Everett Sloane credited as playing...
Arthur Bannister
- Arthur Bannister: Killing you is killing myself. It's the same thing. But, you know, I'm pretty tired of both of us.
- Arthur Bannister, Criminal Lawyer: So money doesn't interest you, are you independently wealthy?
- Michael O'Hara: I'm independent.
- Arthur Bannister, Criminal Lawyer: Of money?
- Arthur Bannister: Do you drink?
- Michael O'Hara: I beg your pardon?
- Arthur Bannister: I asked you if you drink.
- Michael O'Hara: Whatever's set in front of me. Doesn't have to be wholesome, just so as long as it's strong.
- Arthur Bannister: Do you drink habitually?
- Michael O'Hara: May I ask, mister, if you're extending an invitation?
- Arthur Bannister, Criminal Lawyer: [to Elsa] You know, for a smart girl, you make a lot of mistakes. You should have let me live. You're going to need a good lawyer.
- Arthur Bannister, Criminal Lawyer: You've been traveling around the world too much to find out anything about it.
- Arthur Bannister: George, that's the first time anyone ever thought enough of you to call you a shark. If you were a good lawyer, you'd be flattered.
- Jake Bjornsen: What's a tough guy?
- Arthur Bannister: I don't know.
- Jake Bjornsen: A guy with an edge. What makes him sing better than me? Something in here. What makes it loud? A microphone. That's his edge.
- Arthur Bannister: Edge?
- Jake Bjornsen: A gun or a knife, a nightstick or a razor. Something the other guy ain't got. Yeah, a little extra reach on a punch, instead of brass knuckles. A stripe on the sleeve. A badge that says cop on it. A rock in your hand, or a bankroll in your pocket. That's an edge, brother. Without an edge, they ain't no tough guy.
- Arthur Bannister, Criminal Lawyer: [to Michael] I might as well tell you this is one case I've enjoyed losing.
- Arthur Bannister: I don't mind a bit if Michael's in love with my wife. He's young. She's young. He's strong. She's beautiful.
- [Elsa gets up to leave]
- Arthur Bannister: Come on, darling, where's your sense of humor?
- Mrs. Elsa 'Rosalie' Bannister: I don't have to listen to you talk like that.
- Arthur Bannister: Oh, yes, you do, lover.
- Arthur Bannister: Why doesn't Michael want to work for us?
- Mrs. Elsa 'Rosalie' Bannister: Why should he? Why should anyone want to live around us?
- Arthur Bannister: Where's his sense of adventure?
- Arthur Bannister: He's going to have to trust me.
- Mrs. Elsa 'Rosalie' Bannister: But you, do you trust him?
- Arthur Bannister: I wouldn't trust him with my wife.
- Arthur Bannister: So money does not interest you, Michael. Are you independently wealthy?
- Michael O'Hara: I am independent.