Quotes from One, Two, Three (1961)

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James Cagney
C.R. MacNamara: Ten minutes early! That's a hell of a way to run an airline! Planes are supposed to be late, not early!
- James Cagney (as C.R. MacNamara) in One, Two, Three (1961)

James Cagney
C.R. MacNamara: The only thing I want from you, Scarlett Piffl, is silence. And very little of it!
- James Cagney (as C.R. MacNamara) in One, Two, Three (1961)

Arlene Francis
C.R. MacNamara: What have we got here?
Phyllis MacNamara: Whatever it is, it's all ours for the next two weeks.
[in mock Southern accent]
Phyllis MacNamara: Isn't that marvy?
[squeaky giggle]
- Arlene Francis (as Phyllis MacNamara) in One, Two, Three (1961)

James Cagney
C.R. MacNamara: What's come over you, Phyllis? After sixteen years...
Phyllis MacNamara: Maybe after sixteen years, every marriage gets a little stale, like a leftover glass of beer.
C.R. MacNamara: Look, Phyllis, can't we discuss this problem without bringing up a rival beverage?
- James Cagney (as C.R. MacNamara) in One, Two, Three (1961)

Leon Askin
C.R. MacNamara: You know something? You guys got cheated. This is a pretty crummy cigar.
Peripetchikoff: Do not worry. We send them pretty crummy rockets.
- Leon Askin (as Peripetchikoff) in One, Two, Three (1961)

Leon Askin
C.R. MacNamara: You've defected?
Peripetchikoff: Is old Russian proverb: "go west young man."
- Leon Askin (as Peripetchikoff) in One, Two, Three (1961)

James Cagney
[First line, voiceover]
C.R. MacNamara: On Sunday, August 13th, 1961, the eyes of America were on the nation's capital, where Roger Maris was hitting home runs #44 and 45 against the Senators. On that same day, without any warning, the East German Communists sealed off the border between East and West Berlin. I only mention this to show the kind of people we're dealing with - REAL SHIFTY!
- James Cagney (as C.R. MacNamara) in One, Two, Three (1961)

Horst Buchholz
[Otto muddles his coached answers]
Wendell P. Hazeltine: How is the situation here in Berlin?
Otto Ludwig Piffl: It shouldn't happen to a dog! Uh, I - I mean, it's a draw! Actually, the situation is hopeless, but not serious.
- Horst Buchholz (as Otto Ludwig Piffl) in One, Two, Three (1961)

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