Tortilla Flat (1942)

John Garfield: Danny

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• Daniel Alvarez : Goats like me, Sweets.

  Dolores Sweets Ramirez : Why? Because you've got horns too?

• Pilon : He makes a good speech.

  Daniel Alvarez : Yeah, like an old goat in the moonlight!

• Daniel Alvarez : Hello Sweets.

  Dolores Sweets Ramirez : My people name me Dolores.

  Daniel Alvarez : Your people don't see what I see. You gonna be around in awhile, Sweets? Maybe I come and help you milk your goats, huh?

• Pilon : Come on. You stay away from her. She's a Portagee girl. Portagee girls are no good.

  Daniel Alvarez : Why?

  Pilon : They always want to get married.

• Dolores Sweets Ramirez : A man with two houses, what does he need?

  Daniel Alvarez : You can't kiss a house.

• Mr. Brown : I met Miss Ramirez in town and she said be sure and come up tonight. She said you might come. She said maybe we could play cards.

  Daniel Alvarez : She did, huh?

  Dolores Sweets Ramirez : Yeah. Hearts, maybe. Three-handed.

• Daniel Alvarez : I bet you're falling down from surprise, eh?

  Dolores Sweets Ramirez : Maybe yes. Maybe no.

• Pilon : Mrs. Marellis, you know, since the death of her husband, she has been a very lonely woman. She has only her chickens!

  Daniel Alvarez : Well, let her have her chickens.

• Daniel Alvarez : Work. All the time work. Why's a girl with a face like peaches want to work for?

  Dolores Sweets Ramirez : I've got a face like peaches?

  Daniel Alvarez : You got more than that.

  Dolores Sweets Ramirez : No, I haven't. But, I'm going to get what I can.

• Daniel Alvarez : What's the matter?

  Pablo : What's the matter? Your house is on fire!

  Daniel Alvarez : Which one?

  Pablo : The one - I mean - the one Pilon is renting.

  Daniel Alvarez : How did it happen?

  Pablo : I don't know. Honest, I don't. I was asleep and a burning shingle fell on my face.

• Young Doctor : A steady diet of beans is slow poison.

  Daniel Alvarez : My grandfather said, "The thing you were used to, that's the only thing that's good for you." He was born on a cattle ranch, but he only ate bull meat. He said cow meat made you weak. It's only good for women.

• Daniel Alvarez : You're not going to cut me.

  Dolores Sweets Ramirez : I'll cut you to pieces!