Al Goddard:
Sure I know what love is - it's what goes on between a man and a .45 that won't jam.
--Alan Ladd (as Al Goddard) in Appointment with Danger
--Alan Ladd (as Al Goddard) in Appointment with Danger
Capt. Joseph C.'Mac' McConnell, Jr.:
I think I'm going to call you 'Butch'
Pearl 'Butch' Brown: Why?
Capt. Joseph C.'Mac' McConnell, Jr.: Because when I look at you, you cut me into pieces.
--Alan Ladd (as ) in The McConnell Story
Pearl 'Butch' Brown: Why?
Capt. Joseph C.'Mac' McConnell, Jr.: Because when I look at you, you cut me into pieces.
--Alan Ladd (as ) in The McConnell Story
Dr. Hawkins:
[Suddenly realizing that he's going to receive a smaller share of the treasure than originally thought] Well, there's an old Greek proverb, that says a third of something is better than half of nothing.
--Alan Ladd (as Dr. James Calder) in Boy on a Dolphin
--Alan Ladd (as Dr. James Calder) in Boy on a Dolphin
Jim Bowie:
Ma...I killed a man.
Mrs. Bowie: Did he need killin'?
Jim Bowie: About as much as any man ever did.
--Alan Ladd (as Jim Bowie) in The Iron Mistress
Mrs. Bowie: Did he need killin'?
Jim Bowie: About as much as any man ever did.
--Alan Ladd (as Jim Bowie) in The Iron Mistress
Johnny MacKay:
[narrating] And thus ended the killing in the Modoc country, and the peace began amoung our people that lives to this day. A peace that wasn't won by just wanting it, but costs plenty - but left scars. But it showed the country something we had to learn and remember - that among the Indians, as amongst our people, the good in heart outnumber the bad, and they will offer their lives to prove it.
--Alan Ladd (as Johnny MacKay) in Drum Beat
--Alan Ladd (as Johnny MacKay) in Drum Beat
Johnny MacKay:
More killing means more war, Jack.
Kintpuash, aka Captain Jack: Then there will be war.
Johnny MacKay: War is no good. In war one side wins; in peace, both sides win.
--Alan Ladd (as Johnny MacKay) in Drum Beat
Kintpuash, aka Captain Jack: Then there will be war.
Johnny MacKay: War is no good. In war one side wins; in peace, both sides win.
--Alan Ladd (as Johnny MacKay) in Drum Beat
Johnny Morrison:
[discovering his wife in close proximity to Harwood] You've got the wrong lipstick on, Mister.
--Alan Ladd (as Johnny Morrison) in The Blue Dahlia
--Alan Ladd (as Johnny Morrison) in The Blue Dahlia