The Roaring Twenties

George Halley: [In the shell hole, battle raging overhead] What's a matta' kid? Ya' scared? Lloyd Hart: Yes I am. George Halley: [Chuckles unsympathetically] No heart, huh? Lloyd Hart: I'm beginning to think so. At least I haven't got any heart for this. I thought this business would be over with before I got here. George Halley: What, are you a college kid? Lloyd Hart: I just finished law school. Eddie Bartlett: Oh, a lawyer, huh? Can you think of anything that can get us out of this hole? George Halley: Aw, he wouldn't if he could. He's one of them guys that cheer the loudest back home, and then when they get over here and the goin' gets tough they fold up. Eddie Bartlett: [Annoyed] Shut up... George Halley: I'm talkin' to him... Eddie Bartlett: And I'm talkin' to you. I don't like heels or big mouths. We're all scared, and why shouldn't we be? Whaddya' think they're usin' in this war, water pistols? [to Lloyd] You're all right, kid. I like guys who are honest with themselves. Stay t

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Panama: You've been nice to me. You took a rap that I couldn't afford to take. It would have put me out of business. And I'd hate to see someone like you banging his head against a stone wall. Now the liquor business is gonna grow big and it's gonna grow fast. So get in line, buster. Hack drivers are a dime a dozen. Eddie: But you gotta know people. Panama: I know people. Eddie: It takes money. Panama: Oh, I can get it - if you start small. Eddie: Tell me, what's in this for you? What's your take? Panama: Nuthin'. That story about the guy in the cell was a sad one. I'd hate to have somebody tell me that about you. Eddie: Why? Panama: I once knew a soldier like you who went to France. He never came back. I never got over it. That's why. Eddie: Is that all of it? Panama: If you don't like that story, I'll try to think of another one. Eddie: That'll do for now.

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Panama: [about Jean] What's this kid got on you? Eddie: Oh, I don't know. Whatever it takes to get a guy like me, she's got. Panama: Does she know about this? Eddie: No, I'm gonna tell her after the show. Panama: You might be movin' too fast, Eddie. Sometimes you get over these things and you're sorry. Eddie: I don't think I'll ever get over this one. Panama: You're battin' out of your league, buster. You're used to traveling around with - dames like me. You sure got it bad. Suppose she turns you down. Eddie: Turn me down? Why should she turn me down? Panama: Suppose you tell me about that later.

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Jean: They seemed to like me, didn't they? Eddie: You're stallin' me, Jean. Jean: You've been awfully good to me. Eddie: I improve with age. You want the Brooklyn Bridge, all you gotta do is ask for it. If I can't buy it, I'll steal it. Well? Jean: Eddie, I don't know. Eddie: Whaddya mean, you don't know? Jean: I haven't had time to think about it. Eddie: You've had plenty of time. I didn't have to tell you the way I felt about you. You must have seen it in a million ways. Jean: I have. Eddie: Well? Jean: I don't know, Eddie, I just don't know. Eddie: But don't you know the way you feel about me, whether you like me or whether you don't? Jean: Oh, I do like you, but...I just can't tell you. Eddie: I know what's botherin' you. Maybe Panama was right. Maybe you and me don't play in the same league. Yeah, that's it. You don't like the racket I'm in. You don't like the people I know or the things I do. It's not me, it's what I stand for, am I right? Jean: Why I... Eddie: Yeah, I am right.

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George: [about Lloyd and Jean] I'll lay ya eight to five right now - that's kid's gonna move in on your gal. Eddie: I hope you know what you're talkin' about. George: Sure I do. Listen Eddie, I'm tryin' to steer you right. Listen, gals like her go for guys like that, you know, with all that Joe College stuff. He's gonna take her to football games, fraternity dances, all that rah-rah stuff. A kid like him can't miss. Panama: Calm down, Eddie. Maybe George is right. If he is, there's nothing you can do about it. Eddie: Shudd-up. I trust my friends. [Eddie leaves] George: You know, he's a sucker. I don't trust mine. Panama: It's mutual, chump. They don't trust you either.

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George: [about Lloyd] This guy's got enough on us to... Eddie: He won't talk. George: He better not. [to Lloyd] Now listen, Harvard. You came into this racket with your eyes open. You learned a lot and you know a lot. If any of it gets out, you go out with your eyes open, only this time, they'll have pennies on them. All right, now scram, get out of here, go on home and chase ambulances.

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