San Francisco (1936)

Jack Holt: Jack Burley

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• Jack Burley : [referring to Mary Blake]  Well, there's no law against an opera singer being slender, young and beautiful.

• Mary Blake : Hello, Della. I'm glad to see you again.

  Della Bailey : You won't be for long. I just dropped over to tell you what I think of you. You know, I haven't seen this woman since she walked out on the best man in San Francisco to marry the town's number one rodent.

  Jack Burley : I think you better go, Della.

  Della Bailey : Oh, no. I've got a few things I want to tell you, too. Now, in case you folks don't follow me, I'll tell you that this mouse here has just had a padlock put on The Paradise and thrown all of Blackie Norton's performers in jail. That's what Blackie got for picking this phony up out of the gutter and giving her a chance.

  Jack Burley : Come on, folks.

  Della Bailey : Hold still. Don't think I want to breathe the air near you any longer than I have to. You ought to make that mouse awfully happy. Here's a five spot, brother. I'm buying back me introduction to you.

• Jack Burley : Did you ever hear of Puccini, Norton?

  Blackie Norton : Yeah. Didn't he run a joint down on Dupont Street?

• Jack Burley : One never knows where one's gonna find talent.

  Blackie Norton : No, no, one never does, does one?