The Crowd Roars (1932)

James Cagney: Joe Greer

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• Anne Scott : I didn't hear you knock?

  Joe Greer : Since when is a dame like you expect guys to knock?

• Joe Greer : A fine couple of tramps, you two!

• Anne Scott : [Wearing a dress, sitting in a chair with her legs, in full view, propped up on a nearby table, talking about Joe's brother]  You'd think we were trying to ruin him or something.

  Joe Greer : You're all tricked out for it!

  [shoves her legs, propped up on the table, to the floor] 

  Joe Greer : Why didn't you stand on your head while you were about it.

  Lee Merrick : Say, you can't treat my friends that way!

  Joe Greer : I don't care who you run around with; but, you can't throw that kid in with a dame like this.

  Anne Scott : Hey, you big bozo, who do you think you're talking to? You think you're at the race track or something?

• Lee Merrick : Come on, quit stallin' Joe, let's have it. What are you driving at?

  Joe Greer : All right, you're asking for it. I guess I got to tell ya. I asked when you first met him to soft peddle when the kid was around. And I come up here and find him lapping up booze with you. That was the payoff. I'm going to keep him off booze and women!

  Lee Merrick : Booze and women? Now I know where I stand. Women! Every woman knows what a man means when he says it that way. But she thinks he means someone else and not herself. Well, I know what you mean. I'm not that dumb! You've made it clear - plenty clear. We're through, huh? That's your payoff! Well here's mine!

  [Slaps Joe, then breaks down crying] 

  Lee Merrick : I'm sorry, Joe.

  [Joe starts to leave] 

  Lee Merrick : Joe! Don't go! I didn't mean that! I didn't mean it! I'm sorry! Joe, please! No! It doesn't matter. Nothing matters as long as you stay, Joe. Joe, you can hit me! Please!

• Joe Greer : How does a dame like you know about love?

• Joe Greer : You're making a big mistake, kid. You've got a swell chance and you're throwing it away.

  Edward 'Eddie' Greer : That isn't what you were going to say! Go on...

  Joe Greer : Yes it is! I'm only trying to make you see that you're throwing everyone right into the gutter. I've been around, kid. I've seen a lot of 'em like this dame. She just set out to get you only because you're coming up.

  Edward 'Eddie' Greer : Don't say that, Joe!

  Joe Greer : Don't think you're the first one she's worked on. There were plenty of others.

  Edward 'Eddie' Greer : Don't say that!

  Joe Greer : I'll say that and plenty more! She's no good! She's nothing but a cheap...

  [Eddie punches Joe in the face] 

• Joe Greer : You're a big man, huh? You sap! I jumped you out of a hick town garage into big time racing without any of the grief! And now you can jump back! Go on, get a car and see how far you can go. You're on your own! I'm through.

• Joe Greer : [final line]  I'll have your beds turned down for ya!