Steamboat Round the Bend (1935)

Irvin S. Cobb: Captain Eli

Quotes 

• Captain Eli : Hot ziggety! We got him beat four ways to Sunday now! Glory be!

• Captain Eli : What could you do on a steamboat?

  Doctor John Pearly : Well, I'm just gonna sit up in the pilot's house and toot the whistle and listen to that old river sing.

• Captain Eli : You stick to doctorin'. You ain't no steamboat man.

• Captain Eli : Say, you better stay away from Salt Creek. They lynched one of them there hootchy-kootchy shows there last week.

  Doctor John Pearly : Where was you sittin'? On the front row?

  Captain Eli : I sure was!

• Doctor John Pearly : You still wanna bet the Pride of Paducah against the Claremore Queen?

  Captain Eli : As I recall, that was the terms of the bet, unless you're crawfishing.

• Captain Eli : Give 'er everything you've got! Spread 'er wide open and put two more men on the safety valve!

• Captain Eli : Mink, when I get sound asleep, take this here cigar out of my mouth, will ya?

• Captain Eli : Holy jumpin' catfish!