The Brasher Doubloon (1947)

Florence Bates: Mrs. Elizabeth Murdock

Quotes 

• [handing a check to Marlowe] 

  Mrs. Elizabeth Murdock : There you are and I hope you're worth it. To tell you the truth, I was expecting an older man - more intelligent looking.

  Philip Marlowe : I'm wearing a disguise.

• Philip Marlowe : What's been taken?

  Mrs. Elizabeth Murdock : A coin. A rare gold coin called the Brasher Doubloon.

  Philip Marlowe : The what?

  Mrs. Elizabeth Murdock : The Brasher Doubloon. It's a collector's item worth at least 10,000 dollars, probably more. It's a mint specimen - there's only two of them in the country.

• Mrs. Elizabeth Murdock : Just a minute, Merle. You'd better write a check out for Mr. Marlowe. What do you charge for your services?

  Philip Marlowe : Well, if I take the case, 25 dollars a day, plus expenses.

  Mrs. Elizabeth Murdock : I see. And how much of a retainer do you expect?

  Philip Marlowe : A hundred dollars will hold me.

  Mrs. Elizabeth Murdock : I should hope it would!