Quotes from Whistle Stop (1946)
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Josie Veech:
Oh, sure, the best time to start looking for a job is 8 o'clock at night, and if you do a good job of looking, you won't get home 'til morning, and the best place for looking is every beer joint and pool hall on Main Street.
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Jane Nigh
(as Josie Veech)
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Whistle Stop
(1946)
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Ava Gardner
(as Mary)
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Whistle Stop
(1946)
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Kenny Veech:
I'll take a double.
Bartender: How can you drink alone on a Saturday night? Kenny Veech: I'm getting exclusive, haven't you heard?
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George Raft
(as Kenny Veech)
in
Whistle Stop
(1946)
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Kenny Veech:
Lew and me? That would be a gruesome twosome.
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George Raft
(as Kenny Veech)
in
Whistle Stop
(1946)
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Kenny Veech:
This is a private party!
Lew Lentz: I just thought I could do something for you, sonny. Kenny Veech: Yeah! You can give me a cigarette. Lew Lentz: [after he does] Anything else? Kenny Veech: Now you can light it! Lew Lentz: [he pauses and lights his cigarette] Now you've got all you want. You better go! I don't want you hanging around here! The next time won't be so sociable! Kenny Veech: If you said that with a smile, it'd sound better. [to Mary] Kenny Veech: Let's go! Mary: Go where? Kenny Veech: I'll take you to your house and swing you on the hammock.
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George Raft
(as Kenny Veech)
in
Whistle Stop
(1946)
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Kenny Veech:
What are you doin' home tonight?
Mary: Lew had to drive to Mayfield. What are you doin' home tonight? Kenny Veech: Lew had to drive to Mayfield.
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George Raft
(as Kenny Veech)
in
Whistle Stop
(1946)
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Kenny Veech:
You haven't won a pot all night, Barker.
Mr. Barker: The cards are against me. Kenny Veech: I don't know, you did pretty good when you brought your own deck. Mr. Barker: You're not doin' so good yourself, with cards or anything else! Kenny Veech: Meanin' what?
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George Raft
(as Kenny Veech)
in
Whistle Stop
(1946)
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Mary:
Don't let the coat fool you, Molly. A mink can cover a lot of things.
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Ava Gardner
(as Mary)
in
Whistle Stop
(1946)
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Gitlo:
How about a game of casino?
Kenny Veech: Ah, I don't feel like. Gitlo: Ah, just a couple of hands. I can never sleep until daylight.
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Victor McLaglen
(as Gitlo)
in
Whistle Stop
(1946)
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