Mike Hammer (TV Series)

Look at the Old Man Go (1958)

Darren McGavin: Mike Hammer

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• [first lines] 

  Mike Hammer : [narrating]  New York, like any town, has a right side and a wrong side of the tracks... and if you cross 'em, and you don't belong, suddenly your suit doesn't fit, your necktie's the wrong color and you wish you had your shoes shined that morning - things that you never cared about in your own bailiwick.

• Rita Patten : I've been shopping. If you give me a minute, I'd like to change into something more comfortable.

  Mike Hammer : Yeah, I'd have been disappointed if you hadn't said that.

• Mike Hammer : When you get into something more comfortable, we'll talk about it.

  Rita Patten : The talking won't work, you know.

  Mike Hammer : I'm being paid to see it does work and I generally collect my fee.

  Rita Patten : Oh? That sounds a bit high handed.

  Mike Hammer : Mrs. Sandborg said I was to stop at nothing to break it up.

  Rita Patten : Even, um, physical violence?

  Mike Hammer : Well, she said I wasn't supposed to kill ya.

• Mike Hammer : I'm sure going to hate losing that fee - Mrs. Sandborg needs it so little.

• [when Castle, posing as Hammer, starts to hurt Rita, Mike intervenes and beats him almost senseless] 

  Mike Hammer : All right, Charley, a receiving hospital ought to put back in shape - make a new man out of you in about a month. Now, next time, take off your hat before you hit a lady!

• Mike Hammer : [narrating]  Unfortunately, I couldn't go back and ask Castle, double or nothing. Evidently, I was losing my punch. The receiving hospital had taped his ribs and let him go. He'd blown town - but far!

• Rita Patten : I have to change now.

  Mike Hammer : Yeah.

  Mike Hammer , Rita Patten : Into something more comfortable.