A Date with the Falcon (1942)
George Sanders: Gay Lawrence, The Falcon
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Quotes
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Gay Lawrence : I told you I don't know anything, and I don't want to find out anything!
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Inspector Michael 'Mike' O'Hara : What's the matter, Bates? Can't you take 'em?
Detective Bates : [Trying to act macho] Are you gonna come quietly, Falcon?
Gay Lawrence : [Putting his finger by his lips and mouthing a 'shhh'] Yeah, I won't even wake you up.
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Max Carlson : [to Rita knowingly] I think you can be relied upon to close our deal with 'The Falcon.'
Rita Mara : I think so. Then we meet at your apartment.
Max Carlson : That's right. Come on, Dutch.
Gay Lawrence : [to Dutch] Oh, your hat.
[Handing him his hat]
Max Carlson : Awfully sorry we won't meet again.
Gay Lawrence : [Drolly] Oh, that's one nice thing about my murder.
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Gay Lawrence : [When he realizes that the crooks intend to throw him down a trap door into the river] You know, they say the best people are using concrete these days.
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Inspector Michael 'Mike' O'Hara : Wait a minute, Falcon. You can't let me down! You're the only guy who knows the diamond racket inside out.
Gay Lawrence : Get thee behind me, O'Hara.
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Gay Lawrence : You're going to fix a window?
Needles, a Henchman : [Ominously] No, I'm gonna fix your wagon.
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Inspector Michael 'Mike' O'Hara : [Seeing Gay and Helen embracing] Awww, touching, ain't it?
Jonathan 'Goldy' Locke : [Referring to a bet he's lost to Helen] Yeah, touches me for a buck.
Gay Lawrence : [Leaving with O'Hara] Oh, good-bye, darling.
Helen Reed : [Taking the dollar from Goldie] Yes, it'll be a down payment on my straight jacket.
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Gay Lawrence : I'm just an innocent bystander.
Inspector Michael 'Mike' O'Hara : Rather a peculiar place to do your by-standing, isn't it?