Agnes: Don't go, pretty lady. Don't go... yet.
Louise Mason: What do you want?
Agnes: You have such nice, ssssssoft, white skin.

- Minerva Urecal in Boys of the City (1940)

Giles: You'd like for something to happen to Louise, wouldn't you? With Louise out of the way, your slow embezzling of her fortune would never be found out.
Judge Parker: And with me out of the way you could get ahold of her and her money.

- Forrest Taylor in Boys of the City (1940)

Judge Parker: Say, haven't I seen you somewhere before?
Knuckles Dolan: Yes, sir. I was on trial in your court. I'm Knuckles Dolan.
Judge Parker: Knuckles Dolan?
Knuckles Dolan: That's right. You sentenced me to death for murder. I was innocent, afterwards exonerated. Remember? I'm up here with the boys, their guardian.
Judge Parker: [to Giles] He's up here to murder me.

- Forrest Taylor in Boys of the City (1940)

Judge Parker: You can eat later.
Simp: Aw, gee, and I was so hungry.
Pete: Oh, why don't you eat?
Simp: He ain't paying me for that.

- Vince Barnett in Boys of the City (1940)