The Case of the Black Cat (1936)
Ricardo Cortez: Perry Mason
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Quotes
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Perry Mason : Give me a 7 letter word that starts with S that means lawyer.
Della Street : Shyster.
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District Attorney Hamilton Burger : [arresting Douglas Keene] Come with me, Mr. Keene.
Perry Mason : Oh, don't be so formal, Burger. Just call him Aunt Effie.
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Perry Mason : [after announcing Wilma has been cut out of a will] So what are you going to do now?
Wilma Laxter : Do you like waffles?
Perry Mason : Come again?
Wilma Laxter : I've managed to save away some money from my allowance, that way I can be independent. And I'm going to open a waffle shop, what do you think?
Perry Mason : On one condition.
Wilma Laxter : What's that?
Perry Mason : That you have plenty of melted butter.
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Della Street : [seated at a booth in the waffle house] Are you tickling my ankle?
Perry Mason : You think I would?
Della Street : I know you are.
[looks down and sees Clinker]
Della Street : Oh!
[picks him up, looks at Perry]
Della Street : I'm sorry, I really thought that was you.
Perry Mason : Well, it's not a bad idea.
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Della Street : You and your cats! You'll probably end up in jail!
Perry Mason : A lot of interesting people in jail, Della.
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Perry Mason : [Walking through the apartment hallway] Louise DeVoe - that sounds more like a chorus girl than a nurse.
Paul Drake : What are you gonna tell her, chief?
Perry Mason : She's the one that's gotta tell - I hope.
