Marlowe (1969)
James Garner: Philip Marlowe
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Quotes
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Winslow Wong : May I reach for my pocket?
Philip Marlowe : It would give me great pleasure to see you do something foolish.
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Philip Marlowe : You're light on your feet, Winslow. Are you just a little gay, huh?
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Thug : [blocking Marlowe and gesturing toward the parking lot] Car.
Philip Marlowe : [condescendingly] Beep, beep.
[Marlowe tries to walk away, but is blocked by two more thugs]
Thug : Car.
Philip Marlowe : For a guy with a limited vocabulary, you do make your point.
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Philip Marlowe : You know where I can find Mavis?
Dolores Gonzáles : Mavis?
Philip Marlowe : She's not over at her place.
Dolores Gonzáles : Why should I turn you over to her?
Philip Marlowe : Because underneath the pasties is a size 40 heart.
[Dolores rolls her eyes]
Philip Marlowe : I thought you liked Mavis.
Dolores Gonzáles : I do like her, but why should she get all of the goodies?
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Philip Marlowe : I like a man that uses good grammar. You impress me mister Wong. Whom sent you?
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Philip Marlowe : [sarcastically explaining how he found a clue that Lt. French missed] I'm a trained detective.
Lt. Christy French : That's your exit line, Marlowe. Follow it out.
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Philip Marlowe : [after a goon has just ripped up his jacket] Does your mother know what you do for a living?
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Mavis Wald : [pulling a gun on Marlowe] Turn around.
Philip Marlowe : If that were a .45, I wouldn't argue. But a .32, I can get in a couple of words.
[Mavis raises the gun higher]
Philip Marlowe : I've said them all... But don't forget you're a lady.
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Philip Marlowe : [with a gun held on him] I like your perfume. What is it?
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Lt. Christy French : Were you here when he got it?
Philip Marlowe : No.
Lt. Christy French : Who was?
Philip Marlowe : He was.
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Philip Marlowe : You're so good, Miss Wald. You're so good you could act your way out of a safety deposit box.
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Philip Marlowe : You take this back to your... Leader, Mr. Wong. Tell him you met the last of a dying dynasty - King of the Fools: unassailably virtuous, invariably broke.
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Philip Marlowe : [upon tasting the champagne that Steelgrave has sent him] That's impertinent. You might say baroque.
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Mavis Wald : I don't want you working for me.
Philip Marlowe : [Holds up a potentially compromising photo taken by a private investigator that shows her embracing a gangster] I go to ridiculous extremes to attract clients. Even collect rare photos.
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Dolores Gonzáles : Rough day at the office?
Philip Marlowe : About the same. Average day in a detective's life. I've been... stabbed, snubbed, and generally snookered. I ache all over, my office qualifies for Urban Renewal, the cops envy my successes. They're tryin' to take my license away. I'd - I'd say that's an average day.
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Dolores Gonzáles : I'm Dolores... with an 'O.' Dolores Gonzáles.
Philip Marlowe : Isn't that Spanish for pain?
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Philip Marlowe : Well, you're very impressive, Winslow, but I've seen dogs do better on television.
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Julie : [referring to Steelgrave, at the restaurant where she and Marlowe are dining] Friends in high places. Who is he? Looks rich.
Philip Marlowe : Oh, he is. Even his tax bracket is unlisted.
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[first lines]
Philip Marlowe : How do I get in to see the manager?
[the man he's talking to points him in the right direction]
Philip Marlowe : Thank you.
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Philip Marlowe : And for whom am I doing all this nothing?
Winslow Wong : Winslow Wong, that is I
Philip Marlowe : I like a man who uses good grammar. You Impress me, Mr Wong. Whom sent you.