The Man I Love (1946)

Robert Alda: Nicky Toresca

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• Nicky Toresca : I kind of go for that dress you're wearing.

  Petey Brown : I was afraid of that when I put it on.

• Petey Brown : I'm sort of handy to have around.

  Nicky Toresca : Yeah? Yeah, you might be at that.

• Petey Brown : I know quite a few things and - I sing.

  Nicky Toresca : Oh, so you're a canary too?

  Petey Brown : Some people like it. Care for a sample?

• Nicky Toresca : Maybe you ought to stick around.

  Petey Brown : You think maybe I should?

  Nicky Toresca : I think maybe this town could do a lot for you.

  Petey Brown : I think maybe I could do a little something for this town.

• Nicky Toresca : Stick around tonight. Maybe I'll take you home after we close.

  Cigarette Girl : Thank you!

• Nicky Toresca : She's just another dame for me.

• Nicky Toresca : Nice hunk of jewelry you got there.

  Petey Brown : It was given to me by an admiring friend. Thanks, Nicky. I like it.

  Nicky Toresca : I never did go for that word "friend".

  Petey Brown : A lot less trouble, don't you think?

  Nicky Toresca : Yeah, but, not as much fun.

• Nicky Toresca : For a stranger in town, you make connections pretty fast. Going for pick-ups now?

• Nicky Toresca : How about you and me blowin' for awhile and takin' in another joint?

• Nicky Toresca : I've been noticing him sitting out there night after night. Its a funny thing, he ain't out there tonight.

  Petey Brown : Maybe he's getting tired of the watered liquor.

• Nicky Toresca : Do you think I haven't been keeping my eyes open, don't you? I found out quite a lot about this Mr. Thomas.

  Petey Brown : What are you doing now? Playing cop?

• Nicky Toresca : So you couldn't keep your trap shut. I should have known you were the gabby kind.

• Nicky Toresca : Grow up, baby. Stick with me in my gutter. We both talk the same language.

• Nicky Toresca : That's the trouble with dames like that. They never know when they're getting the brush off.

• Nicky Toresca : What's the matter with you?

  Joe Brown : Nothing's the matter.

  Nicky Toresca : Maybe you're allergic to blondes with husbands. Is that it?