Whistling in the Dark (1941)

Red Skelton: Wally Benton

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Quotes 

• Fran : What are you? A man or a mouse?

  Wally 'The Fox' Benton : I'm a man, but tell me if you see a cat coming.

• Carol Lambert : Wally, this is no time to crack wise.

  Wally 'The Fox' Benton : If I don't crack wise I'll crack up.

• Sylvester : [Impatient with Wally's stubbornness]  Let me persuade him. I won't leave any marks.

  Wally 'The Fox' Benton : Listen, I'm more stubborn when I'm unconscious.

  Sylvester : Yeah, well, how can you tell when you're unconscious?

  Wally 'The Fox' Benton : [With false bravado]  Oh, I got ways. I got ways.

• [trying to warn Harvey his toothpaste has been poisoned] 

  Wally 'The Fox' Benton : Mr. Upshaw, do not gargle! Don't do anything! But especially, do NOT brush your teeth!

  Harvey Upshaw : Don't worry, I won't even take them out!

• Carol Lambert : What could come through a little hole like that?

  Wally 'The Fox' Benton : A bullet!

• Wally 'The Fox' Benton : It was probably just your imagination.

  Fran : Didn't you hear it too?

  Wally 'The Fox' Benton : Sure but I got a pretty good imagination.

• Wally 'The Fox' Benton : [a sword swings down and just misses him]  If that's a joke I'm glad I didn't get the point.

• [to an over-sized housekeeper] 

  Wally 'The Fox' Benton : Aren't you wrestling somewhere tonight?

• Wally 'The Fox' Benton : Don't worry about me - Because that's what I'm doing.

• Wally 'The Fox' Benton : I've got cold spines running up and down my chills.

• Wally 'The Fox' Benton : [Looking at a row of mummies]  Looks like they just sat through a double feature.