The Sniper (1952)

Adolphe Menjou: Police Lt. Frank Kafka

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• Police Photographer : [Referring to photographing the dead body]  How about one with the sheet off, Lieutenant? Just one, that's all.

  Police Lt. Frank Kafka : Not a chance!

  Police Photographer : Why not? What's the matter?

  Police Lt. Frank Kafka : Listen, food's too expensive to spoil people's appetite for breakfast. I wouldn't want a dead girl on my front page.

  Police Photographer : You've got one anyway.

  Police Lt. Frank Kafka : I don't like dead girls on the front page or anywhere else.

  Police Sgt. Joe Ferris : [Interjecting]  Should've been with me last night. You wouldn't have liked a couple of live ones. I had a lot of trouble last night.

• Police Sgt. Joe Ferris : No word from the boyfriend yet.

  Police Lt. Frank Kafka : He'll probably turn up as soon as he reads the papers. From what I know about musicians, they're not that neat when they decide to get rid of their dames.

• Police Insp. Anderson : [noticing that curious onlookers are sticking their heads out of nearby windows]  You know, some solid citizens are gonna' get their brains blown out if they don't pull their heads in... not that they got any brains to begin with.

  Police Lt. Frank Kafka : Why don't you tell 'em?

  Police Insp. Anderson : I'm waiting for the sound truck...

  Police Insp. Anderson : [Sound truck has arrived, Anderson comes over the loudspeakers]  This is Inspector Anderson speaking. Will the people please get their heads out of their windows? I repeat: get your heads out of the windows. There may be shooting here!