The Ghost Breakers (1940)
Quotes
Geoff Montgomery: It's worse than horrible because a zombie has no will of his own. You see them sometimes walking around blindly with dead eyes, following orders, not knowing what they do, not caring.
Larry Lawrence: You mean like Democrats?
Alex: Hey, boss, you ain't goin' upstairs, are ya? Where those ghosts is?
Larry Lawrence: Listen, you stay there, and if a couple a fellas come runnin' down the stairs in a few minutes, let the first one go. That'll be me.
Alex: If somebody passes you, that'll be me.
Larry Lawrence: Must have been a frog in my throat.
Alex: It's better than havin' a knife in it.
Larry Lawrence: This is no penny ante game, Alex.
Alex: Well, what are you gonna get out of it?
Larry Lawrence: Heart failure.
Alex: I just love talking to luggage. I used to be a porter.
Larry Lawrence: [about Alex] He always sees the darker side of everything. He was born during an eclipse.
Alex: A lot of folks don't like you, boss. I expect some of these mornings when I come to get you outta the bed, I'll have to pull the sheet up instead of down.
Raspy Kelly: He's drivin' his car, see? Another car comes along, runs him into a ditch. Marky gets all smashed up.
Larry Lawrence: When did it happen?
Raspy Kelly: Well, I can't tell you exactly, but it'll probably be tomorrow.
Larry Lawrence: I don't mind dying, but I hate the preliminaries.
Larry Lawrence: How'd you like the program?
Telephone Girl: Oh, you were wonderful, if you're any judge.
Larry Lawrence: No, my name is Lawrence.
Mary Carter: Lawrence what?
Larry Lawrence: Lawrence.
Mary Carter: [in mocking/sarcastic tone] Lawrence Lawrence.
Larry Lawrence: Yeah, and my middle name is Lawrence too. My folks had no imagination.
Larry Lawrence: The girls call me Pilgrim, because every time I dance with one I make a little progress.
Parada: Are you the one advising Miss Carter to sell the castle?
Larry Lawrence: No, my advice is keep the castle and sell the ghosts.
Parada: I myself have heard of only one ghost: the spirit of Don Santiago.
Larry Lawrence: Tell me, does he appear nightly or just Sundays and Holidays?
Larry Lawrence: [the power goes out in the storm] Basil Rathbone must be having a party.
Alex: Is that a mummy?
Larry Lawrence: Yes, it's her great-great-great grand-mummy.
Larry Lawrence: I'm in great shape, for the shape I'm in.
[Alex jumps on the assailant in armor struggling with Larry and pulls off the assailant's helmet to see a disfigured man]
Alex: [gasps] It's a zombie!
Larry Lawrence: It ain't Baby Snooks!
Alex: [to Mary] I'm Alex... the old family detainer.
Parada: I am simply doing my best to make clear to you that Miss Carter is taking her life in her hands if she goes into the castle tonight.
Larry Lawrence: You know, that gives me an idea that scares me out of my wits.
Parada: What?
Larry Lawrence: I'll go there first.
Parada: You are a brave man.
Larry Lawrence: Me? No, my nerves are the break-away kind. I've got rabbit blood in me. Why, do you know what's liable to happen if I see a ghost there tonight?
Parada: No.
Larry Lawrence: I'd be so scared I'd probably take a shot at it... Won't I feel silly shooting ghosts?
Larry Lawrence: [to Alex] Oh, you look like a black out in a blackout. This keeps up, I'm gonna have to paint you white.
[last lines]
Francisco Mederes: He wasn't playing. That was the real ghost!
Larry Lawrence: Now we have something to worry about on our honeymoon.
Mary Carter: Our what?
Larry Lawrence: Our honeymoon. Didn't I tell ya?
Mary Carter: No, but I'd like to hear about it.
Larry Lawrence: You would?
Alex: What's all the commotion about?
Police Officer: Unknown man shot on the 14th floor...
Alex: He ain't unknown to me!
Larry Lawrence: You're bleached!
Alex: No, I ain't, boss. When I get scared, my albino blood shows through.
Larry Lawrence: Maybe you know what a Zombie is.
Geoff Montgomery: When a person dies and is buried, it seems there are certain voodoo priests who have the power to bring him back to life.
Mary Carter: How horrible!
Geoff Montgomery: It's worse than horrible because a Zombie has no will of his own. You see them sometimes walking around blindly with dead eyes, following orders, not knowing what they do, not caring.
Larry Lawrence: You mean, like Democrats?
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Larry Lawrence: Pardon me, am I protruding?
Larry Lawrence: Me, I'm mentally retarded. I'm still 11 years old when it comes to the 4th of July, circuses and haunted castles.
Raspy Kelly: They don't mind a little publicity. They kinda like it.
Larry Lawrence: I know. I plug them, and they'll plug me.
[first lines]
Mary Carter: Hello, operator? Operator? Operator, the lights in my room. What? The lightning?
Larry Lawrence: If that's Raspy Kelly, I owe him some money.
Alex: Well, from the tone of his infections, you better pay him.
Larry Lawrence: Don't move, and above all, don' t scream. If there's going to be any hysterics around here, I'll have 'em!
Mary Carter: Who are you?
Alex: I'm Alex, the old family detainer.
