Man abandoned by Whitey: [Whitey rises from table to follow Clark Gable; man she was with tries to restrain her] Hey, wait a minute! Where're ya goin'?
Whitey: Let go of me! I pick my own posies, jughead!

- Marion Martin (as Whitey) in Boom Town (1940)

Big John McMasters: [to Elizabeth] You sure can talk straight to a fella and ball him up at the same time.

- Clark Gable (as Big John McMasters) in Boom Town (1940)

Big John McMasters: [walking up the saloon stairs to wash up] Hey, Whitey, I'll be back down like a spring breeze. Don't let those apes steal all your peaanuts.
Whitey: They say that with diamonds where I come from.
Big John McMasters: Yes, sir, Whitey, a brass band in a bathtub.
[she laughs]

- Clark Gable (as Big John McMasters) in Boom Town (1940)

Big John McMasters: This is an old-time barroom fight. The man who hits first wins, and that's me.

- Clark Gable (as Big John McMasters) in Boom Town (1940)