The Magician (1958)

Åke Fridell: Tubal

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• Sofia Garp : One can sense Mr. Tubal's supernatural powers.

  Tubal : Yes, indeed.

  Sofia Garp : It's a wonderful gift.

  Tubal : But heavy and hard to bear, Sofia.

  Sofia Garp : Gracious, Mr. Tubal! It makes one hot under the corset, yet cool at the same time.

• Tubal : Good evening little maids. My name is simply Tubal, simple as a a folk tune.

• Sara Lindqvist : Quiet. He's predicting the future.

  Tubal : Quiet, quiet, quiet. I see a light. Now it's been put out. It's dark. I hear sweet words of love. No, I can't repeat them. My sense of decency forbids me. A young man rides at full gallop. It's beautiful. Sara, my child, before you go celebrate your feast of love, take a few drops of our love potion. Your delight will be multiplied sevenfold. It's a gift from Venus Aphrodite. Tubal is but her humble messenger.

• Tubal : We're out of love potion. What now?

  Granny Vogler : Take this one, for colic and bunions. What matters is how the bottle looks and how the potion tastes.

• Tubal : Venus Aphrodite touches their hearts with her fingertips and sets the devil loose!

• Tubal : [the magician Vogler and his entourage have been detained at Consul Egerman's residence for an informal questioning before they will be allowed to perform their act in the town]  All of you keep quiet. I'll do the talking.

  Tubal : [goes and sits down by Granny Vogler]  I must especially ask Granny to keep her trap shut. And another thing: Granny can make things jump around. Granny knows what I mean. Tables go flying, chairs fall over, lights go out. We all know Granny's tricks, but be good and behave... for all our sakes.

  Granny Vogler : Yes, I understand... perhaps.

  Tubal : God, this woman makes me nervous. Remember what you did in Ostend?

  Granny Vogler : No, I don't believe I do.

  Tubal : Granny's tricks are out of date. They're not amusing, and they can't be explained. Granny ought to be dead.

  Granny Vogler : [chuckling]  Ah, those were merry times in Ostend.

  Tubal : I was thrown in the clink, Vogler was fined, and Granny was flogged in the town square. Yes, those were merry times in Ostend!

• Police Superintendant Starbeck : Dr. Vogler, in our town's chronicles you advertised a performance promising all manner of thrills: "Sensational marvels never seen before. Magical acts derived from the philosophies of the Orient. Health-giving magnets, and spine-tingling thrills for the senses." Is that your announcement?

  Tubal : [cutting in before Vogler can respond]  Sir, these ostentatious formulations, offensive to any educated mind, are not the work of Dr. Vogler's hand.

  Dr. Vergerus, Minister of Health : We'd be grateful if the doctor himself would answer the question.

  Tubal : Mr. Vogler is deprived of the gift of speech. He is mute, gentlemen.