Tommy Udo:
I'm askin' ya, where's that squealin' son of yours?
[weird laugh]
Tommy Udo: You think a squealer can get away from me? Huh?
[crazy laugh]
Tommy Udo: You know what I do to squealers? I let 'em have it in the belly, so they can roll around for a long time thinkin' it over. You're worse than him, tellin' me he's comin' back? Ya lyin' old hag!
[maniacal laugh]
--Richard Widmark (as Tommy Udo) in Kiss of Death
[weird laugh]
Tommy Udo: You think a squealer can get away from me? Huh?
[crazy laugh]
Tommy Udo: You know what I do to squealers? I let 'em have it in the belly, so they can roll around for a long time thinkin' it over. You're worse than him, tellin' me he's comin' back? Ya lyin' old hag!
[maniacal laugh]
--Richard Widmark (as Tommy Udo) in Kiss of Death
Sgt. Randolph Johnson:
Wasn't there a comment by your General Sherman about war?
Lt. Butterfield: Yeah, he said, "War is Hell." What did he know, that eight-ball never left the States.
--Richard Widmark (as Lt. Anderson) in Halls of Montezuma
Lt. Butterfield: Yeah, he said, "War is Hell." What did he know, that eight-ball never left the States.
--Richard Widmark (as Lt. Anderson) in Halls of Montezuma
Isolde Poole:
[the Peppers have thrown a small anniversary party for Augie and Isolde] Darling, isn't it nice having neighbors like the Peppers?
August 'Augie' Poole: Oh, yeah, they bring such *useful* presents...
August 'Augie' Poole: [Holding up a bottle of cheap Champagne the Peppers have brought over] "Piper-Heidsieck: the Miller High Life of Champagne!"
--Richard Widmark (as ) in The Tunnel of Love
August 'Augie' Poole: Oh, yeah, they bring such *useful* presents...
August 'Augie' Poole: [Holding up a bottle of cheap Champagne the Peppers have brought over] "Piper-Heidsieck: the Miller High Life of Champagne!"
--Richard Widmark (as ) in The Tunnel of Love
Isolde Poole:
I bought a dress at Bonwits. A lovely watermelon shantung.
August 'Augie' Poole: Fine. Now you've got something fit to wear into Saks.
--Richard Widmark (as ) in The Tunnel of Love
August 'Augie' Poole: Fine. Now you've got something fit to wear into Saks.
--Richard Widmark (as ) in The Tunnel of Love
Aly Mansuh:
We sail tomorrow and may Allah send us a fair wind and a calm sea.
Rolfe: And may Thor do the same, my lord.
--Richard Widmark (as ) in The Long Ships
Rolfe: And may Thor do the same, my lord.
--Richard Widmark (as ) in The Long Ships
Col. Davy Crockett:
Travis says Fannin's coming.
Jim Bowie: Travis says! I wouldn't take Travis' word that night's dark and day's light!
--Richard Widmark (as ) in The Alamo
Jim Bowie: Travis says! I wouldn't take Travis' word that night's dark and day's light!
--Richard Widmark (as ) in The Alamo
Estelle Novick:
How would you deal with a child who won't eat?
August 'Augie' Poole: Send him to bed without any supper.
Estelle Novick: And how would you compare the problem of raising children from one to five, with those from five to seven? Which do you think is the more important period?
August 'Augie' Poole: [Somewhat tipsy, he whistles to himself for a few seconds while pondering her question] Five to seven.
Estelle Novick: Why?
August 'Augie' Poole: 'Cause that's the cocktail hour!
[laughs at his attempt at humor, while Ms. Novick remains unimpressed]
--Richard Widmark (as ) in The Tunnel of Love
August 'Augie' Poole: Send him to bed without any supper.
Estelle Novick: And how would you compare the problem of raising children from one to five, with those from five to seven? Which do you think is the more important period?
August 'Augie' Poole: [Somewhat tipsy, he whistles to himself for a few seconds while pondering her question] Five to seven.
Estelle Novick: Why?
August 'Augie' Poole: 'Cause that's the cocktail hour!
[laughs at his attempt at humor, while Ms. Novick remains unimpressed]
--Richard Widmark (as ) in The Tunnel of Love
Estelle Novick:
I find most people drink to escape from something. What do you drink to escape from, Mr. Poole?
August 'Augie' Poole: [Making silly face at her] The ravages of alcohol!
--Richard Widmark (as ) in The Tunnel of Love
August 'Augie' Poole: [Making silly face at her] The ravages of alcohol!
--Richard Widmark (as ) in The Tunnel of Love
Estelle Novick:
What school did you go to, Mr. Poole?
August 'Augie' Poole: Oh, I never went past high school.
Estelle Novick: How did you get along there?
August 'Augie' Poole: Terrible. Everybody hated me because I was so popular.
--Richard Widmark (as ) in The Tunnel of Love
August 'Augie' Poole: Oh, I never went past high school.
Estelle Novick: How did you get along there?
August 'Augie' Poole: Terrible. Everybody hated me because I was so popular.
--Richard Widmark (as ) in The Tunnel of Love
Luke Daly:
[Grabbing Fiske's arm as he walks away from him] I'm talkin'! Don't you turn your back on me!
Fiske: [Slapping away Daly's hand] You're right, Daly. A man should never turn his back on you, not if he cares about something happening.
--Richard Widmark (as Fiske) in Garden of Evil
Fiske: [Slapping away Daly's hand] You're right, Daly. A man should never turn his back on you, not if he cares about something happening.
--Richard Widmark (as Fiske) in Garden of Evil
