Mike Hammer (TV Series)

Requiem for a Sucker (1959)

Darren McGavin: Mike Hammer

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Quotes 

• Della Seramis : How many times do I have to tell you not to walk in on me. Briney would knock your teeth out if he was here.

  'Very Very', Peddler : Well, what's the difference. You got company.

  [Very Very snickers] 

  Mike Hammer : You keep splittin' your face like that and I'll do it for O'Brien.

• 'Very Very', Peddler : I have a very, very good buy for you tonight... a necklace of real, genuine simulated cultured pearls. Hey, maybe your boyfriend might pop for you, huh?

  Della Seramis : This is not my boyfriend, this is my...

  Mike Hammer : ...agent. Yeah, I'm her agent. I represent Miss Seramis in all her theatrical efforts, enterprises and golden opportunities.

• [Mike stares at the beautiful Chinchilla Jones] 

  Mike Hammer : You know, I wish I could say we've met before.

  Chinchilla Jones : From now on you can.

• Mike Hammer : What's your name?

  Chinchilla Jones : Chinchilla Jones, but my friends call me "Chilly".

  Mike Hammer : Yeah, but you're not, baby, you're not.

• A. J. 'Fats' Tyler : Yes, I've heard of you, Hammer, but don't start throwing your weight around here.

  Mike Hammer : Oh, no no, let me be the first to inform you, Fats, that you're a very lucky man. You're probably the only man in existence that I can't belt in the jaw in the due process of conversation.

  A. J. 'Fats' Tyler : Meaning what?

  Mike Hammer : Meaning if I let you have it just once, you'd probably fly apart like a jigsaw puzzle. Now I don't want a murder rap, so I discovered another means of extracting information that's much more reliable than a lie detector.

  A. J. 'Fats' Tyler : I'm not interested.

  [Mike grabs Fats's nose and twists] 

  Mike Hammer : Now, when your nose reaches the halfway mark, you'll have a bell ringing in your ears and your eyes will light up with a bright red light and, lo and behold, the truth comes out. Now let's have a little talk.

• Mike Hammer : [to Zig]  Now I know why you wear those glasses - to keep the hair out of your eyes!

• Zig Segman : You're no agent!

  Mike Hammer : You're a psychic. My name's Hammer.

• 'Very Very', Peddler : Hey, hey, that's my girl!

  Mike Hammer : Where's the sign that says so?

• [last lines] 

  [Mike has just shot Very Very] 

  'Very Very', Peddler : Chilly, Chilly... Chinchilla, I tried very, very hard.

  Mike Hammer : Give him a break.

  [Chincilla bends down and kisses Very Very] 

  Mike Hammer : Requiem for a sucker.