Michael Shayne (TV Series)
Murder and the Wanton Bride (1960)
Herbert Rudley: Lt. Will Gentry
Quotes
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Police Lt. Gentry : Is this man registered here?
Motel Manager : That's right.
Police Lt. Gentry : What name?
Motel Manager : Smith! He gave me a ten-dollar bill.
Police Lt. Gentry : Your rooms worth that much?
Motel Manager : Nooo, the room's only worth six dollars, but for four extra bucks, even you can call yourself "Smith".
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[discussing a murdered man with only one clue to his identity - a matchbook with Mike Shayne's name and phone number written inside]
Michael Shayne : So it won't be a total loss, I do know one thing...
Police Lt. Gentry : What?
Michael Shayne : Who writes on matchbooks?
Police Lt. Gentry : Who?
Michael Shayne : Somebody in a big hurry or on the run.
Police Lt. Gentry : Too bad he couldn't have run little faster - a .32 slug caught up with him.
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[Gentry, with Mike's help, has just solved two murders and a kidnapping]
Police Lt. Gentry : Well, one thing about this business - you meet such nice people.