James Whitmore credited as playing...
Gus Minissi
- Cobby: [Telephone rings twice; Cobby answers] Yeah, hello, hello. Yeah, this is Cobby. What?
- Cobby: [Cobby gets off the telephone in to talk to Dix and Doc] It's Gus. Dragnet's out and they're combing the district.
- Cobby: [Cobby holds out telephone] He wants to talk to you. You, Dix.
- Dix Handley: [Dix takes telephone from Cobby; Cobby leaves] Gus, Dix.
- Gus Minissi: [the scene switches from Cobby's hideout to a telephone booth where Gus is; Gus talks to Dix] Yeah, now, listen careful, pal. The cops are knocking over all the joints along the boulevard. There's mobs of them, meat wagons and all. Now, look, I already called the guy, Eddie Donato. Donato's got a grocery down by the river. 116 Front Street, you got that?
- Dix Handley: [Dix's voice is heard through the telephone] Yeah.
- Gus Minissi: Okay.
- Dix Handley: [a police car rolls into the scene outside of the telephone booth] Thanks, Gus. Say, how's Louie?
- Gus Minissi: Louie's not so good. He got a slug in his belly, all right. Doc's doing all he can. Uh, here they are now, the happiness boys.
- Gus Minissi: [a policeman bangs on the telephone booth and motions Gus to get out of the booth so that he can use it. Gus chuckles, turns and waves to him] Hello. How are you, yeah?
- Gus Minissi: [Gus turns back to talk to Dix] Looks like I'm in...
- Gus Minissi: [Policeman bangs on the booth again] ... for a working over. Look, go down to Eddie's by way of the...
- Gus Minissi: [Policeman bangs on booth for the third time] ... old car barn.
- Gus Minissi: [Gus turns and waves to the policeman; turns back to talk to Dix] Yeah, it's deserted at night. Once you get beyond that...
- Gus Minissi: [Policeman bangs on booth for the fourth time] ... you're okay. The cops never bother Eddie's neighborhood. So long, Dix. Blow now...
- Gus Minissi: [Policeman bangs booth for the fifth and final time] ... eh?
- Gus Minissi: [Gus turns and waves to the policeman; He hangs up and makes his way out of the telephone booth] All right, all right, all right.
- Gus Minissi: Smart cat. Never does a lick of work, stays out all night, sleeps all day.
- Truck Driver: What's a big, dirty cat doing at an eatin' joint? I run over one every time I get a chance. People feedin' cats and some kids haven't got enough to eat.
- Gus Minissi: You gonna buy that magazine?
- Truck Driver: Why should I? I seen all the dames in it already. Wanna make somethin' of it?
- Gus Minissi: You're a little off your beat, ain't you, buster?
- Truck Driver: How do you mean, Humpty Dumpty?
- Gus Minissi: I mean, you don't belong around here. You're just passing through, only not fast enough! If I ever see you running over a cat, I'll kick your teeth out.
- Gus Minissi: Look, Dix, take my advice and knock off for a while. The happiness boys are on a rampage. Headquarters has given them the push.
- Gus Minissi: Why don't you wise up, you wise guy?
- Louis Ciavelli: You're a low-down scum. That's what you are. A low-down, dirty scum, to talk to me like that!
- Gus Minissi: You dirty fink! You're gonna wind up where you belong! You're gonna wind up in the morgue! You wait and see, you dirty fink! Home of the pigeons! Fink! Fink!