To Be or Not to Be

What a husband doesn't know won't hurt his wife.

To Be or Not to Be (1942 film), CC BY-SA 4.0

Joseph Tura: [disguised as Siletsky, speaking in reference to his wife, Maria] Her husband is that great, great Polish actor, Joseph Tura. You've probably heard of him. Colonel Ehrhardt: Oh, yes. As a matter of fact I saw him on the stage when I was in Warsaw once before the war. Joseph Tura: Really? Colonel Ehrhardt: What he did to Shakespeare we are doing now to Poland.

To Be or Not to Be (1942 film), CC BY-SA 4.0

Maria Tura: It's becoming ridiculous the way you grab attention. Whenever I start to tell a story, you finish it. If I go on a diet, you lose the weight. If I have a cold, you cough. And if we should ever have a baby, I'm not so sure I'd be the mother. Joseph Tura: I'm satisfied to be the father.

To Be or Not to Be (1942 film), CC BY-SA 4.0

Stage Manager: This is all wrong. Makeup Man: What's wrong with it? Stage Manager: I don't know... it's not convincing. To me, he's just a man with a little mustache. Makeup Man: But so is Hitler.

To Be or Not to Be (1942 film), CC BY-SA 4.0

Dobosh: [motioning to Siletsky] Now you take him back to the hotel. Joseph Tura: Alright. Dobosh: As soon as you're in his room, you hit him over the head with the butt of the gun. Joseph Tura: Alright. Dobosh: Then you take his keys, open his trunk and burn the papers. And then you shoot him. Joseph Tura: Alright. [He turns to leave, then turns back] Just a minute... what'll happen to me? They'll kill me. Dobosh: Well... we're going to keep our fingers crossed. Joseph Tura: Good. [Once again turns to leave, then turns back] Hey, wait a minute... you go to the hotel and I'll cross my fingers.

To Be or Not to Be (1942 film), CC BY-SA 4.0

Joseph Tura: It's unbelievable! Unbelievable! I come home to find a man in the same boat with me and my wife says to me, "What does it matter?" Sobinski: But, Mr. Tura, it's the 'zero hour'. Maria Tura: You certainly don't want me to waste a lot of time giving you a long explanation. Joseph Tura: No, but I think a husband is entitled to an inkling.

To Be or Not to Be (1942 film), CC BY-SA 4.0