The Lady from Shanghai (1947)

Glenn Anders: George Grisby

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• George Grisby : What's your guess, Michael? You think the world's coming to an end?

  Michael O'Hara : Well, there was a start to the world sometime, so I guess there'll be a stop.

  George Grisby : It's coming, you know. Oh, yeah. It's got to come. First the big cities. Then, maybe even this. It's just *got* to come.

  Michael O'Hara : I'd prefer to be somewhere else, if it does.

• George Grisby : Mr. Bannister tells me you once killed a man. You are Michael, aren't you?

  Michael O'Hara : That's right.

  George Grisby : I'm very interested in murders. Forgive me if I seem inquisitive, but where'd it happen?

  Michael O'Hara : At Murcia.

  George Grisby : How'd you do it? No, let me guess... You did it with your hands, didn't you? Does it ever bother you when you think about it? What did he do to you?

  Michael O'Hara : Nothing.

  George Grisby : You just killed him for the fun of it, eh?

  Michael O'Hara : He was a Franco spy. There was a war on at the time.

  George Grisby : Then it wasn't murder, I suppose. Tell me, would you do it again? Would you mind killing another man?

  Michael O'Hara : I'd kill another Franco spy.

  George Grisby : I was on a pro-Franco committee during the Spanish War. Would you kill me if I gave you the chance? I may give you the chance.

• George Grisby : How'd you like 5,000 dollars?

  Michael O'Hara : What?

  George Grisby : That's what I said. 5,000 dollars, fella.

  Michael O'Hara : What do I have to do for it?

  George Grisby : I'll fill in the details later. Meanwhile, think it over, Michael. 5,000 dollars. It's yours. All you have to do is kill somebody.

  Michael O'Hara : Who, Mr. Grisby? I'm particular who I murder.

  George Grisby : Good boy!

  Michael O'Hara : You know, I wouldn't like to kill just anybody. Is it someone I know?

  George Grisby : Oh, yeah. But you'll never guess.

  Michael O'Hara : I give up.

  George Grisby : It's me. I'm perfectly sober, Michael. I'm willing to pay 5,000 if the job is well done. This is a straightforward business proposition. I want you to kill me. So long, fella!

• George Grisby : Just tell 'em you're taking a little tarrrr-get practice

• George Grisby : Beautiful, isn't it?

  Michael O'Hara : The beach, you mean, or the tourists?

  George Grisby : Everything!

  Michael O'Hara : There's a fair face to the land, but you can't hide the hunger and guilt. It's a bright, guilty world.

• George Grisby : There's no such a thing as homicide, unless they find corpse. It just isn't murder if they don't find a body. According to the law, I'm dead, if, you say you murdered me. But, you're not a murderer, unless I'm dead. Silly, isn't it?

• Michael O'Hara : Why don't you do it yourself?

  George Grisby : Commit suicide? Me? Don't be silly. Suicide is against the law. We're not going to break the law. This is going to be murder and it's going to be legal.