Foster: [to telephone operator] I want to speak to Ma! - Bert Roach (as Foster) in The Thin Man (1934)

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Marion: I don't like crooks, and if I did like crooks, I wouldn't like crooks that were stool pigeons, and if I did like crooks that were stool pigeons, I still wouldn't like you! - Gertrude Short (as Marion) in The Thin Man (1934)

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Marion: I don't like crooks. And if I did like 'em, I wouldn't like crooks that are stool pigeons. And if I did like crooks that are stool pigeons, I still wouldn't like you. - Gertrude Short (as Marion) in The Thin Man (1934)

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Tommy: Say, I'm getting out of here. Nick Charles: No, you stay here. Tommy: If I stay, I know I'm gonna take a poke at him. Nick Charles: Then I insist that you stay. - William Powell (as Nick Charles) in The Thin Man (1934)

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Nick Charles: [inviting MacCaulay in] What are you drinking? Herbert MacCaulay: Oh, nothing, thanks. Nothing. Nick Charles: Oh, that's a mistake. - William Powell (as Nick Charles) in The Thin Man (1934)

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Nick Charles: Haven't you heard the news? I'm a gentleman now! - William Powell (as Nick Charles) in The Thin Man (1934)

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Nick Charles: Hey, would you mind putting that gun away? My wife doesn't care, but I'm a very timid fellow. Nora Charles: You idiot! Nick Charles: [to the gunman] Alright, shoot! I mean, uh, what's on your mind? - William Powell (as Nick Charles) in The Thin Man (1934)

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Nick Charles: How'd you like Grant's tomb? Nora Charles: It's lovely. I'm having a copy made for you. - Myrna Loy (as Nora Charles) in The Thin Man (1934)

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Nick Charles: I'm a hero. I was shot twice in the Tribune. Nora Charles: I read where you were shot 5 times in the tabloids. Nick Charles: It's not true. He didn't come anywhere near my tabloids. - William Powell (as Nick Charles) in The Thin Man (1934)

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Nick Charles: Now don't make a move or that dog will tear you to shreds. - William Powell (as Nick Charles) in The Thin Man (1934)

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