I love this movie. It's filled with little gems that can only be appreciated with repeated viewings.
"I'll see the first person with a 10 dollar bill in his hand--and that's cash, we're not taking' food stamps anymore."
"What is this?" "What do you mean 'What is this?'--this is the Maltese Falcon!" "I'll give you $14.95 for it." "Why is it always $14.95? Why can't it be $15, at least a round figure?" "Would you like a round figure?" "Yes, I would." "Fourteen dollars." "Come on, its gotta be worth more than that." "It is. It's worth $14.95."
"It's open and shut: the girl wandered into the building by accident and he threw her down the shaft. Now, it could have happened that way!"
"Dsemboweled?" "They take a large knife and--" "I know what that is!"
"There's no use spilling milk on a dead horse."
"It is mine because I deserve it. Mine because I have killed for it and will kill again for it. Mine because I have spent thirty years in pursuit of it. It is mine because I have the means, the determination, and most of all the power to have it. It is mine because I want it!" "Look, if it's yours what do you need with me?"
"Litvak will kill her (Effie)!" "It's bad luck to talk about these things before they happen."
"Litvak, you get a lot of bad press, but I gotta tell you you're aces with me. This is the best day I've had in a year!"
"Nonsense, no one is always wrong." "I am."
"Gordon Immerman, but you can still call me Andrew Jackson if you want to."
