Memorable Quotes from Jack Holt
5 quotesAssessing Worth in Relationships and Employment
Stephen Lane
Who is he? What's he like?
Gail Hamilton
He's the most wonderful man in the world.
Stephen Lane
They all say that; but, has he got a job?
Gail Hamilton
Yes. A good job.
Stephen Lane
When's the wedding?
Gail Hamilton
No wedding.
Stephen Lane
What's wrong?
Gail Hamilton
What's wrong with all the wonderful men? Just one little thing a girl keeps running into. They're married.
Stephen Lane
What are you gonna do about it?
Gail Hamilton
Well, I'm not going to live in sin. Partly because he hasn't asked me to. And partly because I'm not cut out for that sort of thing. And I doubt very much that I'll kill myself. So, I'm ducking.
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Life on St. Christopher Island
Stephen Lane
What kind of an island is St. Christopher?
Lunch McClaren
Oh, a nice island. Got to learn to like it, though. Same thing all the time. Same thing gets kinda tiresome, all the time. Still, I gotta good job. I runs this boat. Good eatin'. Store bought clothes, once in awhile. Gotta nice little girl too. Of course, she's a monkey-chaser.
Stephen Lane
Monkey-chaser? What's a monkey-chaser?
Lunch McClaren
Oh, just a nickname they give the natives down there.
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The Significance of Rada Drums at Sunset
Dr. Raymond Perez
Listen. The sun is just setting.
Stephen Lane
What is it?
Dr. Raymond Perez
Drums. Rada drums.
Stephen Lane
Rada drums?
Dr. Raymond Perez
Blood worship. Sacrifice to the black gods. You call it voodoo.
Stephen Lane
What does it mean?
Dr. Raymond Perez
Who knows. But, this I do know, never have the drums beat so on St. Christopher without trouble.
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Observation of Cultural Background and Influence
Stephen Lane
Hear that? This may sound silly and have no bearing on the case, but she's always playing with drums. Not toy drums, but, native drums - from the island of St. Christropher. She was born there. There are two white people there - her uncle and an overseer and a couple a thousand blacks.
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Trouble in the Mind of Lunch McClaren
Stephen Lane
What's the matter?
Lunch McClaren
There's trouble in my mind.
Stephen Lane
What kind of trouble?
Lunch McClaren
Gal trouble.
Lunch McClaren
Don't laugh, Mr. Lane. My gal done got mixed up with that Rada stuff.
Stephen Lane
You mean the voodoo?
Lunch McClaren
Them voodoo priests want to kill her.
Stephen Lane
Kill her? Why?
Lunch McClaren
One of dem things. Same thing thats keepin you on this island, sir.
Stephen Lane
What's that?
Lunch McClaren
Voodoo.
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