The Blue Dahlia (1946)

Alan Ladd: Johnny Morrison

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Quotes 

• Joyce Harwood : Well, don't you even say 'Good night'?

  Johnny Morrison : It's "good-bye", and it's tough to say good-bye.

  Joyce Harwood : Why is it? You've never seen me before tonight.

  Johnny Morrison : Every guy's seen you before somewhere. The trick is to find you.

• Johnny Morrison : [after being picked up]  You oughta have more sense than to take chances with strangers like this.

  Joyce Harwood : Funny, but practically all the people I know were strangers when I met them. I'm going to Malibu. Is that any use to you?

  Johnny Morrison : What's in Malibu?

  Joyce Harwood : Houses, people. I have some friends there.

• Man Recommending a Motel : [walking into the cheap motel]  Clean sheets every day they tell me.

  Johnny Morrison : How often do they change the fleas?

• Johnny Morrison : [to the partygoers]  Seems I've lost my manners or would anyone here know the difference?

• Johnny Morrison : [discovering his wife in close proximity to Harwood]  You've got the wrong lipstick on, Mister.

• Corelli : You still want that room?

  Johnny Morrison : [sarcastically]  If you're sure nobody's dead in it?

  Corelli : [leading him to the room]  Right back this way. You live in San Francisco?

  Johnny Morrison : [laconically]  Yeah, when I'm there.

• Eddie Harwood : Half the cops in L.A. are looking for you.

  Johnny Morrison : Only half?

• Buzz Wanchek : [sitting down at the bar with two friends]  Bourbon straight with a bourbon chaser.

  Johnny Morrison : Same.

  George Copeland : Two separate glasses. Get it?

  Bartender at Gus' : Why wouldn't I get it?

• Johnny Morrison : I'm sorry, but nothing seems funny to me tonight. It all blows up in your face sometimes.

  Joyce Harwood : What does?

  Johnny Morrison : Whatever you're doing, whereever you're going.