High Sierra (1940)

Henry Hull: 'Doc' Banton

Quotes 

• 'Doc' Banton : Roy, this is the land of milk and honey for the health racket. Every woman in California thinks she's either too fat or too thin or too something.

• 'Doc' Banton : Remember what Johnny Dillinger said about guys like you and him. Said you were rushin' toward death. Yes, just rushin' toward death.

• 'Doc' Banton : He's on a bad way, Old Mac. Bum ticker, kidney's on the blink, bad stomach, like a kid's toy that's running down. I try to keeping him from drinking but there's no stopping Old Mac. he'll go on doing just as he always has done. Well, maybe he's right. Well, good night Roy.

  Roy Earle : Good night 'Doc'.

  [goes back in Big mac's bedroom] 

  Big Mac : Roy.

  [points at the bottles of liquor] 

  Roy Earle : I don't know, Mac, the 'Doc'...

  Big Mac : Yeah, I do know.

  [takes a drinks] 

  Big Mac : Yeah, now I feel better.

  [finishes writing a letter and puts in a envelope] 

  Big Mac : That's the works. Now, if anything should happen to me, read the letter and you'll know what to do. As the 'Doc' told you... if I don't lay off the booze, it's gonna knock me off. But I'm gonna die anyhow. So are you. So are we all.

  [serves himself and Roy a couple of drinks] 

  Roy Earle : To your health Mac...