Mike Hammer (TV Series)
Scar and Garter (1958)
Darren McGavin: Mike Hammer
Quotes
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Mike Hammer : I'll pick you up in a couple of hours. You'd better pack a bag.
Gail Chapman : Where are we going?
Mike Hammer : Forge River
Gail Chapman : But how about your fee?
Mike Hammer : We'll talk about that later.
Gail Chapman : Thank you!
Mike Hammer : You'd better keep that, too, until we see what happens
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Mike Hammer : [narrating] The inside of the house of Shadow Hill was even less cheerful than the outside. It wasn't a place to live - it was a place to die...
[picks up a Colt .45 that was laying on a table]
Mike Hammer : ...and it was well-equipped for the purpose.
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Janet Kellogg : Yes, it's loaded Mr. Hammer, but all it's ever used for is as a paperweight.
Mike Hammer : You must have mighty heavy paper around here.
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Diana Warren Chapman : I'm sorry if Quinn's deserted her, but I can't see her. It's impossible.
Mike Hammer : Why?
Diana Warren Chapman : I see no one!
Mike Hammer : Why? Is it because you're afraid of their reaction when they see your face?
Diana Warren Chapman : I think that would be obvious.
Mike Hammer : Maybe to some people, but not to me - and perhaps that's because I don't understand cowards.
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Diana Warren Chapman : I haven't been kissed like that in years. I like it.
Mike Hammer : Well, I haven't been celibate that long, but I liked it, too.
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[last lines]
Diana Warren Chapman : Mr. Hammer, I-I want to say thank you, but there just aren't words enough to express my gratitude.
Mike Hammer : Well, just make sure that I get a seat down front and center at your next show, Miss Warren. And when you do that little dance in the finale, I want to be where I can catch the garter.
Diana Warren Chapman : Mr. Hammer...
[kicks off her garter in his direction]
Diana Warren Chapman : Catch!