Marnie (1964)

Martin Gabel: Sidney Strutt

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• [first lines] 

  Sidney Strutt : Robbed! Cleaned out! $9,967! Precisely as I told you over the telephone. And that girl did it. Marion Holland. That's the girl. Marion Holland.

  First Detective : Can you describe her, Mr. Strutt?

  Sidney Strutt : Certainly I can describe her: five feet five, 110 pounds, size 8 dress, blue eyes, black wavy hair, even features, good teeth.

  [detectives unable to restrain laughter] 

  Sidney Strutt : Well what's so damn funny? There's been a grand larceny committed on these premises.

• Sidney Strutt : I knew she was too good to be true. Always so eager to work overtime, never made a mistake. Always pulling her skirt down over her knees as though they were a - national treasure. She seemed so nice. So efficient. So...

  Mark Rutland : Resourceful?

• Sidney Strutt : Mr Rutland. I didn't know you were in town. Just had a robbery. Almost $10,000.

  Mark Rutland : So I gathered. By a pretty girl with no references.

  Sidney Strutt : You remember her. I pointed her out to you last time you were here. You said something about how I was improving the looks of the place.

  Mark Rutland : Oh, that one! The brunette with the legs.