Ragtime (1981)
James Cagney: New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo
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Quotes
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Rheinlander Waldo : Where is J. P. Morgan?
Vernon Elliott : Oh, he's on an expedition down the Nile... in Egypt.
Rheinlander Waldo : Hmmm... Lucky him!
[Looks at the Captain]
Police Captain #1 : Yes, sir!
Rheinlander Waldo : And contact some colored big shots to talk to us in case we need to negotiate.
Police Captain #1 : Very good, sir. Anything else?
Rheinlander Waldo : Yeah, he said something about a car and a fire chief.
Police Captain #1 : Conklin. Willie Conklin.
Rheinlander Waldo : Get him. I want to meet him.
Police Captain #2 : Sir, that number doesn't answer. What do you want me to do?
Rheinlander Waldo : [after thinking about it for several moments] Get me some coffee and a roll.
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Rheinlander Waldo : That library over there is worth millions
Willie Conklin : So?
Rheinlander Waldo : And people keep telling me you're a worthless piece of slime.
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Rheinlander Waldo : [refering to the anarchists in the library] Well, Mr. Elliot, why don't you go in and have a word with them?
Vernon Elliott : I beg your pardon?
Rheinlander Waldo : Just explain the value of the library, see what they want, that sort of thing.
Vernon Elliott : That hardly seems like the appropriate response, Mr. Waldo, and if you're making a joke at my expense, I assure you there's nothing amusing about my responsibilities as the curator of Mr. Morgan's library.
Rheinlander Waldo : Mr. Elliot, as long as those guys are in there, you're not curator of anything!