The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
George Zucco: Procurator
Quotes
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Louis XI, King of France : [Watching an acrobat trying to balance on a ball] What's he trying to do?
Procurator : He's heard a rumour that the earth is round and he's attempting to walk to the Indies - the idiot.
The King's Physician : [Interjecting] It's not round, it's flat!
Louis XI, King of France : The idiot? There are some famous geographers and mathematicians who also believe the earth is round.
The King's Physician : [Interjecting again] It's isn't round, it's flat!
Louis XI, King of France : Do you recollect that letter we had from er... what's his name... oh, Chris... Christopher Columbus? Who wrote claiming that he could by steering a Westerly course, reach the Indies?
The King's Physician : [Interjecting yet again] It's flat!
Louis XI, King of France : I'm greatly tempted to indulge the venture.
Procurator : Our country could not afford the risk of such an enterprise.
Frollo : Columbus! The man is the laughing stock of the Court of Spain.
Louis XI, King of France : Who knows? The duke may prove Ferdinand's court is the laughing stock.
The King's Physician : [interjecting for a fourth time] It's isn't round.
Louis XI, King of France : What are you mumbling about, doctor?
The King's Physician : The earth isn't round. It's flat.
Louis XI, King of France : How do you know?
The King's Physician : I've observed it in all my travels over Europe - it's flat. Everywhere it's flat!
Louis XI, King of France : Oh, let's listen to the play.
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Court Clerk : [in the courtroom] You are accused with disturbing the peace, abducting a woman, and resisting the King's guards. What is your defense...
[he points his finger at Quasimodo]
Court Clerk : ... quick, and to the point?
Quasimodo, the bell-ringer : [at the top of his lungs] Quasimodo!
Court Clerk : So, you plead guilty?
Quasimodo, the bell-ringer : Twenty-five next month!
Court Clerk : For that you shall be *whipped*!
Quasimodo, the bell-ringer : Bell ringer of Notre Dame!
Procurator : Your Honor, the prisoner is deaf. He hears nothing.
Court Clerk : That's different.