He Was Her Man (1934)

James Cagney: Flicker Hayes - aka Jerry Allen

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• Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen : There's a safe full of junk and nose candy at the Empire Wholesale Drug Warehouse. They've hired me to use a can opener. Yeah. Tonight.

• Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen : I've got to have my end now. We'll lay it on the line or see you.

  Dan 'Danny' Curly : Who do you think you are? 30 Gs on the line.

  Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen : I didn't say 30. Cut it in half. 15 Grand in advance - and no marked bills.

• Dan 'Danny' Curly : Make it 5 Grand, Flicker. 5 on the line!

  Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen : I wouldn't knock the door off a cast iron stove for that. I said 15 before, well, now it's 20.

  Dan 'Danny' Curly : Fuggedaboutit.

• Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen : There's a dame for ya. Hocked the ring and kept the dress.

• Hotel Clerk : Thanks Mr. Hayes.

  Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen : Who?

  Hotel Clerk : Aren't you Flicker Hayes?

  Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen : My names Allen. Jerry Allen.

  Hotel Clerk : Oh, excuse me. You look like a guy that used to come into Kelly's back in New York.

  Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen : Oh, really? Well, there's a lot of strange looking people in the world.

• Rose Lawrence : I'll go any place on earth with you, for as long as ever you want me to.

  Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen : And I'll be the first one to tell you when I don't.

• Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen : What'd you do with the dough he sent you?

  Rose Lawrence : Well, I always said that if I ever made it up the aisle, I'd do it right. So, I fell for the dress.

  Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen : Cherchez la Femme.

  Rose Lawrence : I guess so.

• Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen : [making a toast]  Here's to the bride.

  Mrs. Gardella : Oh, no! We must to have Nick for dat.

  Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen : All right, then, mother - to you. You were a bride once yourself, you know.

  Mrs. Gardella : What you say?

  Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen : And I bet you were an eyeful too.

  Mrs. Gardella : Rosa, you must be careful of him. He has a bad eye.

  [laughs] 

• Rose Lawrence : Well, I'll see you tomorrow night then, I suppose.

  Nick Gardella : Sure.

  Rose Lawrence : Well?

  Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen : You're supposed to kiss her now Nick.

  Rose Lawrence : A person has as much privacy as a goldfish with you around.

  Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen : Now, there's a dame for you. Get's sore because you try to say the nice thing. And just for that - don't kiss her.

• Mrs. Gardella : We have to get a wine.

  Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen : Sure. Bring on that vino, mother. I'm a sucker for that good red ink.

• Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen : I brought you down here. It looks as though I'm gonna take you away with me.

  Rose Lawrence : I hadn't asked you to.

  Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen : What would you say if I did?

  Rose Lawrence : Say that again.

  Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen : What if you and I - if I was to take you away with me?

  Rose Lawrence : Oh, I guess you don't mean that.

  Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen : I'm asking you what would you say?

  Rose Lawrence : Don't you know?

  Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen : Yeah, I guess I do. Come on, let's get out of here.

• Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen : Where do I park the body?

  Mrs. Gardella : What you say?

  Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen : Eh, where do I hit the feathers? You know, sleep?

• Rose Lawrence : You know I'll stick. To the finish.

  Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen : The finish may be a long way off.

  Rose Lawrence : You never know, Jerry.

  Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen : What do you mean, you never know?

  Rose Lawrence : Because nobody ever knows. That's why you've got to make the most out of your life while you can.

  Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen : Why my life?

  Rose Lawrence : I mean everybody. Our life.

  Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen : Looks like you figure sticking a long time.

  Rose Lawrence : That's the kind of a gal I am. Listen, I don't know if you've got a dime or what you do, things like that don't matter. Not to me.

• Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen : I got mixed up with a woman.

  Nick Gardella : Oh, you have trouble with woman?

  Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen : Pretty near. Yeah, I was headed for it until I got wise to myself. Yeah, almost let myself fall for a dame. Something I never did in my life. I never will.

  Nick Gardella : Woman wants to make trouble for you, huh?

  Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen : No dame's gonna get that chance. I'm not going to make a chump of myself.

  Nick Gardella : I not know everything you say, Jerry. Are you going south because you have trouble with woman up in Frisco, maybe?

  Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen : Frisco or any other place. A woman means trouble, sooner or later.

• Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen : Open up kid and talk fast. Who are they?

  Whitey, the Driver : Who are you? You a Dick?

  Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen : I said talk fast!