The Thin Man (1934)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Dorothy Wynant

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Quotes 

• Nick Charles : Now how did you ever remember me?

  Dorothy : Oh, you used to fascinate me. A real live detective. You used to tell me the most wonderful stories. Were they true?

  Nick Charles : Probably not.

• Tommy : Why did your mother divorce your father? I think he's swell.

  Dorothy : Well, it seems he had a secretary.

  Tommy : Oh! Well, I'll do my own typing.

• Clyde Wynant, the thin man : Is this fellow - has he seen the whole family?

  Dorothy : Yes and he still wants to marry me.

  Clyde Wynant, the thin man : He's a brave man!

• Tommy : [Toasting]  Here's to you two.

  Nick Charles : And here's to you two too.

  [Hears the sound of a train whistle] 

  Nick Charles : Why the rat! He can't top us!

  Dorothy : No!

  Tommy , Nick Charles , Dorothy , Nora Charles : To-Toooooooo!

• Gil : You have an Oedipus complex and you won't admit it.

  Dorothy : Oh, please, Gilbert.

  Gil : The trouble with you is you won't face facts. Now, I know I have a mother fixation - but, it's slight. It hasn't yet reached the point of where I...

  Dorothy : Stop it, Gilbert! Stop it!

• Dorothy : You're not missing much. He's cuckoo!

  Clyde Wynant, the thin man : Like all the rest of us.