes. Looks like a copper to me.

  Myra Gale : He couldn't be a copper, his feet aren't flat enough. Besides, who knows we're in Chicago?

  Dan Quigley : There's always the telegraph, dumbbell.

• Myra Gale : You can't get out of this country without paying your income tax.

  Dan Quigley : Hmm, that income tax. I wish I had a piece of that racket.

• Dan Quigley : Heh, California.

  [Reading travel brochure] 

  Dan Quigley : Land of Eternal Sunshine. Ideal climate year round. No fog. No rain. Let's go out there and get sunburned.

  Myra Gale : Let's see what else they've got.

  [Takes brochure] 

  Myra Gale : Aw-ha! Sunkist oranges, lemons, prunes, figs... grapefruit.

  [Looks concerned] 

  Dan Quigley : Oh, wait a minute, wait a minute.

• Dan Quigley : [Talking on the phone]  Hello. Is that you Myra? Yeah, I'm still in the can. Yeah, they're holding me on some kind of trumped up larceny charge. Well, listen, I've got a mouthpiece here who can spring me if I can put up bond. Yeah. Five grand. Yes, it's going to take five grand. Oh, listen, you hop in a cab and bring that dough down here, will ya?

• Dan Quigley : [Walking into an actor's trailer at a movie set]  Oh, I beg your pardon. May I come in?

  Dan Quigley : [Lying on a bed, dressed as an Indian]  Yeah. Sure. Sure. Come right in, honey, come right in. Park it any place.

  Lois Underwood : I, eh, hope I'm not intruding.

  Dan Quigley : No, no, not at all. You working in this horse opera too?

  Lois Underwood : Uh-huh. What are you made up for?

  Dan Quigley : Big Chief Es Tut Mir Veh im Tuchas.

  Lois Underwood : Ha-ha. What language is that?

  Dan Quigley : Sioux.

  Lois Underwood : Sioux?

  Dan Quigley : Yeah, sue you for anything.

• Director Williams : We're looking for types, new faces, tough guys for a gangster picture. Do you want a job?

  Dan Quigley : Doin' what?

  Director Williams : Acting in pictures.

  Dan Quigley : Who are tryin' to rib?

  Director Williams : Do you want it or don't ya?

  Dan Quigley : What's in it?

  Director Williams : Three bucks a day and a box lunch.

  Dan Quigley : I'm on.

• O'Brien - Los Angeles Police Chief : What are you gonna do when you walk out of here? Got any money?

  Dan Quigley : On, I'm alright. Besides I've got a job promised.

  O'Brien - Los Angeles Police Chief : I'll give you just 48 hours to get that job. And if you haven't got one by that time, you better get out of town.

  Detective Conroy : Yeah, and if you're picked up on the street, after that, we'll run you in as a vag

  [vagrant] 

  Detective Conroy : . That'll mean 30 days in the tank. Now, you got your tip, so run along.