Captain Scarlett (1952)

Richard Greene: Capt. Carlos Scarlett

Quotes 

• Count Villiers : You're a stranger.

  Capt. Carlos Scarlett : Only to people who don't know me.

  Count Villiers : You're insolent.

  Capt. Carlos Scarlett : Only to people I don't like.

  Count Villiers : Men have been known to cut their own throats with their own sharp tongues.

  Capt. Carlos Scarlett : I use steel for any cutting that I want to do.

• The Friar : Your estate has been confiscated.

  Capt. Carlos Scarlett : That, I hadn't bargained for.

  The Friar : It was taken over last year by Count Villiers.

  Capt. Carlos Scarlett : Then I'd better persuade him to give it back!

• Capt. Carlos Scarlett : I understand my estates were confiscated because of my crime.

  Count Villiers : Quite correct.

  Capt. Carlos Scarlett : Would you mind telling me what I was found guilty of?

  Count Villiers : One crime which is unpardonable. You were guilty of having something that I wanted.

• Capt. Carlos Scarlett : I've always wondered why Princesses weren't taught something useful like duelling