Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series)

Man from the South (1960)

Peter Lorre: Carlos

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• Carlos : [in a Las Vegas cocktail lounge, proposing the stakes of a bet]  Well, I'm thinking of some small thing that you could afford to give away, and if you lose, why, you won't have to feel so bad - such as the little finger on your left hand.

  Gambler : My what?

  Carlos : Is that so strange? He wins - he takes the car. I win - I take his finger. Is that so strange?

• Carlos : I need four things for it. I need some uh, some nails.

  Bellhop : Some nails yes sir.

  Carlos : A hammer.

  Bellhop : A hammer?

  Carlos : And I need a length of good strong cord. And uh, a chopping knife.

  Bellhop : A what sir?

  Carlos : A chopping knife that you can borrow from the kitchen.