Johnny Morrison: [to the partygoers] Seems I've lost my manners or would anyone here know the difference?


--Alan Ladd (as Johnny Morrison) in The Blue Dahlia

Johnny Morrison: I'm sorry, but nothing seems funny to me tonight. It all blows up in your face sometimes.
Joyce Harwood: What does?
Johnny Morrison: Whatever you're doing, whereever you're going.


--Alan Ladd (as Johnny Morrison) in The Blue Dahlia

Lucky Jordan: 'Til I ran up against you, Nazi was just a word in the newspaper to me. Now it's another way to spell cockroach.


--Alan Ladd (as Lucky Jordan) in Lucky Jordan

Mitch: You know, I read something a long time ago: Follow the rainbow... but don't wait for the gold to be in it.
Dan: Look for the silver in between. Yeah, I know - I went to school once, too. Say, what are you? Are you some kind of do-gooder or something? You want to save my soul, Mister?
Mitch: No, I want a few men with anger and guts enough to follow that rainbow and grab a pot full of gold - not petty silver in-between.


--Alan Ladd (as ) in One Foot in Hell

Peter Van Hoek: And this time, we won't need a button hook...


--Alan Ladd (as Peter Van Hoek) in The Badlanders

Peter Van Hoek: You know, there's not a rich man that doesn't want to be richer.


--Alan Ladd (as Peter Van Hoek) in The Badlanders

Philip Raven: [Ellen is wrapping a handkerchief around Raven's wrist] That's enough.
Ellen Graham: You're a funny guy. You like my doing that, but you won't admit it.
Philip Raven: That's sucker talk.


--Alan Ladd (as Philip Raven) in This Gun for Hire

Philip Raven: You are trying to make me go soft. Well, you can save it. I don't go soft for anybody.


--Alan Ladd (as Philip Raven) in This Gun for Hire

Nellie Grant: Have you ever seen Indians bit the dust?
Johnny MacKay: They don't really bite, it, Miss - they hit it.


--Alan Ladd (as Johnny MacKay) in Drum Beat

[discussing Captain Jack]
President Ulysses S. Grant: What kind of man is he?
Johnny MacKay: Well, some people say he's got a little white blood in him because of his white eye... but I think it's mostly bad blood.


--Alan Ladd (as Johnny MacKay) in Drum Beat