His Girl Friday (1940)
Cliff Edwards: Endicott
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Quotes
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Bensinger : [speaking into a phone] Here's the situation on the eve on the hanging.
Murphy : [listening, picks up his phone] This is Murphy. More slop on the hanging.
Bensinger : A double guard has been thrown around the jail, municipal buildings, railroad terminals and elevated stations to prepare for the expected uprising of radicals at the hour of execution.
Murphy : Ready? The sheriff has just put 200 more relatives on the payroll to protect the city from the Red Army, which is leaving Moscow in a couple of minutes.
Endicott : Trouble is, when the real Red Menace shows up, the Sheriff will still be cryin' wolf.
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Endicott : Is there any truth in the report that you're on Stalin's payroll?
McCue, reporter : Yeah, the Senator claims you sleep in Red underwear.
Fred, the Mayor : Never mind the jokes. Don't forget I'm the Mayor of this town!
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McCue, reporter : What if this Egelhoffer finds Williams insane?
Sheriff Hartwell : Well, he won't find him insane; because he isn't! He's just as sane as I am.
McCue, reporter , Wilson, reporter , Bensinger , Endicott : Saner!
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Endicott : That's what I'd like, a job on the side.
Murphy : A desk and a stenographer. I wouldn't mind a nice, big blonde.
Wilson, reporter : With big, brown eyes.
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Hildy Johnson : The next time you see me, I shall be riding in a Rolls Royce giving interviews on success.
Murphy , McCue, reporter , Wilson, reporter , Bensinger , Endicott : Goodbye.
Hildy Johnson : So long, you wage slaves.
Murphy , McCue, reporter , Wilson, reporter , Bensinger , Endicott : Bye.
Hildy Johnson : Well, when you're climbing up fire escapes and getting kicked out of front doors and eating Christmas dinners at one-arm joints - don't forget your pal, Hildy Johnson.
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Murphy : An old lady just called the Detective Bureau and claims Williams is hiding under her piazza.
McCue, reporter : Tell her to stand up.
Endicott : Well, we looked every other place.
