The Killers (1946)
Edmond O'Brien: Jim Reardon
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[last lines]
[after Reardon has wrapped up the investigation, Kenyon congratulates him]
R.S. Kenyon : Owing to your splendid efforts the basic rate of The Atlantic Casualty Company - as of 1947 - will probably drop one-tenth of a cent.
[he shakes Reardon's hand]
R.S. Kenyon : Congratulations, Mr. Reardon.
Jim Reardon : I'd rather have a night's sleep.
R.S. Kenyon : Why don't you take a good rest. I must say you've earned it.
[Reardon starts to leave]
R.S. Kenyon : This is Friday... don't come in 'til Monday.
Jim Reardon : Thanks.
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Jail ward doctor : [speaking about the fatally wounded Blinky] Beats me. I don't know what keeps him going.
Jim Reardon : Will he be able to talk anymore?
Jail ward doctor : He's dead now - except he's breathing!
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Jim Reardon : She took a powder. The dough went with her.
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Jim Reardon : How well did you know the Swede?
Charleston : Me? Mister, I guess me and the Swede were about as close as two guys can get. For nearly two years we weren't more than eight and a half feet apart. That's how big the cell was.
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Jim Reardon : When was the last time you saw him?
Charleston : Mister, did you say 'when?'
Jim Reardon : Yes.
Charleston : Mister, when it comes to dates, 1492 is the only one I can remember.
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Kitty Collins : Glass of milk, hot. I haven't eaten all day.
Jim Reardon : Steak sandwich, rare, and a glass of beer.
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Jim Reardon : [referring to the man dieing] How much time has he got?
Lieutenant Sam Lubinsky : He's behind schedule now.
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Lieutenant Sam Lubinsky : Ole and I ran around together when we were kids. I joined the department. He started fightin'. We always kept in touch.
Jim Reardon : And you put the pinch on him?
Lieutenant Sam Lubinsky : When you're a copper, you're a copper.
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Charleston : Charleston don't talk, see. Even if he's worked over head to foot by experts.
[takes a drink]
Charleston : Charleston never talks.
Jim Reardon : Good enough. You know what happened to the Swede?
Charleston : I know plenty, mister. Plenty. Only I ain't tellin'.
[takes a drink]
Charleston : Old Charleston's the little monkey with his hands over his mouth.
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Jim Reardon : Who's Big Jim?
Lt. Sam Lubinsky : Colfax? A thief with a touch of class.
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Jim Reardon : You're makin' a sucker play, Dum-Dum. The cops are outside waitin' for you.
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Jim Reardon : The double cross to end all double crosses.
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Jim Reardon : We might still be able to do business - if you put a prize in with the CrackerJacks.
Kitty Collins : What do you mean?
Jim Reardon : I want a fall guy for the law.
Kitty Collins : Who would that be?
Jim Reardon : Colfax.
Kitty Collins : Even the old Kitty Collins never sang, Mr. Reardon.
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Kitty Collins : I'm nervous.
Jim Reardon : Where do you want to go?
Kitty Collins : It doesn't matter. Take me back to your hotel with you. I'll powder my nose.
Jim Reardon : I'll wait for you.
Kitty Collins : Don't go away.
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Jim Reardon : Two professional killers show up in a small town and put the blast on a filling station attendant, a nobody. There was no attempt at robbery. They were out for only one thing: to kill him. Why?
R.S. Kenyon : I don't know, and what's more, I don't care.
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Jim Reardon : [on a pay phone] I want to call Newark, honey. Market 3-2-600. Uh, Brentwood 2-7-7. This is Reardon.
