Pete Marchettis: You're whistling through your teeth.
Johnny O'Clock: So let him whistle.

- Dick Powell in Johnny O'Clock (1947)

Nancy Hobbs: If it's just for laughs, then I want to be in on the joke from the start.

- Evelyn Keyes in Johnny O'Clock (1947)

Nancy Hobbs: What do I do now, Johnny?
Johnny O'Clock: Dry your eys and blow your nose in the order named.

- Dick Powell in Johnny O'Clock (1947)

Chuck Blayden: You get in my way and I'll kill you.
Johnny O'Clock: You took the words right out of my mouth.

- Dick Powell in Johnny O'Clock (1947)

Inspector Koch: You know, any evidence obtained through 'third degree' methods is inadmissable in court.
Johnny O'Clock: I'm relieved you know how to read.

- Dick Powell in Johnny O'Clock (1947)