Mrs. Marsh: You're stupid thinking these people would murder anyone. They're too busy murdetring the English language.

- Virginia Brissac in The Scarlet Clue (1945)

Charlie Chan: [after accidently bumping a passer-by] Oh, I beg your pardon, sir.
Horace Karlos: To meet a gentleman who apologizes for bumping you in these days is a rare thing, indeed. He is either a coward or a gentleman. I give you credit for the latter.
[they both bow]

- Leonard Mudie in The Scarlet Clue (1945)