His Girl Friday (1940)
Gene Lockhart: Sheriff Hartwell
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Quotes
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Sheriff Hartwell : Aiding an escaped criminal and a little charge of kidnapping.
Fred, the Mayor : Well, looks like about ten years a piece for you two birds.
Walter Burns : Does it?
[unimpressed]
Hildy Johnson : If you think you've got The Morning Post licked it's time for you to get out of town.
Fred, the Mayor : Whistling in the dark. Well that isn't going to help you this time. You're through.
Walter Burns : Listen the last man that said that to me was Archie Leach just a week before he cut his throat.
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Sheriff Hartwell : Please don't call me 'Pinky'.
Murphy : Why not?
Sheriff Hartwell : Because I got a name, see... and it's Peter B. Hartwell.
McCue, reporter : What's the "B" for?
Murphy : Bull.
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McCue, reporter : Pete, why can't you hang this guy at 5 o'clock instead of 7?
Bensinger : Sure, it won't hurt you and we can make the City Edition.
Sheriff Hartwell : Oh, well, now that's kind of raw, Roy. After all, I can't hang a man in his sleep just to please a newspaper.
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McCue, reporter : What if this Egelhoffer finds Williams insane?
Sheriff Hartwell : Well, he won't find him insane; because he isn't! He's just as sane as I am.
McCue, reporter , Wilson, reporter , Bensinger , Endicott : Saner!
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Sheriff Hartwell : Now, look here Johnson, I'm going to get to the bottom of this. Are you going to talk or aren't you?
Hildy Johnson : Well, what do you want me to say?
Sheriff Hartwell : What do you know about Williams?
Hildy Johnson : What do you know about Williams?
Sheriff Hartwell : Now, we're getting somewh - All right, boys, take her outta here.
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Sheriff Hartwell : Johnson, you're under arrest.
Hildy Johnson : Why?
Sheriff Hartwell : And you too, Burns!
Walter Burns : Who's under arrest? Listen you insignificant, square-toed, pimple-headed spy! You realize what you're doing?
Sheriff Hartwell : I'll show you what I'm doing. Burns you're obstructing justice and so is The Morning Post and I'm going to see that you're fined $10,000!
