Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935)

W.C. Fields: Ambrose Wolfinger

Quotes 

• Ambrose Wolfinger : My poor mother-in-law died three days ago. I'm attending her funeral this afternoon.

  Ambrose's Secretary : Isn't that terrible, Mr. Wolfinger!

  Ambrose Wolfinger : Yes, it's terrible. It's awful. Horrible tragedy.

  Ambrose's Secretary : It must be hard to lose your mother-in-law.

  Ambrose Wolfinger : Yes it is, very hard. It's almost impossible.

• Homicidal maniac in cell : I had three wives.

  Ambrose Wolfinger : Oh, yes.

  Homicidal maniac in cell : But this is the first one I killed in all my life!

  Ambrose Wolfinger : Oh, that's in your favor, yeah.

  Homicidal maniac in cell : [Groans] 

  Ambrose Wolfinger : They have no more case against you than a sheep has against a butcher.

• Ambrose Wolfinger : Sweetheart, I take an oath on your poor mother's grave. I never saw the wrestling matches this afternoon. Things happened!

• Ambrose Wolfinger : The more haste the less speed.

• Hope Wolfinger : He stole that ticket out of your pocket. I despise him, Dad. The lazy, good-for-nothing, fat, overfed monkey!

  Ambrose Wolfinger : He, uh, he isn't too fat.

• Adolph Berg : [after throwing Wolfinger to free himself from a wrestling hold]  Did I hurt yuh?

  Ambrose Wolfinger : How could you hurt anybody throwing them on their head?

  [In pain] 

  Ambrose Wolfinger : Oh, dear! Oh. oh. oh!