Howard Freeman Quotes

Hal Ormiston I devoted my stick of type today to a frank appraisal of the very doubtful talents of a young brush wielder named Steven Morrow.

Police Lt. Larry Brooks You will note that I do not dignify young Morrow with the term artist. He definitely is not an artist in any sense of the word.

Steven Morrow The empty face girls Morrow paints have no more artistic significance than the crazily conceived creations of that well known madman of scattering profession, Marcel De Lange. Another one. Harmon dies, and another persecute rises to hound me. Am I always to be beaten down by heartless ignorant critics who find strange delight in singling me out as a subject for their cruelty? Why am I not big and strong so I can throttle this man Ormiston? I can see him now, a drink at his elbow, chuckling over his cleverly turned phrases. He has money for food and drink while we must starve. It's unfair, I tell you.

The Creeper Where does he live?

Steven Morrow At the Bagley Terrace, on East 54th Street.

J.P. Norton With those men, we can never achieve perfection.

Dan Madison Oh, yes we can. We're getting better all the time. We won't make the same mistakes twice.

J.P. Norton I hope not.

Dan Madison Look, Mr. Norton, why are you doing this work?

J.P. Norton Why? Why? To serve my country.

Dan Madison Well, that's their idea too.

J.P. Norton I volunteered to be a victim. I certainly never thought I'd fall in the hands of those idiots! I'd rather fight Japs - bare handed.

Corelli You still want that room?

Johnny Morrison If you're sure nobody's dead in it?

Corelli Right back this way. You live in San Francisco?

Johnny Morrison Yeah, when I'm there.

Dan Madison Boys, I hate to do this; but, I'll have to ask you to turn in your equipment.

Oliver Now, Mr. Madison, surely you don't believe we were drunk last night?

Dan Madison I'm sorry. The decision has been made. It's for the good of the service.

Stanley You mean, they're better without us?

J.P. Norton You men have caused nothing but trouble. First, you wrecked the gymnasium. Then you wrecked me. And now, drunk.

Stanley Well, you know best. When we couldn't get in the Army or the Navy, Mr. Madison told us that we could do this kind of work and - it made us happy. We tried hard. But, I guess we're not smart like other people. But, if we can do something for our country, by not doing this work, we'll do that too. We'll do anything that Uncle Sam wants us to do. Won't we Ollie?

J.P. Norton Madison, you've got to get rid of those misfits!

Dan Madison I just talked to them, Mr. Norton. They're awfully broken up about this. I'm sure it was an accident.

J.P. Norton They are both accidents!