Phantom Killer (1942)

Joan Woodbury: Barbara Mason

Quotes 

• Barbara 'Babs' Mason : It's as clear as the nose on Jimmy Durante's face.

• [Clark insists on trying a murder case in the teeth of the evidence] 

  Barbara Mason : Well, it's been nice knowing you, Sherlock, I'll come and see you at the asylum.

• Edward Arlington Clark : I didn't think you were that stupid.

  Barbara Mason : All right, my dear. Just because I agree with everybody else in town except for one bull-headed lawyer, I'm dumb, is that it?

  Edward Arlington Clark : Aw, forget it.

  Barbara Mason : I won't forget it! And if you think I'm going to stand around and see you make Public Idiot Number One out of yourself, you're badly mistaken. Now you're not going to quit, you understand that?

  Edward Arlington Clark : What are you getting all excited about?

  Barbara Mason : Who's getting excited? I just don't want to see a good piece of husband material go to waste, that's all. Now you sit down and listen to me. You said you loved m, didn't you? You said you wanted to marry me and have a home, well, didn't you.

  Edward Arlington Clark : Yes, but...

  Barbara Mason : Well then, snap out of it! Go on, get that $5000 reward, so we can do something about it.

  Edward Arlington Clark : Well, gee, I didn't think you felt that way about it.

  Barbara Mason : [sighs]  Well, you do now.

• [last lines] 

  Edward Arlington Clark : Well?

  [jabbing her finger in Clark's face] 

  Barbara Mason : Now, if you say 'I told you so', I'll slug you, so help me...

  [Clark bites Barbara's finger] 

  Barbara Mason : Ouch!

  [Clark and Barbara kiss, then embrace] 

• [Clark is about to try a prominent man for murder with only the flimsiest of evidence] 

  Edward Arlington Clark : Say, I've been all over town trying to get you a steel helmet.

  Edward Arlington Clark : Steel helmet?

  Barbara Mason : Yes, you should have some protection for your head when you butt it against a stone wall.

  Edward Arlington Clark : You think it's that bad?

  Barbara Mason : Yep. You and the Jap navy have one thing in common - you're both sunk.