Hot Millions (1968)

Karl Malden: Carlton J. Klemper

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• Marcus Pendleton : After all, no greatness is possible without a little intelligent madness, is it?

  Carlton J. Klemper : Ah, you put that beautifully. Let me write that down.

  Marcus Pendleton : Well now, give credit where credit is due, sir. I believe it was Hitler who said that, sir.

  Carlton J. Klemper : It just goes to show you - there's nothing new under the sun. Nothing changes but man's capability for change.

  Marcus Pendleton : Oh, that's lovely too. Who said that?

  Carlton J. Klemper : Napoleon.

• Carlton J. Klemper : You have a very impressive background, Mr. Smith. Marvelous references.

  Marcus Pendleton : [as Caesar Smith]  I like to think so, Sir. It took quite a lot of time and ingenuity to lay my hands on them.

  Carlton J. Klemper : Humor. One of the three great H's in my book. Humor, humility and honesty.

• Carlton J. Klemper : Yes sir! When the time comes, I may even put in a bid for all of England.

  Marcus Pendleton : Hadn't you better wait till it's solvent?

• Carlton J. Klemper : ...it's the president of the corporation in New York. He's at that age - a senior citizen. A little more "senior" than "citizen." In fact, he's been seen playing golf without a ball lately.

  Marcus Pendleton : Oh, dear. How do you score that?

  Carlton J. Klemper : He's the president of the firm. You score it so he wins!

• Louise the Waitress : I squirted that synthetic cream with my own fair hand.

  Carlton J. Klemper : Well, I couldn't have asked for a better hand, could I?

• Marcus Pendleton : [pretending to be Caesar Smith]  We have got a one million pound computer next door, why don't we ask it?

  Carlton J. Klemper : You're right Caesar. We're still in bad habit of using our own minds, aren't we.

• Carlton J. Klemper : I'm sure there's a moral here somewhere? If I could just find it.

• Marcus Pendleton : A midwife needs a baby, right? An undertaker needs a corpse, right? An insurance company needs an accounts embezzler! They ought to be grateful for me. I'm reminding them what they're in business for.

  Carlton J. Klemper : There's a sort of lunatic poetry in what you say.