Blonde for a Day (1946)
Hugh Beaumont: Michael Shayne
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Quotes
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[Mike's best friend, Tim Rourke, has been shot]
Inspector Pete Rafferty : The police are handling this case and we haven't asked for any outside help.
Michael Shayne : I don't feel like fighting with you, Rafferty. All I want is the person responsible for *that*.
Inspector Pete Rafferty : So does everyone. What do you supposed a detective bureau is for?
Michael Shayne : I've often wondered.
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[Phyllis finds Mike sitting on the floor of Tim's apartment rubbing his chin]
Phyllis Hamilton : Oh, now you look natural. Mike Shayne, can't I leave you for an hour without you getting beaten up?
Michael Shayne : Seems like old times. I guess I was getting soft.
Phyllis Hamilton : Are you hurt?
Michael Shayne : No. No, just my vanity.
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[addressing Brenner when his two henchmen enter his office]
Michael Shayne : Ah, the affidavit collectors. Of course, they're not working for you - or will you fool me and tell me the truth?
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Burly Henchman : How come Bugeye let him in?
Michael Shayne : Bugeye is now Shuteye. He's a sucker for a left.
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[to Mike after he confronts Brenner and his thugs]
Phyllis Hamilton : What, no black eye?
Michael Shayne : It's the day off for the strong-arm boys. They only work five days a week now, you know - union regulations.
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Michael Shayne : Is Mrs. Smith a brunette?
Doorman : No sir! You never seen a blonde like that lady. Why, she'd shine in the dark!
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Michael Shayne : There's too many blondes in this case. I'm having blonde nightmares. I hope I never see another blonde as long as I live.
Phyllis Hamilton : May I have that in writing?
Michael Shayne : ...With options.
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[last lines]
Phyllis Hamilton : Tim, notice anything strange about Mike?
Tim Rourke : No. What?
Phyllis Hamilton : This is the first time he ever got through a case without being laid out like a rug.
Michael Shayne : Let me tell you one thing - nobody ever lays Mike Shayne out like a rug!
[a nurse entering Tim's room slams the door into Mike's head, knocking him out]
Tim Rourke : [talking on the telephone] Give me the Admission desk... Send another bed up to Room 216.
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[interviewing an African-American doorman]
Michael Shayne : I'm in the market for some information.
Doorman : You've come to the right market, suh... the black market. Sellin' information is what I is most fond of.