Cairo (1942)

Mona Barrie: Mrs. Morrison

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Quotes 

• Mrs. Morrison : He told you who he was?

  Homer Smith : [Whispering to her]  British intelligence.

  Mrs. Morrison : Oh, well, that wasn't very intelligent for that particular person, I must say.

• Mrs. Morrison : Tell me something. How can a tuning fork and a screaming woman open the same door?

  Ahmed Ben Hassan : By emitting the same note. In this case, the note of high C. It's a simple device, used commercially all over the world - sound filter. It rejects all sound except one, which is then properly amplified and converted into electrical energy. Thereupon it opens the door.

  Mrs. Morrison : Well, I know a much better device.

  Ahmed Ben Hassan : Yes?

  Mrs. Morrison : A door knob.

• Mrs. Morrison : As a writer and a man of imagination, Mr. Smith, if you were a spy and wanted a profession that gave you freedom of movement, and access to important men with important information...

  Homer Smith : Yeah, being a beautiful movie star would be ideal. But, Marcia Warren - why she's as American as... . As a matter of fact, she's been out of the country for three years, ever since she made that picture in England.

• Mrs. Morrison : What kept you so long?

  Ahmed Ben Hassan : One of my white mice.

  Mrs. Morrison : White mice! You know, if you were really efficient you'd teach 'em to sing in high C and save the expense of tuning forks.

• Mrs. Morrison : Wait a minute. I don't like leaving Mr. Smith alone. He's a very inquisitive young man.

  Ahmed Ben Hassan : He knows better than to run away.

  Fat Doorman in Cairo Theatre : Oh, I don't know. By his own admission, he's not very bright.

  Ahmed Ben Hassan : What could he possibly do - make a dash for the plane?

• Marcia Warren : Where is Homer?

  Mrs. Morrison : Oh, Homer - is this something you've lost?

  Marcia Warren : Oh, let me at her.

  Mrs. Morrison : Yes, let her at me.

• Mrs. Morrison : I've been sent by the German government to assist in the destruction of an American troop transport and the sabotage of the Suez canal. I'd give my life to succeed. Because, I believe our way is right. That our race and our nation *must* control the world. But I cannot reconcile that belief to dependence on a mongrel Oriental to win our victories for us!