Cool and Lam (1958 TV Movie)

Margaret Field: Marion Dunton

Quotes 

• [Donald is pouring over back issues of the Oakview newspaper] 

  Marion Dunton : Here you are, Mr. Lam, the 1935 file.

  Donald Lam : Thanks!

  Marion Dunton : And the '34. You'll need it.

  Donald Lam : Who says so?

  Marion Dunton : More background on the Lintig scandal.

  Donald Lam : Lintig? Never heard of Lintig.

  Marion Dunton : Twenty years go by. No one's ever mentioned the Lintigs. So she boosted it up with the boys while the doc slaved away. That was twenty years ago. All of a sudden, BAM, it's a hot item. Any questions?

  Donald Lam : Yeah. Where can you get a decent meal in this town?

• Donald Lam : You're a real gold mine of information, but for the wrong guy.

  Marion Dunton : A girl gets tired of working for a small-town newspaper for her uncle. Maybe a girl would like to get a job in a big city like L.A.

  Donald Lam : Big city? Try San Francisco - L.A.'s just a village with gland trouble.

  Marion Dunton : Okay, so go eat at Murphy's diner. Order anything - it all comes out pot roast.

  Donald Lam : Thanks - Murphy's Diner.

  Marion Dunton : My name is Dunton - Marian Dunton. Ms. Dell is in Room 5, Oakview Beach Motel. And the next time you want to look uninterested, don't squint while you memorize.