Clash by Night (1952)

Paul Douglas: Jerry D'Amato

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Quotes 

• Jerry D'Amato : That Mae is some dancer. Me, I'm like a hippo on two feet.

  Mae Doyle : Yeah, my two feet.

• Jerry D'Amato : Earl, he's one of the smartest men I know. He's in the movie business.

  Mae Doyle : An actor?

  Jerry D'Amato : No, but I bet Earl could be if he wanted to. He works at the Bijou theatre, in the projection booth.

  Mae Doyle : That's your idea of being in the movie business?

  Jerry D'Amato : Running movies, what other business would you call it?

• Jerry D'Amato : Get something for that headache!

  Mae Doyle : Yeah, a new head.

• [after watching the movie, Mae and Jerry are visiting Earl in the projection booth] 

  Earl Pfeiffer : Like the show?

  Mae Doyle : She's beautiful.

  Earl Pfeiffer : Who? That celluloid angel you just saw? They oughta cut her up a little bit - she'd look more interesting.

  Jerry D'Amato : Cut her up?

  Earl Pfeiffer : Didn't you ever wanna cut up a beautiful dame?

  Jerry D'Amato : No.

  Earl Pfeiffer : Jeremiah, you're a simple man.

• Mae D'Amato : Jerry! If you come any closer to me I'll smash your face in with the first thing I can lay my hands on!

  Jerry D'Amato : You're no good!

• Jerry D'Amato : I'm real glad you came back home Mae.

  Mae Doyle : Why?

  Jerry D'Amato : I like you - you know that.

  Mae Doyle : You don't know anything about me. What kind of an animal am I? Do I have fangs? Do I purr? What jungle am I from? You don't know a thing about me.

• Jerry D'Amato : And I told you a hundred times, clean up your room. It's filthy. And take down them dirty pictures you got hanging up.

  Uncle Vince : Pictures?

  Jerry D'Amato : Them women with no clothes.

  Uncle Vince : Is your son, by any chance, referring to my art collection?

  Jerry D'Amato : Art. You better take 'em down, that's all!

• Jerry D'Amato : Why don't you go to work.

  Uncle Vince : Sure, why don't I get married? Live in the lap of luxury, why not? Who kicked me out? Who was the heartless woman... drove your closest relative out into the night?

  Jerry D'Amato : All Mae said was take down them dirty pictures and you wouldn't.

• Uncle Vince : Never thought I'd see the day... a woman could lead my own sister's son by the nose.

  Jerry D'Amato : Cut it out, Uncle Vince.

  Uncle Vince : Around by the nose, yes, sir. No self-respect. Always said, women and horses, use the whip on them.

• Jerry D'Amato : Earl says Chinese people have babies right in the field.

  Mae D'Amato : Well, I might try that the next time.

• Jerry D'Amato : You comin' home? To stay?

  Mae Doyle : For awhile.

  Jerry D'Amato : There ain't nothin' like home, is there?

  Mae Doyle : That's what they say.

• Mae Doyle : You don't know a thing about me.

  Jerry D'Amato : That ain't important.

  Mae Doyle : People have funny things swimming around inside of them.

• Mae D'Amato : I feel fine, but it's just so hot.

  Jerry D'Amato : I'm sorry. Papers say we're due for some cool weather.

  Mae D'Amato : Well, the papers ought to know.

• Jerry D'Amato : Uncle Vince, you're a big boob.

• Mae D'Amato : Will you try to understand?

  Jerry D'Amato : I don't want to understand! I got as much right to make love to my wife as any man alive.

  Mae D'Amato : Jerry! Jerry, let go of me or I'll smash your face with the first thing I can lay my hands on.

  Jerry D'Amato : You're no good. You're rotten.

  Mae D'Amato : I know, Jerry. I know.