Dutton Peabody: Give me a drink.
Tom Doniphon: Bar's closed.
Dutton Peabody: Just a beer!
Tom Doniphon: The bar's closed.
Dutton Peabody: A beer's not drinking!


--Edmond O'Brien (as Dutton Peabody) in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Dutton Peabody: Liberty Valance defeated. D-E-F-E-E... T-E-D? The unsteady hand betrays. What's the matter, Mr. Peabody? Are you afraid? The answer is indub... yes. No courage left. Well, courage can be purchased at yon tavern. But have we credit? That is the question. Have we credit? Well, credit is cheap. Wait for me, old servant of the public wheel. Our shining hour is yet to come. As for you, Horace Greeley, go west, old man, and grow young with the country.


--Edmond O'Brien (as Dutton Peabody) in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Frank Bigelow: [Referring to Reynolds] You're mighty careful about the picture of a man you haven't heard from in months.
[Referring to a signature on the photo]
Frank Bigelow: What does the 'Ray' stand for?
Marla Rakubian: It was a pet name! Do you mind?
Frank Bigelow: It all sounds very cozy, Miss Rakubian! You and Reynolds call each other pet names while you make a sucker out of Philips!
Marla Rakubian: Philips made the deal because he wanted it!
Frank Bigelow: Yeah, I'll bet you weren't above using what it takes to make him want it! Who's paying for this trip?
Marla Rakubian: I am!
Frank Bigelow: Really? A first class trip to Buenos Aires on a model's salary? Don't make me laugh! Since you and Reynolds won't be seeing each other anymore, you don't mind if I keep this, do you?
[He folds the photo and puts it in his inside suit pocket]
Marla Rakubian: If I were a man, I'd punch your dirty face in!
Frank Bigelow: You know I really believe you would!


--Edmond O'Brien (as ) in D.O.A.

Frank Bigelow: Do you realise what you're saying, you're telling me that I'm dead!


--Edmond O'Brien (as ) in D.O.A.

Frank Bigelow: I can breathe and I can move, but I'm not alive because I took that poison, and nothing can save me.


--Edmond O'Brien (as ) in D.O.A.

Frank Bigelow: The woman always gets hurt more than the man.


--Edmond O'Brien (as ) in D.O.A.

Frank Bigelow: You're in this right up to your pretty little neck.


--Edmond O'Brien (as ) in D.O.A.

Hank Fallon: I've been promised a vacation. You remember?
Philip Evans: Sorry, Hank, that's out.
Hank Fallon: Phil, look at me. College degree, lovable personality, and I spend most of my time in prison. An undercover specialist. Eight sentences in five years. Dannemora, Sing Sing, Leavenworth. I joined the department to put criminals behind bars, and here I am stir crazy.


--Edmond O'Brien (as Hank Fallon / Vic Pardo) in White Heat

Hank Fallon: What's holding him up?


--Edmond O'Brien (as Hank Fallon / Vic Pardo) in White Heat

Hank Fallon: You put it on a pole, wind a spool of silk thread around it, and you hold the pole over the water. Then you sit under a nice shady tree and relax. After a while, a hungry fish comes along, takes a nip at your hook, and you've got dinner. For the next two weeks, I'm not gonna think about anything except the eternal struggle between man and the fish...


--Edmond O'Brien (as Hank Fallon / Vic Pardo) in White Heat