Eight on the Lam (1967)
Bob Hope: Henry Dimsdale
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Quotes
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Henry Dimsdale : Hey, Marty! What are you doin' here at this hour? Your wife left you.
Marty : Nothing like that. This is BAD news.
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Henry Dimsdale : [finding $10,000] Poor guy who lost this doesn't get it back, he'll empty his swimming pool and dive in.
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Henry Dimsdale : Honey, we're talking about $10.000. Nobody can afford to lose that kind of money unless they have long hair and play a guitar.
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[Henry answers the front door while holding his engagement ring for Ellie]
Golda : Oh, Henry, you shouldn't have!
Henry Dimsdale : I didn't.
Golda : I know, but I love to watch a coward squirm.
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Henry Dimsdale : But, Marty, you believe me, don't ya?
Marty : Of course. You're not bright enough to steal fifty thousand dollars.
Henry Dimsdale : FIFTY thousand dollars?
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Henry Dimsdale : [to himself] All I have to do now is figure out what I have to do now.
Golda : [butting in] Get out of town.
Henry Dimsdale : Hey, how do you know what happened?
Golda : I've got wall-to-wall ears.
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Henry Dimsdale : This house is a bargain for a family like ours. It's cheaper than bail. And, besides, we gotta figure a place to hide out until I can get my name cleared, if you can clear "mud."
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Ellie Barton : But I want to be with you.
Henry Dimsdale : Yeah, but they wouldn't put me in a women's prison.
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Henry Dimsdale : [driving] Hey, I'll cut over and go up the on-ramp.
Ellie Barton : The freeway? Won't it be easy to recognize us?
Henry Dimsdale : Not up there. Everybody drives like a fugitive.
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Henry Dimsdale : [to Golda] Listen, I don't mind you having a little snack, but with your appetite I have to keep counting the kids around here.
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Henry Dimsdale : Boy, I've got to get you out of here. You're breathing too much of this detergent.
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Golda : You know, there's something sick about being so honest.
Henry Dimsdale : You think I'm happy about it? But I gotta think about the kids. I got to set an example for 'em to follow.
Golda : Some example! They'll grow up and try to become idiots.
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Henry Dimsdale : Well, hello, Honey. Hey, how about puttin' down your pencil and putting on some lipstick? I'm taking you out to dinner tonight to someplace special where you don't have to order the special.
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Henry Dimsdale : Hey, if money can't buy happiness, then this is a pretty crazy brand of misery.
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Henry Dimsdale : Hey, you're very kind.
Police Sgt. Jasper Lynch : You're very playful.