Mighty Joe Young (1949)

Robert Armstrong: Max O'Hara

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Quotes 

• Max O'Hara : Don't worry kid. There's nobody in the world gonna shoot Joe now.

• Max O'Hara : [to a table of drunks]  Listen you guys, cut out the rough stuff or I'll feed you to the lions. The kid's cigarettes will be on your check. Enjoy yourselves... gentlemen.

• Max O'Hara : Come on, Windy, I got a million things to do.

  Windy : You got time for this.

  [turns on movie projector. Jill and Gregg come into the scene] 

  Max O'Hara : Hey, it's the kids!

  Windy : Crawford told me to spring it on you. He shot it when he was down there.

  Max O'Hara : [calling to the screen]  Hey, Jill.

  Jill Young : [silently]  Hello Max.

  Max O'Hara : Hey, they said "Hello, Max".

  Max O'Hara : [Joe walks into the scene. O'Hara steps back]  *Yipe*.

• Max O'Hara : [clutching his chest and staggering]  Oh! I think I'm gonna have another heart attack!

  Schultz : [pushing O'Hara into a police car]  Fine, have it in there!

• Max O'Hara : We're goin' to Africa- we're gonna lassoo lions.

  Windy : But Maxie, you can buy all the lions you want in California!

  Windy : [Dramatically]  But don't you understand? I'm going to be in terrible danger - in darkest Africa!

• Max O'Hara : Am I dreamin', or did I just see a gorilla? And a beautiful dame!

• Agent : Maxie, I can get you a great act; it can work on a raft.

  Max O'Hara : What?

  Agent : Monkeys!

  Max O'Hara : Aw, nix, cut it out, will ya'?

• Max O'Hara : [to Windy]  Who's the greatest press agant in the world, you or me; don't answer that.

• Max O'Hara : [to the painter putting O'Hara's name on the door]  No, no it isn't *big* enough.

• Max O'Hara : And they lived happily ever after.

  Windy : I sure hope so.

  Max O'Hara : Oh, they will. They're back home where they belong.