Nocturne (1946)
George Raft: Police Lt. Joe Warne
Photos
Quotes
-
Police Lt. Joe Warne : I like that alibi. It's round, it's firm, it's fully packed. Only I don't buy it.
-
Police Lt. Joe Warne : Tell me, uh, why did you kill him?
Frances Ransom : Which one?
Police Lt. Joe Warne : Keith Vincent.
Frances Ransom : Oh, wasn't he supposed to have killed himself?
Police Lt. Joe Warne : We happen to have a different idea.
Frances Ransom : "We" being a certain inspector of police?
Police Lt. Joe Warne : "We" a certain lieutenant of police.
Frances Ransom : Inspector or lieutenant they mean the same thing to me: wrinkled neck tie, messy clothes, big feet.
Police Lt. Joe Warne : I haven't got such big feet.
Frances Ransom : I wouldn't be interested.
Police Lt. Joe Warne : I suppose not... it'd take somebody like Vincent.
-
Police Lt. Joe Warne : How do you know I'm not a detective?
Miss Madison, the dance instructor : Don't be silly! Who ever heard of a detective with his hat off!
-
Pat : [trying to push through the apartment door] Well, baby, it's been a nice evening.
Frances Ransom : [holding him back] Why not let it stay that way? Good night!
Police Lt. Joe Warne : [waiting inside apartment] That's as good a block as I ever saw. Ever thought of trying out for the Green Bay Packers?
-
Police Lt. Joe Warne : He had money, Dolores, a nice house. Only he apparently decided he needed a little more ventilation. So he put a hole through his head.
-
Police Lt. Joe Warne : You never can depend on girls named Dolores.
-
Police Lt. Joe Warne : Since when are they springin' people like you, Annabell?
Susan Flanders : Seems they were afraid the house would get dirty - what with all the cops and bodies all over the place.