Blondes at Work (1938)

Thomas E. Jackson: Parker

Quotes 

• Det. Parker : [to Lt. Steve McBride]  Looks like the only dame who didn't carry a torch for Spencer was the Statue of Liberty.

• Det. Parker : [to Steve as they enter to search an apartment]  Here's the haystack. I hope we find the needle.

• Miss Hilton - Salesgirl : Considering the very dark shade and the heavy body of this lipstick, I would say the woman might be of the Latin type.

  Lt. Steve McBride : Oh, possibly Italian or Spanish, huh?

  Miss Hilton - Salesgirl : Very probably.

  Lt. Steve McBride : Okay, thanks very much.

  Miss Hilton - Salesgirl : Not at all.

  Det. Parker : This is all Greek to me.

  Lt. Steve McBride : It's not Greek, it's Latin.

• Lt. Steve McBride : [shows the deadman's handkerchief]  You know what that is?

  Det. Parker : Yeah, lipstick. Spencer was not only killed, he was kissed.

  Lt. Steve McBride : I think we got a clue we can work on.

  [pulls out the long list of Spencer's girlfriends] 

  Det. Parker : You don't mean to say we're going to kiss every one of those gals to get a sample of lipstick?

  Lt. Steve McBride : Something like that.

  Det. Parker : Well, Spring is in the air. What can we lose?

• Det. Parker : It looks like this Louisa Revelle is our mystery Mama.

• Olive : Did you see Spencer after he was dead?

  Det. Parker : Yes; but, not to speak to.

• Torchy Blane : Good-bye, sleuths!

  [quick exit] 

  Det. Parker : Say, she's got something buzzing in her bonnet.

  Lt. Steve McBride : Yeah and chances are, I'll get stung by it.

• Lt. Steve McBride : We got to find that knife. Look, without the knife, the D.A.'s case ain't worth a dime.

  Det. Parker : Yeah, but, the boys went over Spencer's office with a fine tooth comb.

  Lt. Steve McBride : They're idea of a fine tooth comb is a rake!

• Det. Parker : Get herself into trouble? What do you think she's doing to me? That eight ball is getting bigger by the minute.

• Det. Parker : "Dear Diary..." isn't that ducky.

• Lt. Steve McBride : [seeing in headline that Torchy had found out about the murder weapon]  Well, that settles it. One of you two guys have been talkin'. Parker, where'd you go last night after you left me?

  Det. Parker : I went right home and hit the hay.

  Lt. Steve McBride : Did you talk to anybody?

  Det. Parker : Not a soul.

  Lt. Steve McBride : Gahagan, what did you do?

  Gahagan : Well, I went to a restaurant and had some hamburger with onions.

  Lt. Steve McBride : Anybody talk to yuh?

  Gahagan : Nobody.

  Det. Parker : That was on account of the onions.

  Gahagan : Geez, I never thought of that.

  Lt. Steve McBride : Well, think about this: what did you do after that?

  Gahagan : Well, I went home to me mother and talked to her.

  Lt. Steve McBride : What about?

  Gahagan : About me fallen arches.

  Det. Parker : Ahh, flatfoot bares his sole.