William Powell

William Powell

Dist. Atty. Markham: Haven't you got any ideas, Vance?
Philo Vance: Markham, it's a maze of conflicting clues. Any one of seven people might have done it.
Detective Sgt. Heath: We couldn't convict seven people, Mr. Vance.
Philo Vance: You couldn't convict one with the evidence you've got.

William Powell

William Powell

Philo Vance: Well, if you knew Archer Coe, you would know that suicide would be almost a psychological impossibility for him.
Dist. Atty. Markham: Psychological, bosh! Now two and two make four, don't they?
Philo Vance: How do you know you have two and two?

Eugene Pallette

Eugene Pallette

Philo Vance: What do you think of the suicide theory now, Sergeant?
Detective Sgt. Heath: Well, it's slightly complicated since the man was shot, slugged and stabbed himself - particularly in the back.

Etienne Girardot

Etienne Girardot

Dr. Doremus: I'm a doctor, not a detective.

Etienne Girardot

Etienne Girardot

Dr. Doremus: I'm a doctor, not a magician.


Etienne Girardot

Etienne Girardot

Dr. Doremus: I'm the city butcher, not a detective.

Helen Vinson

Helen Vinson

[while posing Doris with her champion dog and his numerous awards, the photographer hikes the lady's skirt to show her shapely legs]
Photographer at Dog Show: There! That's great!
[Doris rearranges her skirt to cover her legs]
Doris Delafield: Sorry, boys, but these are not trophies.

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